A guitar once owned and played by John Lennon has set a new auction record, selling for nearly $3 million. The 12-string Framus Hootenanny acoustic guitar, used by Lennon on iconic Beatles albums such as 'Help!' and 'Rubber Soul,' was recently discovered after being lost in an attic for 50 years. The guitar sold for $2.9 million at an auction held by Julien's Auctions in Times Square, New York, making it one of the most valuable pieces of Beatles memorabilia ever sold. This sale surpasses previous records for Beatles items, highlighting the enduring legacy and cultural impact of the band.
A lost guitar played by John Lennon at height of Beatlemania that had been stashed away in an attic for decades has been sold at auction for more than $2.8 million. The sale makes it the most expensive item belonging to a former Beatle. https://t.co/q4jasoJClC
John Lennon's Guitar Sells For Record-Breaking $2.9M After Being Lost For 50 Years. The guitar went from one person's attic to another person's parents' attic until it was recently found and authenticated by a Beatles expert. 🤯 https://t.co/lofpmaazm0
A lost guitar once used by John Lennon that was found in an attic sold at an auction for more than $2.8 million, making it one of the most lucrative Beatles memorabilia items sold. https://t.co/Hssn7L4zZP
John Lennon’s lost guitar just sold for nearly $3 million — and you’ll never guess where it was found https://t.co/SgYsokqdA3 https://t.co/pRCVEdudUC
John Lennon’s Lost ‘Help!’ Guitar Sets Beatles Auction Record After $2.9 Million Sale https://t.co/GmySs51c7h
John Lennon's guitar, lost for 50 years, sells for record $2.85 million https://t.co/TyPyUWSoSF
A lost guitar played by John Lennon at height of Beatlemania that had been stashed away in an attic for decades has been sold at auction for more than $2.8 million. The sale makes it the most expensive item belonging to a former Beatle. https://t.co/51gfurR3NQ
John Lennon’s 12-string Framus Hootenanny acoustic guitar, used on The Beatles albums including Help! and Rubber Soul, sold for $2.9 million at auction -- setting a new record for Beatles memorabilia → https://t.co/bg5FCExeBJ https://t.co/ZtOe7cNveG
John Lennon is still making music history. https://t.co/kPcyqk5pUy
John Lennon 'Help!' Guitar Sells for Record-Breaking $2.9 Million: https://t.co/Ccjq37JcaI
A lost John Lennon ‘Help!’ Beatles guitar has broken records after going to auction, selling for just shy of $3million https://t.co/upWUY1p956
A recently discovered guitar that John Lennon used to record multiple Beatles songs in the 1960s before it went missing for 50 years has sold at auction for $2.9 million, becoming one of the most valuable pieces of memorabilia from the band. https://t.co/tTJCA0wNQJ
John Lennon guitar found in attic breaks 'world record' at auction https://t.co/fv3yVZwi8a
A guitar used by John Lennon has sold for $2,857,500, setting a new record for the highest-selling guitar at auction in the Beatles' history. https://t.co/NWSu3LcLOx
‘Most significant Beatles guitar ever to be auctioned’ sells for £1.5m https://t.co/kvOyGIo6Fr
John Lennon's Long-Lost Guitar Fetches Record $2.85M at Times Square Auction https://t.co/tc2sraCBHb
John Lennon guitar played on Help! smashes auction record https://t.co/Dk97FETyAn
John Lennon's 12-string guitar sells for $2.86 mil. at N.Y. auction https://t.co/vTXhVK1oW4
Beatles gold record for selling more than 1 million records for “Hey Jude” sold today at @JuliensAuctions for $31,750 — more than six times the estimate. Came from the collection of Lennon’s oldest son, Julian. https://t.co/84EIxL0PJL
John Lennon's "Help!" guitar sells for a record $2.9 million at auction. https://t.co/XfhJxzVUZ1
John Lennon guitar sells for $2.9m, breaking Beatles auction record https://t.co/PuqjHhsx6q
Lost John Lennon guitar sets record at auction https://t.co/vrUpdZNRJc
This Fender Telecaster guitar that Bob Dylan used every night on his world tour in 1966 just sold at @JuliensAuctions for $650,000. https://t.co/zpgNmHlEyS
$16,250: A pair of sunglasses, a pen and a signed matchbook gifted by John Lennon to a switchboard operator at the Melia Mallorca Hotel in April 1971 sold today for $16,250 at @JuliensAuctions. https://t.co/n93UFkKa70
John Lennon's old acoustic 12-string, described as one of the "most historically important Beatles guitars," is up for auction after being lost in an attic for fifty years https://t.co/EpHU7XsWDS