John Lennon’s ‘Help!’ Guitar , Auctioned for Nearly $2.9 Million.<br />Lennon's Framus 12-string <br />Hootenanny acoustic guitar has been <br />sold by Julien's Auctions for $2,857,500.<br />According to 'Rolling Stone,' <br />that is "a new record for the <br />highest-selling guitar at auction <br />in the Beatles‘ history.".<br />Lennon's Gibson J160E, which was sold for <br />$2.4 million in 2015, previously held the record.<br />We are absolutely thrilled and <br />honored to have set a new world <br />record with the sale of John <br />Lennon’s lost Hootenanny guitar, David Goodman, chief executive at Julien’s Auctions, via statement.<br />This guitar is not only a piece of <br />music history but a symbol of <br />John Lennon’s enduring legacy. , David Goodman, chief executive at Julien’s Auctions, via statement.<br />Today’s unprecedented sale is <br />a testament to the timeless <br />appeal and reverence of the <br />Beatles’ music and John Lennon, David Goodman, chief executive at Julien’s Auctions, via statement.<br />The Hootenanny acoustic guitar was played by both Lennon and George Harrison while making 'Help!' and 'Rubber Soul.'.<br />It later fell into the hands of Scottish singer-songwriter Gordon Waller who <br />gifted it to one of his road managers.<br />50 years later, the guitar was found in <br />an attic in Britain, and the original guitar <br />case was rescued from the trash.<br />Darren Julien, co-founder of Julien’s Auctions, referred <br />to the discovery as "the greatest find of a Beatles guitar <br />since Paul McCartney’s lost 1961 Höfner bass guitar." .<br />Finding this remarkable instrument <br />is like finding a lost Rembrandt or <br />Picasso, and it still looks and plays like <br />a dream after having been preserved <br />in an attic for more than 50 years. , Darren Julien, co-founder of Julien’s Auctions, via statement.<br />To awaken this sleeping <br />beauty is a sacred honor, Darren Julien, co-founder of Julien’s Auctions, via statement
