Peter Blecha holds a 1936 Audiovox model 436 lap steel guitar in his Seattle home Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Blecha, who has traveled the globe acquiring rare and historic guitars as part of his job as the former chief curator at the Experience Music Project, is sharing his anecdotes about the high-rolling world of rock memorabilia auctions in a book to be published in November. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)