THE JOHN LENNON IMAGINE PIANO

The piano, a Steinway upright on which John Lennon composed and recorded Imagine in 1971, was bought at auction on Oct 17th 2000 for £1.45m ($2.1m) by UK singer George Michael. The hammer price for the piano was £1.45m, with the 15% commission to auction house Fleetwood Owen, brought the total to £1.67m. John Lennon paid £1,000 in 1970 for the piano. It was reported that Michael outbid fellow stars Robbie Williams and Liam and Noel Gallagher for the famous musical instrument.
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THE LADY TENNANT

The Lady Tennant is an antique violin made by the Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona in 1699, a year before Stradivari's 'golden' period. On April 22, 2005, the Lady Tennant sold for a record US$2,032,000 at Christie's auction house in New York and was presented on indefinite loan to violinist Yang Liu through the auspices of the Stradivari Society of Chicago. Of the 1,100 violins that Stradivari is believed to have made during his lifetime, only 650 are known to remain.
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THE WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE GUITAR

A Fender Stratocaster guitar signed by a host of music legends fetched US$2.7 million (then £1.57 million) at a charity auction for "Reach Out To Asia" at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Doha, Qatar, on November 17, 2005. The signing of the guitar was arranged by Bryan Adams who planned the project to raise money for the victims of the Tsunami. The guitar was signed by Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Paul McCartney, Ritchie Blackmore, David Gilmour, Sting, Pete Townshend, Mark Knopfler, Angus & Malcolm Young, Ray Davies, Noel & Liam Gallagher, Def Leppard, as well as Bryan Adams himself.
source check ~ The Guinness Book Of Records
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THE HENDRIX-ZAPPA STRAT

The Strat Jimi Hendrix burned at the London Astoria in '67, then was given to Frank Zappa during his tour with Jimi at the Miami Pop Festival in '68.
After which Frank Zappa renovated it.
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JAMES JAMERSON'S
GERMAN UPRIGHT BASS

Jamerson Sr. bought his famed German Upright Bass in 1957 and played it on many Motown hits including "Heat Wave," "Jimmy Mack," "Where Did Our Love Go," "My Guy," "The One Who Really Loves You," "Mickey's Monkey," "A Place in the Sun" and "It Takes Two." just to mention a few. This piece of musical history went for auction in April 7 2004 at 27th annual Dallas Guitar Show and Music Fest 2004. SOLD:16324: Motown Bassist James Jamerson's German Upright Bass: $197,500/£100,400
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A JIMI HENDRIX GUITAR

Hendrix's 1968 Fender Stratocaster guitar with a sunburst finish that was modified to accommodate his left-handed use, sold for a massive $168,000/£86,335
on December 4th 2006; its pre-sale estimate was $80,000 to $120,000.
source check ~ USA Today
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