Neil Young

[Farrell]

I'm surprised he is traveling with a big grand. Good to hear actually (pun intended). For years he would do shows with an old totally beat up upright. Don't know exactly what it was, but the thing had no front and looked like he dragged it out of a dumpster. I wondered at the time about doing his tuning - wouldn't be surprised if he requested some kind of not-so-well temperament tuning!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: Neil Young
 
> > Ric,
> >
> > Was it a white piano?  Many years ago when I was a mover, I moved a
> > white New York Steinway from his house into his studio so the band
> > could record with it.  He lives out in the boonies near La Honda, CA,
> > and it was quite a drive to get there, especially in the piano truck.
> >
> > Had one of my most embarrassing moments during this undertaking:
> > while disassembling the piano, it was up on it's side with all but the
> > right(top) leg removed.  Neil walked in and his manager says, "Dave,
> > this is Neil."  I had been working on removing the lyre, and I
> > straightened up rather abruptly to meet the star.  I saw stars,
> > alright.  Don't think I've ever smacked my head so hard on anything as
> > I did on that leg.  Injury and insult, all in one fell swoop.
> >
> > Dave Stahl
> 
> Grin... aint it a drag !!!! I did something pretty similar in one of my
> first back stage appearances.... Oscar Peterson trio with NHOP on
> bass...... I dont even want to remember it all :)
> 
> Neils Grand was all black, and I have had a couple private notes
> indicating that the number 410 perhaps reveals it as being a C&A
> Loaner.  Nicely voiced really. Kinda beat up but sounded and played well
> enough.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> RicB
> 
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