Titanic violin sells for $1.45 million

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Article link: Washington Post: Titanic violin fetches record price at auction

It is one of the most famous instruments in the world, a wooden symbol of selflessness, courage and resolve. And on Saturday, the violin reportedly played on the deck of the Titanic while the doomed liner tilted and slowly sank into the icy North Atlantic a century ago sold for $1.45 million — more than twice the amount anticipated. Never mind that the violin is unplayable. The battered instrument set a world record for a single item of Titanic memorabilia, said Henry Aldridge & Son, the auction house in southwestern England that sold the violin and specializes in Titanic artifacts....

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And the Band played on....