The Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar used by the late John Lennon in making the Beatles' iconic 1965 Help! album is expected to sell for up to $800,000 (£650,000) in an upcoming auction ...

Lennon’s 12-string Hootenanny, heard on Help! album and film, had not been seen or played for half a century A guitar used by John Lennon has sold for $2.9m (£2.3m), setting what organisers have ...

Framus unveils a period-correct replica of the most expensive Beatles instrument sold at auction, the 12-string that Lennon played on Help! and Rubber Soul – and there’s a six-string too When you ...

The long-lost guitar, played by John Lennon, could set a new world record as "the highest-selling Beatles guitar." After spending the last 50 years in an attic, John Lennon’s famous 'Help!' guitar is ...

The world-renowned vintage gear salesman regrets not buying the guitar, whose fate has become a matter of mystery ...

After spending the last 50 years in an attic, John Lennon’s famous 'Help!' guitar has broken records at auction. On the first day of its "Music Icons" sale at the Hard Rock Cafe New York, Julien's ...

A long-lost John Lennon acoustic guitar, discovered during a house move, is tipped to beat the previous Beatles gear auction record when it goes under the hammer next month in New York. The Framus ...

Guitar also played by George Harrison on Norwegian Wood could sell for millions in May auction, alongside other memorabilia including a book of Tupac Shakur’s handwritten lyrics A guitar played by ...

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-string ...

The Rickenbacker 360/12 is the most famous and popular electric 12-string guitar, thanks to its use by George Harrison on more than a dozen Beatles songs like A Hard Day’s Night, Can’t Buy Me Love, ...