In 2015, a guitar stolen from Lennon in the 1960s sold for $2.4 million at an auction in California. The Beatles formed in 1960 and released 12 albums until they broke up in 1970. They are still ...

The 1964 12-string Framus Hootenanny guitar, which both Lennon and George Harrison played during the making of "Help!" and "Rubber Soul" in 1965, was considered missing for 50 years.

The Framus is expected to smash its estimate of $600,000–$800,000, making it the highest of sums anticipated for the sale’s other artifacts, which include guitars, stage-worn fashions, and set ...

John Lennon's Framus Hootenanny guitar, used by the late Beatle on the band's 1965 'Help!' album, sold at auction for nearly five times its estimated price.

guitar - found in a rural British attic - has sold for an unprecedented $2.9 million (£2.3 million), making it the most expensive Beatles guitar to ever sell at auction. The Framus 12-String ...

This year has been a wild one for Beatles guitars. John Lennon’s long-lost Framus 12-string acoustic was found in an attic, and George Harrison’s oddball Futurama guitar – used extensively ...

A guitar used by John Lennon is believed to have set a new world record for the highest-selling instrument sold at auction in Beatles memorabilia history – going for a cool £1.5m.. The 12 ...

The Framus later ended up with Gordon Waller, the Scottish singer-songwriter who was one-half of the duo Peter and Gordon (with Peter Asher), and then Waller passed it along to one of Peter and ...

The Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar was found in an attic after 50 years missing. ... (£1.9m) and Ringo Starr’s Ludwig drum kit, which sold for $2.2m (£1.7m).

John Lennon’s long-lost Framus Hootenanny 12-string acoustic guitar goes on the auction block this month and the sky's the limit on the price it could fetch -- with estimates of more than $800,000.

A Gibson acoustic guitar also once owned by Lennon was sold at auction for $2.4 million in 2015.. Lennon plays the Framus guitar in the movie "Help!," and it has been matched to photos from ...

The Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar was found in an attic after 50 years missing. ... (£1.9m) and Ringo Starr’s Ludwig drum kit, which sold for $2.2m (£1.7m).