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Jools Holland’s piano sells for £6,000 at Bonhams
mailto:Press@bonhams.com?subject=Jools%20Holland
All proceeds to go to the Drake Music Project
The tour piano used by Jools Holland OBE, the UK’s most popular pianist and bandleader, sold at Bonhams today (2 October 2006) for £6,000 to an anonymous private collector bidding on the telephone. All proceeds will go to the Drake Music Project, of which Jools is patron. A life-size polystyrene sculpture of a grand piano used in Jools’ 2004 Hootenanny and Autumn tour was also included in the sale, fetching £660.
A PIECE OF MUSICAL HISTORY THAT HAS ACCOMPANIED TOM JONES, PAUL MCCARTNEY,
ERIC CLAPTON AND MANY MORE
With this instrument Jools has accompanied the ‘Who’s Who’ of the music industry, including Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Mick Hucknall, Sting, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Marianne Faithfull, Jamie Cullum, Ringo Starr, Vic Reeves, Beverly Knight, Barry White, and countless others.
The Drake Music Project ( www.drakemusicproject.org ) was established in 1988 to enable disabled children and adults who are unable to play conventional musical instruments to discover their musical abilities and explore, compose and perform their own music. Jools has been a long-standing patron of the charity and was delighted to have the opportunity to raise funds by selling the piano that has played such an important role in the music world.
The lot included photographs of Jools with the piano performing at the Royal Albert Hall, and a signed statement:
I would like to congratulate anybody who buys this piano. You will be contributing to The Drake Music Project of which I am a patron. I have seen first hand the brilliant work they do bringing music technology to disabled musicians. This piano has been my touring piano for five years now. I have also used it on many TV shows, from the Tsunami Concert with Eric Clapton at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, to our shows at the Royal Albert Hall. Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Solomon Burke, Jeff Beck and many others have all been accompanied by this piano, played this piano, lent on this piano, placed drinks, notes, coats, hats, private implements on this piano during its working life. I hope that you will have the opportunity to get as much pleasure from it as we all have. You are buying a musical instrument, a piece of history and a piece of furniture. *
The piano itself, a Yamaha GT7, is at the cutting edge of instrumental design as it combines the touch, tone and beauty of a traditional acoustic grand piano with the modern versatility and convenience of digital music technology. Built within the body of an acoustic grand, this piano is true state of the art, and is a model favoured by the majority of touring musicians as it is easily amplified and transported, yet is rare in that few are made for the open market. Jools is replacing this piano with a similar upgraded model.
Further press information and images: Frances Godden on 020 7468 8331 or press@bonhams.com
Notes to Editors
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America and in August 2003, Goodmans, a leading Australian fine art and antiques auctioneer with salerooms in Sydney, joined the Bonhams Group of Companies. Today, Bonhams is the third largest and fastest growing auction house in the world with a global network of offices and regional representatives providing sales advice and valuation services in 20 countries. It offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further 10 throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston in the USA; and Switzerland, Monaco, and Australia. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of more than 40 Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com . For other press releases, go to www.bonhams.com/press .
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