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Beatles Acoustic Guitar Tuner

Here’s a nifty gadget – the Beatles acoustic guitar tuner.  Now, when you visit the Beatles Rooftop Concert you can also use our Acoustic Guitar Tuner.

In follow-up to our several stories about John Lennon’s Gibson J-160E guitar, we have learned that a 1967 Gibson J-160E Sunburst acoustic-guitar.  It is alleged that the guitar was a gift from Brian Epstein, the Beatles late manager.  According to rumor, Lennon gave the guitar to Bob Dylan.  It is now predicted to produce $200,000 at auction, according to  Heritage Auctions at the 29 Signature® Music & Entertainment Auction.  We also noted that film producer and musician, Seth Swirsky, producer of the hit new documentary, Beatles Stories also owns a Gibson J-160E Sunburst.

Lennon carried out and written tunes relating to this beautiful Gibson through the time of the famous Beatles retreat with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India, potentially by using this guitar with him on the journey Body of the most tumultuous and artistic periods inside the band’s history, which brought to 1968′s The White-colored Album, one of the finest albums available. Lennon later gave to Bob Dylan, who written, recorded and as well as while using guitar themselves.

“It’s a cliché to say it, of course, but if this amazing guitar could only talk,” mentioned Margaret Barrett, Director of Music & Entertainment Auctions at Heritage. “What an incredible amount of Rock n’ Roll history it has observed, having been possessed, carried out and beloved by, possibly, the two most important rock artists of the 20th century.”

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Filmmaker, writer, musician, and songwriter, Seth Swirsky practicing his EJ !60e Epiphone, in preparation of playing the American National Anthem for an upcoming baseball game on August 23 at Wrigley Field; the Cubs will play the Braves.  Seth’s documentary, Beatles Stories, is gaining worldwide acclaim since its debut.  For a candid look at Beatles Stories and Seth Swirsky, please visit Beatles Stories.

Seth Swirsky playing a 1955 EJ 160e Epiphone

John Lennon EJ 160e Epiphone

Written by Brenne Meirowitz, BA, MA, MS
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