John Lennon’s Beatles‑era Piano Sells for Record Amount at Auction

John Lennon’s Beatles‑era piano sells for record amount at auction

Memorabilia from Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain also went under the hammer, including the Fender Mustang guitar played in the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', which became his most expensive item ever sold at auction at $6.9m

‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ guitar breaks record for most expensive Kurt Cobain guitar sold at auction

The guitar Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video has broken the record for the most expensive Cobain guitar sold at auction.The left-handed '60s Fender Mustang sold… Source

'Smells Like Teen Spirit' guitar breaks record for most expensive Kurt Cobain guitar sold at auction

Kurt Cobain “Smells Like Teen Spirit” guitar. (Courtesy of Christie’s) The guitar Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video has broken the record for the most expensive Cobain guitar sold at auction. The left-handed ’60s Fender Mustang sold for $6.907 million at a Christie’s auction on Thursday, beating its estimate of between $2.5 million and $5 million. The guitar was part of the collection of late Indianapolis Colts owne…

“Left-handed necks of that era typically say ‘Custom’ or ‘Special’ because they were so seldom made and used”: What Kurt Cobain’s record-breaking 1969 ‘Competition’ Mustang tells us about Fender’s guitar building in the ’60s

The student-model Fender that ignited grunge on the worldwide stage just sold for $6,907,000 as part of the Jim Irsay Collection