The Beatles George Harrison John Lennon Owned Sarod 1968 Rishikesh 110 Yrs Old

A Beatle Owned Sarod, Bought by Mal Evans, and a Pair of Minion Slippers, Wonderwall Music, George Harrison. When The Beatles were in Rishikesh in 1968, John Lennon decided that he wanted to learn to play the Sarod a notoriously difficult instrument to adapt to, being fretless and requiring extreme pressure from the fingertips/nails.

John maintained his interest for a few days and then gifted the instrument to George, George stuck with it. The image of the Sarod with the Minion Slippers is how the instrument was found, prior to the back story unfolding. I hand carried the Sarod back from India (that's it in the bubblewrap on the luggage cart). Letter of provenance on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi stationary.

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