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Bryan Ferry: A Tour-Used Yamaha C2 Grand Piano, 2000, image 1
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Rock & Pop
Lot 287TP

Bryan Ferry: A Tour-Used Yamaha C2 Grand Piano,
2000,

Withdrawn
Amended
24 May 2023, 12:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£6,000 - £8,000

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Bryan Ferry: A Tour-Used Yamaha C2 Grand Piano,

2000,
Serial No. 5911432, in high gloss finish, with 88 keys, place of origin Japan, labelled Yamaha in gold; purchased as new by Bryan Ferry, with bespoke adaptations and additions including a silencer under keys, padding beneath the piano body for sound reverb, tape across the frame for holding microphones and cables, additional piano keys, bolts and strings for bass, with soft padded cover, together with two flight cases, one stamped ROXY with 4th April 2007 set list for the Dylanesque Tour at the Philipshalle, Düsseldorf affixed to the interior, and a bespoke side table,
piano 5ft 8" (172cm) x 4ft 8" (148cm) wide

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Provenance
Offered directly by Bryan Ferry.

Roxy Music's debut was in 1972 and the band thought of themselves as 'Art Pop' and part of the underground movement. They parted ways in 1983 but reformed for a reunion tour in 2001, the first tour the piano in this lot was used on after being purchased as new. As confirmed by Ferry's office the Yamaha has been used extensively by Bryan Ferry in solo performances and with Roxy Music tours that have included Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson and Phil Manzanera.

Tours on which this piano has been used are the following:
Roxy Music Reunion Tour, 2001,
Bryan Ferry Frantic Tour, 2002-2004,
Roxy Music Shows, 2005-2006,
Bryan Ferry Dylanesque Tour, 2007-2008,
Roxy Music Tour, 2010-2011,
Bryan Ferry Olympia Tour, 2012,
Bryan Ferry The Jazz Age Tour, 2013.

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