Verlyn Kling and his missing Les Paul a costly mistake

Verlyn Kling and his missing Les Paul a costly mistake

GRANITE FALLS — Verlyn Kling may never have reached star status, but he came darn close to being a millionaire like some of the rock and country music icons he admires and who have reached the national stage. A decision to sell the 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard flametop guitar he had purchased for the then-princely sum of $449 (hard case included) from Smith Music in Montevideo cost him dearly. “Dumbest move I ever made,” said Kling. Pioneer PBS…