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Violin from famous Titanic film scene to be auctioned - The scene shows bandmaster Wallace Hartley leading his fellow musicians in playing as the doomed ocean liner goes down.
Titanic band leader Wallace Hartley's violin, who many say played as the ship sank, on display at Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers. Picture: Alamy The original violin that was allegedly played to ...
A violin played by an Irish musician in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy will go up for auction next month. The Hardanger violin, which features prominently throughout the three films, is set to ...
The man behind the violin. On April 10, 1912, Hartley boarded the Titanic as the bandleader for an eight-man ensemble tasked with providing musical entertainment in the ship’s luxurious first ...
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A violin played by the bandleader of the Titanic as it sank in the Hollywood film is expected to fetch up to £60,000 at auction. Described as a "true piece of movie history", the violin was used ...