{"id":29343,"date":"2024-04-23T18:01:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/long-lost-john-lennon-acoustic-guitar-expected-to-set-records-at-auction\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T18:01:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:01:18","slug":"long-lost-john-lennon-acoustic-guitar-expected-to-set-records-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/long-lost-john-lennon-acoustic-guitar-expected-to-set-records-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-lost John Lennon acoustic guitar expected to set records at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The public now has a chance to get their hands on an iconic piece of Beatles<\/strong> memorabilia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Julien\u2019s Auctions <\/span>just announced<\/strong><\/span><\/a> that John Lennon<\/strong>\u2019s long-lost Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar will be part of their two-day Music Icons auction taking place Wednesday, May 29, and Thursday, May 30, live at New York\u2019s Hard Rock Cafe and online.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The guitar is the same one Lennon used during the recording of the <\/span>Help!<\/span><\/em> album and film. It is being billed as \u201cthe most important Beatles guitar ever to come to market,\u201d\u00a0with an estimated sale price of between $600,000 – $800,000, although it\u2019s expected to go for more and set a world record for the highest price for a Beatles guitar.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe discovery of John Lennon\u2019s Help! guitar that was believed to be lost is considered the greatest find of a Beatles guitar since Paul McCartney<\/strong>\u2019s lost 1961 H\u00f6fner bass guitar,\u201d said Darren Julien<\/strong>, co-founder and executive director of Julien\u2019s Auctions. \u201cFinding this remarkable instrument is like finding a lost Rembrandt<\/strong> or Picasso<\/strong>, and it still looks and plays like a dream after having been preserved in an attic for more than 50 years.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

He adds, \u201cTo awaken this sleeping beauty is a sacred honor and is a great moment for Music, Julien\u2019s, Beatles and Auction history.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to the Lennon guitar, the upcoming Music Icons auction will include a guitar from U2<\/strong>\u2019s Adam Clayton<\/strong>, which he played during their recent Las Vegas Sphere residency, and a Kurt Cobain<\/strong> handwritten setlist, along with\u00a0items from M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce<\/strong>‘s Mick Mars<\/strong>, Tina Turner\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Joan Jett<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

More info on the auction can be found at <\/span>juliensauctions.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n