Earlier this year Julien’s Auctions announced that John Lennon’s long-lost Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar, which was used in the recordings of The Beatles’ Help! album and film, had been discovered in a British attic after 50 years.

Darren Julien, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Julien’s Auctions shared at the time: “The discovery of John Lennon’s Help! guitar that was believed to be lost is considered the greatest find of a Beatles guitar since Paul…