John Lennon’s Steinway & Sons Model Z: $2.37 Million

Just imagine getting to play the piano that legendary musician John Lennon used to compose his immortal track,

Imagine! When it went under the hammer in 2009, it drew the attention of who’s who of the glamour industry. It also bears cigarette burns due to the singer’s smoking habit adding more value to it. The Model Z piano was collaboration of Steinway and the Sons and John Lennon, and the singer had reportedly purchased the piano for just $2,456 in 1970 as a gift for his wife.

At the auction, it was bought by British pop star, George Michael for an astronomical price of $2.37 million. Though it has a fine woody look, Michael joked that it was “funny-looking” and “the cheapest-looking piano you’ve ever seen”. However, he was very gracious and sent it to the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool, where the public could see it.