An acoustic guitar once played by John Lennon at the height of The Beatles’ fame has sold at auction for over $2.8 million, making it the most expensive item ever owned by the former Beatle and one of the priciest guitars in history.
The 1964 Framus Hootenanny 12-string guitar, played by Lennon and George Harrison during the recording of “Help” in 1965, was considered lost for 50 years. It resurfaced and was sold at New York’s Hard Rock Cafe for $2,857,500.
Previously, another of Lennon’s guitars, a Gibson acoustic, sold at auction for $2.4 million in 2015.
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