instruments played by Paul McCartney

The bass that launched Beatlemania: Paul McCartney’s original 1961 Höfner 500/1, stolen in Notting Hill in 1972, has returned home after a 51-year worldwide search. In the sprawling annals of music history, few lost relics have stirred as much romantic yearning and relentless detective work as Sir Paul McCartney’s original 1961 Höfner 500/1 violin bass….