A violin believed to have been played by the Titanic's bandmaster is expected to be sold for €350,000 - when it goes on sale today.

The instrument was famously played by Wallace Hartley to calm passengers as the vessel sank in 1912.

The violin was apparently found in a case strapped to his body when it was recovered from the water around 2 weeks later.

Titanic historian and author Christian G-Tennyson-Ekeberg says its a famous piece of equipment