A violin thought to be the one played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank is genuine, according to a seven-year investigation by auctioneers.
Wallace Hartley and his orchestra famously played on as the ship sank in 1912 and were among the 1,500 who died.
In 2006, Titanic specialist auction house Henry Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire were approached by the violin's owner who wanted to sell it.
Experts commissioned by the auction house confirmed it was Mr Hartley's.
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