How kick ass would it be to have sat next to Lennon & McCartney while they recorded the White Album? Or next to David Bowie during “Ziggie Stardust”? Or Carly Simon recording “You’re So Vain”? (Yes, it’s OK to admit that you’d like sitting next to Carly Simon in her heyday)
Well this is the next best thing: The legendary Trident studio Bechstein Grand Piano. This piano has more history than the Louvre: “Hey Jude” was recorded on this piano. Queen recorded 3 albums on this puppy, as did Elton John. Supertamp, Harry Nilsson, George Harrison, 4 albums from David Bowie… the list goes on and on. Letters from no less than 3 Trident Studios employees and patrons certify its provenance, so if anyone calls “bull” on you, you can stick it to them.
If that’s not enough, take a look at the Bechstein pedigree: endorsed by Franz Liszt; Queen Victoria owned a Bechstein; in the 1900s, Bechstein was the official piano maker for the tsars of Russia, the royal families of Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Austria and Denmark, and other royalty and aristocracy; favored by Leonard Bernstein, Jorge Bolet, Wilhelm Kempff.
You could be playing chopsticks next to two centuries of legendary musicians, tickling the same actual ivories as some of the 60’s & 70’s greatest stars. Just don’t play “Ebony & Ivory” — Bechstein doesn’t stand for that shit.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
PRICE: $400,000 – $550,000 (estimate)
AVAILABILITY: Available now
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