British rock guitarist Eric Clapton has sold more than 70 of his instruments at a charity auction in New York.

The sale by Bonhams raised more than 2.

15m dollars for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Antigua.

A 1948 Gibson hollow body guitar raised the highest price of 83,000 dollars which was way above its estimated value.

The sale also included amplifiers and a Gianni Versace suit made for Claptons 1990 concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

Some of Claptons best loved albums are Unplugged, Journeyman, From the Cradle and August.

You look wonderful tonight on the slowhand album was written for his former wife the model Pattie Boyd as he waited for her to get ready for a night out.

There is a selection of museums specialising in music and musical instruments that you could visit on your Canal Boat Holiday.

From our Canal Boat Holiday base in Gayton visit The Bate Collection of musical instruments in Oxford a collection of of 2000 musical instruments from all over the world.

A regency terraced house in Cheltenham is where Gustav Holst, composer of The Planets was born in 1874.

The house is now a museum and tells the story of Holst, his music and his way of life.