Bidding Event - Lennon's supposedly missing guitar generates millions.
A previously lost John Lennon guitar, thought to be found on a New York rooftop, has been sold for a whopping $2.9 million (around €2.7 million). According to Julien's auction house, this makes it the most expensive guitar ever auctioned related to the Beatles.
The winning bid was placed via phone. At first, the identity of the bidder was kept under wraps. The auction house initially anticipated a maximum bid between $600,000 and $800,000.
The heralded twelve-string Hootenanny guitar, manufactured by German company Framus, was a favorite of Beatles legend Lennon. The guitar features in several photographs from "Help!" album sessions and also in the 1965 Beatles film of the same name.
Subsequent to that, the guitar relocated to a rooftop in southern England, where it was stowed away for over 50 years. After Lennon gifted it to musician Gordon Waller, it was passed down through his manager's heirs. They uncovered the guitar on the rooftop. The auction house undertook a restoration process to bring the instrument back to playable condition.
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- Despite being lost for decades, John Lennon's Framus twelve-string Hootenanny guitar, a favorite of the Beatles legend, hails from the same era when Lennon and the band often performed in London.
- Originally, the historic guitar belonged to Lennon and was gifted to musician Gordon Waller, who had close ties to Great Britain.
- The multi-million-dollar auction of Lennon's guitar, which took place in New York, is a testament to the enduring global appeal of the Beatles' music and the cultural legacy of John Lennon.
- Before its recent appearance in a New York auction, the guitar made headlines in London when it was found on a rooftop in southern England, long after Lennon and the Beatles performed their famous rooftop concert in Liverpool.
- Known to feature in several photographs from the "Help!" album sessions and the 1965 Beatles film, this auction-winning guitar has now become an iconic artifact of music history, connecting 'London' and 'New York' via the influence of the Beatles and their enigmatic and beloved frontman, John Lennon.
- Although the buyer of the world's most expensive Beatles-related guitar remains anonymous, many people from around the world, including in Great Britain and the USA, are eager to know if they may now have the chance to own a piece of music history connected to John Lennon and the Beatles.
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