You might say these instruments are money to the ears of savvy collectors and investors. Musical instrument can be a valuable asset: guitars can sell for hundreds and thousands of dollars; violins in the millions. An instrument’s worth is determined by its history and its rarity, so it’s not unusual to see a Stradivari violin that was owned by Itzhak Perlman at the same auction as a partially melted electric guitar that Jimi Hendrix set on fire. It’s also not unusual to see both instruments sell