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LICITATIE - CHITARA - JOHN LENNON - 2,9 MILIOANE DE DOLARI
April 23, 2024: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT [email protected] TO RECEIVE**..John Lennon's lost guitar, a hootenanny Framus 12-string acoustic instrument used on the album Help! Sold for an unprecedented $2.9 million (£2.3 million) at auction on Wednesday 29 May 2024. .This sale, part of Julien’s Auctions’ two-day ''Music Icons'' event, establishes the guitar as the most expensive Beatles instrument ever sold at auction. .The iconic Framus 12-string acoustic guitar was acquired via a telephone bid at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York..It was famously seen in the Beatles’ Help! film and numerous photographs taken by Beatle Monthly Book publisher Sean O’Mahoney, who had full access to the Beatles during their 1965 Help! recording sessions, where the guitar can be heard on “Help!†“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Awayâ€, “It’s Only Love†and “I’ve Just Seen A Face†and more. .The Framus Hootenanny 12-string can also be heard on the The Beatles’ recording of “Girl†during the Rubber Soul sessions and on the rhythm track for ‘Norwegian Wood’ played by George Harrison..By the mid to late 60s, the famous Framus was in the possession of Gordon Waller of Peter & Gordon, who later gave the Hootenanny 12-string guitar to their road managers. It was recently discovered in an attic in the rural British countryside where it had lain forgotten and unplayed for over 50 years. .The homeowners found the guitar in the midst of their move and contacted Julien’s Auctions. Executive Directors and Founders, Darren Julien and Martin Nolan, travelled to the UK and immediately recognised that this was indeed the storied Help! guitar. While on the premises, they also discovered the Framus’ original guitar case - a Maton Australian-made guitar case .Notable past sales include a John Lennon acoustic guitar that sold for $2.4 million, Ringo Starr’s Ludwig d
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ZUMA Press/Hepta |
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30 Mai 2024 |
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6450 x 4498 (3.5 MB) |
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