Rolling Stone

John Lennon’s ‘Help!’ Guitar Sells for Nearly $2.9 Million at Recording-Breaking Auction

A guitar used by John Lennon has sold for $2,857,500, setting a new record for the highest-selling guitar at auction in the Beatles‘ history. “We are absolutely thrilled and honored to have set a new ...
Los Angeles Times

John Lennon’s newly repaired 12-string ‘Help!’ guitar sells for a record $2.85 million

John Lennon’s long-lost, newly repaired 12-string guitar has set a world record as the most expensive Beatles guitar sold in auction history. The Framus Hootenanny, which was used by the famed ...
Robb Report

John Lennon’s Long-Lost ‘Help!’ Guitar Could Fetch Up to $800,000 at Auction

Lennon bought the Framus Hootenanny in late 1964. By the mid to late ‘60s, the Framus fell into the hands of Gordon Waller of the pop duo Peter and Gordon. He gave the guitar to his road managers, ...
Artnet

John Lennon’s Guitar, Rediscovered After Decades Languishing in an Attic, Heads to Auction

A long-lost Framus Hootenanny that belonged to John Lennon has finally been found and will hit the block in New York this month. The storied 12-string acoustic guitar will headline the Music Icons ...
Rolling Stone

John Lennon’s ‘Help!’ Guitar Headed to Auction After Spending the Last 50 Years in an Attic

After being discovered in an attic, John Lennon’s famous Help! guitar is headed to auction as part of the upcoming “Music Icons” sale at Julien’s Auctions on May 29 and 30. Both Lennon and George ...