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A lost guitar played by John Lennon at height of Beatlemania that had been stashed away in an attic for decades has been sold at auction for more than $2.8 million. The sale makes it the most expensive item belonging to a former Beatle and one of the most expensive guitars of all time. The 1964 12-string Framus Hootenanny guitar, played by both Lennon and George Harrison during the making of 'Help!' and 'Rubber Soul' in 1965, was considered missing for 50 years.
' Julien's said that the guitar was then gifted to Gordon Waller, one half of the British invasion-era 1960s pop duo Peter & Gordon, who had a hit with 'A World Without Love,' written for them by Paul McCartney. From there, the guitar ended up in the hands of a manager who stashed it in an attic for decades.
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