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Beth Simpson

“We have carefully preserved these items for decades, not because of their value, but because of the memories they hold": A Yamaha C3 grand piano and AKG C414 EB mic used by Freddie Mercury are heading for auction

Freddie Mercury auction.

A grand piano once played by Freddie Mercury is up for auction in October and could be yours if you have a spare hundred thousand or so currently burning a hole in your wallet.

The Yamaha C3 grand is one of a number of Freddie-related items once owned by Reinhold Mack which the producer (who turns 77 today) is selling. The piano was played on the Hot Space, The Game and The Works albums, as well as by a list of not-insignificant artists including Bryan Ferry, the Rolling Stones, Leonard Cohen and Led Zeppelin. Its pre-sale estimate is somewhere between £200,000 and £400,000.

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