Speaking of small details from the obscure past, I happened to pull a
'84 Mahavishnu John McLaughlin LP off my shelf, which I hadn't heard
in years. ("Mahavishnu", WB 25190-1) On one of the tracks, Mitchell
Forman is listed as playing the "Yamaha 'Blow Torch' Acoustic Piano",
as well as Fender Rhodes and Yamaha DX-7. The studio was Ramses
Studio, Paris the dates ca. 4,5/84.
The only acoustic piano I find on that rock "anthem" is in the
head-in, mixed way back, and playing not much more than incidental
"harp strums", such as Lyle Mays would have done. A good, clear
sounding piano, but certainly not a rock'n'roll beast. The rest of
the track is Rhodes for solos, and DX-7.
Anybody know what the "Yamaha 'Blow Torch' Acoustic Piano" was? I'd
guess it was a particular piano available to the studio, with a
voicing which could "cut through".
Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.
"May you work on interesting pianos."
...........Ancient Chinese Proverb
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