The violin holds a record on the Titanic

The violin that the conductor of Titanic played when he sank under the waves had just been sold for a record price of nearly $ 1.5 million.

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The instrument was eroded by the sea and is currently unplayable, believed to belong to conductor Wallace Hartley, one of more than 1,500 shipwreck victims.

The story of Hartley's band continues to play on the deck until the end of the disaster is an unforgettable part of James Cameron's "Titanic" movie. At that time, Hartley and his colleagues played the hymn "Closer to God" when the surrounding passengers shouted and drowned in cold water.

The violin is believed by conductor Wallace Hartley, on the legendary Titanic.(Photo: AP)

The violin was found in a bag tied to the conductor's body when it was salvaged from ice. The instrument is a gift from Hartley's lover, Maria Robinson. In 2006, it was discovered in an attic in Yorkshire, England, and after 7 years of new research was recognized as real.

According to the Telegraph, a collector of memorabilia from the British Titantic ship on October 19 bought it for $ 1.45 million. When adding other costs, the total cost is 1.7 million USD.

It broke the previous world record of a Titanic-related object, a ship diagram, used in a shipwreck investigation in 1912. The diagram was sold for more than US $ 350,000 two years ago.

"The guitar is a symbol of love. A young man binds it to him because it is a lover's engagement gift. It also shows courage. He knows there will be no lifeboats , " Andrew Aldridge. , an auction house valuation expert, talking about the meaning of the guitar.

"It symbolizes every good thing of man, not just Wallace Hartley and his orchestra, but also of all men, women and young children killed , " he said.

Titanic is a luxury cruise ship, carrying more than 1,300 passengers and 900 crew, traveling from Europe to America. Titanic hit an iceberg at 23:40 on April 14, 1912 at 740 km from Canada's Newfoundland and sank for more than two hours.

Only 713 people were saved. The rest, including the upper class in society and the poor laborers, along with the legendary ship forever lie under the Atlantic Ocean.