The First Guitar Hendrix Played in London
Get the full story behind the first guitar that Jimi Hendrix played on British soil, from our volunteer Simon:
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- Learn
- Our Collection in Focus
- George Frideric Handel Bust
- Handel’s Music and Musical Instruments
- Hendrix’s Fireplace
- Jimi Hendrix’s Mirror
- Jimi’s Record Collection
- Jimi’s Red Velvet Jacket
- Joseph Goupy’s Caricature of Handel
- Mezzotint of Louis-François Roubiliac (sculptor)
- Portrait of Johann Christoph Pepusch (Composer)
- Portrait of John Gay (Writer of The Beggar’s Opera)
- Portrait of Thomas Britton
- Rich’s Glory or his Triumphant Entry into Covent-Garden, Etching
- Susanna Cibber Portrait
- The Castrati
- The First Guitar Hendrix Played in London
- The Handel & Hendrix Home School
- About Handel
- About Hendrix
- School visits
- Learning resources
- Projects
- Our collection
- Our Collection in Focus
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