JOHN LENNON INTEREST, RARE GIBSON 70TH ANNIVERSARY MUSEUM MODEL SEMI-ACOUSTIC GUITAR CIRCA OCTOBER 2010

serial number 12480045, model J-160E, interior label signed by Ono, the body with two John & Yoko sketches, the first Montreal '69 the second Amsterdam '69 John Lennon, with simulated tortoiseshell scratch board (retaining film cover), with mother of pearl frets, the twelfth fret inscribed John Lennon's birthday October 9, 1940, the headstock with mother of pearl signature, in Gibson hard case, presented with certificate of authenticity signed by Ono, inspection certificate, and two manuals Note: As per online source, 'One Historic Acoustic, from One Legendary Artist, One exceptional Once-in-a-Lifetime Limited Edition opportunity to share in part of History… John Lennon couldn’t quite afford his first Gibson J-160E in 1962, pressing Beatles manager Brian Epstein to co-sign for the guitar’s purchase. Epstein obliged, and ended up purchasing not just Lennon’s, but one for George Harrison as well. Their place in making rock and roll history is well documented with the Beatles, appearing on countless studio recordings, movies, and live performances. The Gibson John Lennon J-160E Museum Model guitar—commissioned by Yoko Ono—is a painstaking recreation of Lennon’s beloved instrument as it was in 1969, after he stripped away the psychedelic paint job he commissioned in 1967, and before he doodled caricatures of himself and Ono on the guitar’s body during their infamous 1969 “Bed-In” protests against the Vietnam War.'