Traditional Indian sitar used by George Harrison on Beatles' Norwegian Wood sells for ...
Harrison bought the sitar from a Oxford Street shop called Indiacraft in 1965. He wrote the iconic Beatles hits 'While my guitar gently weeps' and 'Something'.
A traditional Indian instrument used by George Harrison to record a Beatles song has sold for over £53,000.
Harrison bought the 4ft long sitar from a small Oxford Street shop named Indiacraft between August and October 1965.
He later used the instrument to record the song, Norwegian Wood, in October 1965, launching 'the Great Sitar Explosion' in rock music.
Harrison took the sitar to Barbados on his and Pattie Boyd's January 1966 honeymoon and then gifted it as a thank you to his friend, George de Vere Drummond, after he let them stay at his house on the island.
Harrison is to be thanked for writing some of the Beatles most iconic songs, including 'While my guitar gently weeps', the highly acclaimed 'Here comes the sun' and 'Something'.
Source: Lettice Bromovsky/dailymail.co.uk
