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Expensive instruments
Did you know a violin made from Winston Churchill's cigar box sold at auctioin for 13 times the reserve price! Here’s our list of the most expensive instruments of their kind ever sold at auction.
Ever wondered how they make the scary music in horror, sci-fi and thriller films? Alongside computer generated sounds and synthesisers, film composers sometimes use obscure instruments to create some of the creepiest sounds.
There are so many weird and wonderful instruments across the world (did you know we currently insure over 400 different types of instruments!) so we’ve taken the opportunity to research some of them.
Theft, loss or damage of an instrument is a musician’s worst nightmare. We’ve created this guide to help you protect your instrument whilst you’re out and about.
