Whoa.
Remember the band-plays-on scene from "Titanic"?
It really happened. And now the violin played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley has been found and positively identified, according to British auction house Henry Aldridge & Son.
Image by Henry Aldridge / AP
The auction house worked tirelessly with forensic scientists, Oxford University, and a Hartley biographer to identify the violin, according to the Associated Press. The instrument is still in good condition, despite being water-stained and cracked.
According to the auction house, Hartley's body was found strapped to a large valise with the violin inside. It then went from his fiancee to a Salvation Army and a violin teacher.
Wallace Hartley
Via: thebandplayed
