John Lennon’s missing guitar featured in The Beatles’ 1965 film “Help!” sold at an auction at New York’s Hard Rock Cafe Wednesday for over $2.8 million.

The guitar had an estimated price of $600,000 to $800,000, but was expected to fetch far more. It surpassed the $2.4 million price tag of Lennon’s Gibson J160E , which sold in 2015.

John Lennon’s ‘Help!’ Guitar Headed to Auction After Spending the Last 50 Years in an Attic. Lennon and George Harrison played the Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic on Help! and Rubber Soul.

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.

Where to see John Lennon's lost guitar in NYC 00:46. A piece of music history has sold for a record-setting price. John Lennon's Framus Hootenanny 12-string acoustic guitar was used by Lennon and ...

A recently discovered guitar that John Lennon used to record multiple Beatles songs in the 1960s before it went missing for 50 years has sold at auction for $2.9 million, becoming one of the most ...

The Beatles continue to break records long after their musical reign across the world.. A long-lost John Lennon guitar has sold for more than $2.85 million at auction at Times Square’s Hard Rock ...

A lost guitar once used by John Lennon that was found in an attic sold at an auction for more than $2.8 million, making it one of the most lucrative Beatles memorabilia items sold. The guitar, a ...

Ringo Starr with John Lennon's guitar. Courtesy Julien's Auctions. The instrument will headline the Music Icons two-day auction event on May 29 and 30 at the Hard Rock Café in New York City and ...

John Lennon's 'lost' guitar found in an attic sets new world record after selling for mega $2.9million at auction. The guitar was found in an attic in the UK after being 'lost' for over 50 years ...