The violin played by bandleader Wallace Hartley during the final moments before the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Hartley didn’t survive and was found two weeks after the sinking with a music case strapped to his body. This case allowed the violin to remain intact.

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The violin played by bandleader Wallace Hartley during the final moments before the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Hartley didn’t survive and was found two weeks after the sinking with a music case strapped to his body. This case allowed the violin to remain intact.