Dear all,
Does anyone know what the exact piano is that Mike Moran uses on the following two songs...
”Have a Nice Day” link
”When this old tired body wants to sleep” link
I love the fat/wide sound of the piano and I am sincerely wondering what piano he is actually using for these sessions.
Hi Martin/Sebastian
I understand it is a Steinway, but why is the sound on these 2 songs so much more different compared to for instance the ”Barcelona” song or other songs this Steinway was used on. What I noticed is that in these 2 examples the piano sound is extremely fat/wide with great bass tones which makes me think Mike Moran used a different piano or the recording setup was totally different.
Dont you agree there is a big difference in this particular piano sound (in the 2 songs mentioned) compared to other piano played on this allegedly ”same” Steinway?
I don't think it was Freddie's Steinway ... I seem to remember reading somewhere that Mike hired a Steinway for the recordings and had it moved to The Townhouse or something like that. Now, there's the chance that each song was done at a different studio (e.g., Town House and Mountain), which would explain the difference in mics, ambience, sound, console, tape-recorder and even piano (even if it's the same make and even model).