Christine’s Baby Grand at MusiCares Auction

[Penguin Emeritus]

Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

Yeah I thought it was bought by this guy a few years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrTFsCCDsj0

Maybe he sold it back for a sweet profit?
Or it could be one of multiple out there.

That guy Brian Larsen bought a piano that was programmable (is that the term?) and had a song that chris had worked on saved inside it. i don't think that was her actual songbird piano, though...

-Lis

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

That guy Brian Larsen bought a piano that was programmable (is that the term?) and had a song that chris had worked on saved inside it. i don't think that was her actual songbird piano, though...

-Lis

For probably 20 years now, nearly all grand pianos you see at a concert are just "a keyboard", sitting inside a grand piano case. Daily tuning of a real grand was too time consuming, AND, the crew couldn't make much noise while the piano tech took an hour or more to tune it. And keyboard sounds got good enough that the difference was negligible.

I mean, Billy Joel and Elton John still probably use real ones, but the Eagles have been using fake ones for decades now.

[Mr Scarrott]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

For probably 20 years now, nearly all grand pianos you see at a concert are just "a keyboard", sitting inside a grand piano case. Daily tuning of a real grand was too time consuming, AND, the crew couldn't make much noise while the piano tech took an hour or more to tune it. And keyboard sounds got good enough that the difference was negligible.

I mean, Billy Joel and Elton John still probably use real ones, but the Eagles have been using fake ones for decades now.

Aw, that's an illusion ruined, Homer! Seriously, it makes sense though, and good of them to go to the trouble as aesthetically, having Christine at at least appear to be playing on a grand at the end of the show hits the right notes. It wouldn't have had quite the same emotional appeal otherwise.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Mr Scarrott

Aw, that's an illusion ruined, Homer! Seriously, it makes sense though, and good of them to go to the trouble as aesthetically, having Christine at at least appear to be playing on a grand at the end of the show hits the right notes. It wouldn't have had quite the same emotional appeal otherwise.

I can't be the only one who noticed on Hell Freezes Over(1994- how TF is that THIRTY YEARS AGO?), that their grand piano had buttons and displays clearly visible.

And many lower tier acts now carry an upright piano(CASE). They think it looks hip carrying that around, pretending they're playing a real piano.

By the way, THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS.

[BigAl84]

Originally Posted by Penguin Emeritus

That guy Brian Larsen bought a piano that was programmable (is that the term?) and had a song that chris had worked on saved inside it. i don't think that was her actual songbird piano, though...

-Lis

Brian purchased the piano that was used during the 2014/2015 tour. This piano that is up for auction is a different piano.

[DownOnRodeo]

So maybe the one that sold this time was an actual acoustic piano, as per the description of that model on the Yamaha website. If it was just used to plonk out some Songbird chords alone while she sang over the top of them, they might have managed with a minimum of tuning. Especially given the whole history of the original Songbird being recorded live on a grand. The one in The Dance video looks acoustic, or at least doesn't seem to show any digital controls. Maybe that is the Yamaha in question?

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

So maybe the one that sold this time was an actual acoustic piano, as per the description of that model on the Yamaha website. If it was just used to plonk out some Songbird chords alone while she sang over the top of them, they might have managed with a minimum of tuning. Especially given the whole history of the original Songbird being recorded live on a grand. The one in The Dance video looks acoustic, or at least doesn't seem to show any digital controls. Maybe that is the Yamaha in question?

Maybe? Who knows? I always thought it was odd that The Eagles let the digital display be shown on camera. It kind of lessens the value of the music, doesn't it?

Not really. But I'd still prefer to see real pianos, and real B-3 organs, and NO KARAOKE TRACKS. But this ain't 1985 no mo...