Speaking of 86 and Yamaha, Spike has à CP80 piano with midi. So one more addition to the Yamaha deal
miraclesteinway · Member since
Yes, they used a CP80 on stage, good point! We forgot about that. Freddie also rehearsed with one. Kind of a horrible sounding piano but it cuts through a mix very well. Keane are very fond of it. It was popular amongst some classical pianists as a semi silent practice instrument with of course a standard action.
Oscar J · Member since
Any examples of Queen concerts when that typ of piano can be heard?
miraclesteinway · Member since
Wembley '86 during Impromtu, the CP80 is played rather than the Steinway
daga · Member since
Do you heard about Freddie used the Baldwin SD10 Concert Grand on gig or in studio ?
miraclesteinway · Member since
I'm not personally aware that Freddie ever used a Baldwin SD10, although it's quite possible that there were Baldwins in some of the US venues before they started touring with their own piano. It seems that the studio pianos were either Steinway, Yamaha, Bechstein, or the Fazioli.
Sebastian · Member since
Also Bosendorfer and some upright ones.
miraclesteinway · Member since
Yes the Bösendorfer..... I forgot about that.
By the way, the jangle piano on Killer Queen - do we think there's a possibility that it's the Challen? Challen made a piano that has a pedal on the far left, that brings down little metal tongues so that when the hammer strikes, it jangles. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/18524/lot/231/
They're actually fairly widely available if you know where to look, but the one I've posted the link to was the one in Abbey Road when the Beatles were there hence the high price
Sebastian · Member since
The multi-tracks listed it as a harpsichord, and I'm willing to agree with them. A jangle piano (could be a Challen, could be anything else) was played on 'Seven Seas', another one on 'Leroy Brown' and another one on 'Rendezvous' - those three songs were all recorded at different studios.
miraclesteinway · Member since
It's absolutely not a harpsichord, of that I'm sure.