K K Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 How much $$$ ? https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/08/04/exp-freddie-mercury-piano-auction-vo-reader-080401aseg3-cnni-world.cnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 $4 mil Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 who cares .... Quote 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Quite a piece for a wealthy fan or a museum! It looks like everything in Chick Corea's auction sold, including his 1973 Rhodes and his Yamaha CFIIIS. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/price-result/chick-corea-s-1973-fender-rhodes/ Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 I have a Yamaha G2 as well. It was built in 1973 IIRC, and it's not a "baby grand" as the guy in the video says; it's 175 cm long. Btw you can have it for a mere 500,000 dollars. It's very well mantained. Quite a bargain! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Dave Ferris said: What did the CFIIIS sell for ? I didn't feel like signing up to view the sold price. Gale, Chicks wife, had all his stuff up for sale within a month of his passing on 2/09 /21. Seemed pretty soon but I guess she had her reasons. I didn’t sign up either, also curious what the selling price was. I suspect his wife was inundated with everything that needed attention upon Chick’s passing. In which case, had some help with it all, including the auction. And of course we don’t know how prepared Chick was, what his directions were and how this all played out for his first wife and two children. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 3:08 PM, marino said: I have a Yamaha G2 as well. It was built in 1973 IIRC, and it's not a "baby grand" as the guy in the video says; it's 175 cm long. Did I miss the joke? 175 cm == 5 ft 9 in == baby grand as far as I can tell. Don't grands start at 6 or 7 feet length? Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 On 8/7/2023 at 7:02 AM, Tom Williams said: Did I miss the joke? 175 cm == 5 ft 9 in == baby grand as far as I can tell. Don't grands start at 6 or 7 feet length? This is interesting. In Italy, and I think in other parts of Europe as well, we use this nomenclature: "Codino" (short tail) is from 150 to 165 cm, approximately; "Mezza Coda" (half tail) is from 170 to 185/190; and "Coda Intera" (whole tail, also sometimes simply Coda) is the proper concert grand. I have always identified the term "Baby Grand", as used in the USA, with the "Codino" - a very short piano. But I may have been wrong for my entire life... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 10:03 AM, Delaware Dave said: who cares .... I mean, I wouldn't say no to Freddie Mercury's piano if I were the kind of person who could afford to buy music legends' instruments. Which, I'm not. I'm not that kind of person. Quote Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 4 hours ago, marino said: This is interesting. In Italy, and I think in other parts of Europe as well, we use this nomenclature: "Codino" (short tail) is from 150 to 165 cm, approximately; "Mezza Coda" (half tail) is from 170 to 185/190; and "Coda Intera" (whole tail, also sometimes simply Coda) is the proper concert grand. I have always identified the term "Baby Grand", as used in the USA, with the "Codino" - a very short piano. But I may have been wrong for my entire life... I have a 1990 G2R which is 5'7", or 170 cm, which makes it a Mezza Coda, I guess. Weird how yours is 5 cm longer. Quote local: Korg Nautilus 73 | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 1 hour ago, zephonic said: I have a 1990 G2R which is 5'7", or 170 cm, which makes it a Mezza Coda, I guess. Weird how yours is 5 cm longer. Well, along the years I have learned that Yamaha pianos with the same code tend to vary quite a bit, especially when built in different periods. For example, I have played several C3s, wildly different from each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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