{"id":50730,"date":"2026-02-27T15:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/?p=50730"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:25:30","slug":"freddie-mercury-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/freddie-mercury-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Behind Freddie Mercury\u2019s Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/freddie-mercury-piano\/#The_Yamaha_G2_baby_grand_Freddie_Mercurys_piano\" >The Yamaha G2 baby grand: Freddie Mercury\u2019s piano<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/freddie-mercury-piano\/#The_early_days\" >The early days<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/freddie-mercury-piano\/#The_Yamaha_G2_baby_grand\" >The Yamaha G2 baby grand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/freddie-mercury-piano\/#%E2%80%9CBohemian_Rhapsody%E2%80%9D_was_completed\" >\u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d was completed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/freddie-mercury-piano\/#The_journey_to_Garden_Lodge\" >The journey to Garden Lodge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gear4music.com\/blog\/freddie-mercury-piano\/#The_2023_auction\" >The 2023 auction<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Intro&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Featured image: Creative Commons License by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_(1975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Koh Hasebe; Distributed by Elektra Records<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, a Sotheby\u2019s auction captured the attention and imagination of music fans around the world \u2013 specifically, Queen fans. Some were intrigued, some, including Brian May, were dismayed, but one thing was for certain: the sale of Freddie Mercury\u2019s Yamaha G2 baby grand piano brought the legendary instrument back into public consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>It was eventually auctioned off for \u00a31,742,000 to the highest bidder, a price paid for a piano with such a history.<\/p>\n<p>So, how exactly did the instrument end up with the Queen frontman in the first place? Here is the story behind <strong>Freddie Mercury\u2019s piano.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_50734\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50734\" class=\"wp-image-50734 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Freddie-Mercury-live-421x300.jpg\" alt=\"Freddie Mercury live\" width=\"421\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Freddie-Mercury-live-421x300.jpg 421w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Freddie-Mercury-live-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Freddie-Mercury-live-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Freddie-Mercury-live-480x342.jpg 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Freddie-Mercury-live.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creative Commons License by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bellatrix6\/6315190101\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nikoretro<\/a><\/p><\/div>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;The Yamaha G2 baby grand: Freddie Mercury\u2019s piano&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_width_top=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#f08000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Yamaha_G2_baby_grand_Freddie_Mercurys_piano\"><\/span>The Yamaha G2 baby grand: Freddie Mercury\u2019s piano<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_early_days\"><\/span>The early days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Mercury\u2019s journey with the Yamaha G2 began in 1975, when he was on the search for an upgrade to his old upright piano.<\/p>\n<p>This would be the piano he&#8217;d use for writing. It was never going to have the same grandeur or recognisability as the Steinway Mercury used live \u2013 but it was going to be at the heart of some of the greatest songs ever written, used by one of the most illustrious bands to have ever lived. So, it needed to be good.<\/p>\n<p>Mercury was looking for a specific sound that would suit the band\u2019s ambitious, operatic rock, which had the resonance and clarity Mercury needed for his songwriting, and that had the right key action.<\/p>\n<p>He was looking for weeks, but to no avail. No store had &#8220;it&#8221; until one day, he found <em>the <\/em>Yamaha baby grand he needed. He bought the G2 for \u00a31,000. It took some time to be delivered, but when it was, Mary Austin, Mercury&#8217;s closest friend, was shocked at how, for a \u201cbaby\u201d grand, it <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/the-piano-that-made-musical-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took up quite a bit of space in their living room<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Yamaha_G2_baby_grand\"><\/span>The Yamaha G2 baby grand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Freddie Mercury chose the piano for a reason. It was one of the finest instruments from the Japanese brand. In fact, during this period, the production of their pianos exclusively took place in Japan under expert craftsmen and strict, meticulous quality control measures. The G2 was sleek and elegant, with a polished ebony finish, a hand-selected spruce soundboard and ribs, and faux-ivory keys.<\/p>\n<p>Its durability and tuning stability were enabled by a back post design \u2013 a feature taken from Yamaha\u2019s Conservatory pianos \u2013 while the brand\u2019s Vacuum Shield Mold casting technology created a lighter yet stronger frame.<\/p>\n<p>The piano had that clarity of sound Mercury was looking for, and it was a dream to play thanks to such a smooth and responsive action.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBohemian_Rhapsody%E2%80%9D_was_completed\"><\/span>\u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d was completed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Queen\u2019s sixth single had been in the works since the late 1960s, but it wasn\u2019t until Mercury eventually sat down at his new beloved piano that the iconic hit was finished. The song entwined musical ideas and lyrics in a six-minute operatic, rock-heavy, ballad-infused extravaganza.<\/p>\n<p>This was the single that Queen would be remembered for, and it was the one to bring them out of the financial stress the band were under, despite releasing and touring the successful <em>Sheer Heart Attack <\/em>album the year before.<\/p>\n<p>It was written solely by Mercury and was originally titled \u201cMongolian Rhapsody\u201d before he settled on \u201cBohemian\u201d. The structure significantly strays from typical rock and pop forms (there&#8217;s no chorus, for example)\u2026 and it\u2019s a masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p>From the Yamaha G2, the song was brought to the studio and worked on for three weeks before the master version was released.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_journey_to_Garden_Lodge\"><\/span>The journey to Garden Lodge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin\u2019s small apartment was only a temporary home for the piano. It moved with them to Strafford Terrace and then with Austin to Phillimore Gardens, where Mercury would visit. Finally, it moved to Mercury\u2019s beautiful home, Garden Lodge, in 1986\/87, where it stood proudly in the living room.<\/p>\n<p>As well as songwriting, the piano was used for parties and gatherings. When Mercury was entertaining guests, it wasn\u2019t unusual for sing-alongs to erupt around the Yamaha baby grand. He also used it for small, intimate, formal performances at these parties \u2013 just think of the music legends it\u2019s seen!<\/p>\n<p>Mercury may have been known more for his eccentric stage persona and perhaps less as a pianist, but his songwriting process stemmed from the keys, and the G2 was a channel by which to express his creativity and eccentricity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_2023_auction\"><\/span>The 2023 auction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Mary Austin owned the piano until 2023, when she offered up the piano, along with more of Mercury\u2019s possessions, for auction. The Yamaha G2 took \u00a31.74m, the \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d manuscript took \u00a31.38m, and a garden door covered in graffiti tributes to Mercury from fans around the world sold for \u00a3400,000.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of smaller items also fetched large sums, including a Tiffany table lamp, a silver snake bangle worn in the \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d video, and a gold Cartier brooch.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your opinion of the 2023 auction, there\u2019s no doubt that it caught the attention of Queen fans around the world and reminded people of the frontman\u2019s immortal legacy. Some of the proceeds went to the Elton John AIDS Foundation \u2013 a fitting mark of respect to Mercury.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_50735\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50735\" class=\"wp-image-50735 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Queen-at-Imperial-College-campus-1970-600x300.jpg\" alt=\"Queen at Imperial College campus - 1970\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Queen-at-Imperial-College-campus-1970-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Queen-at-Imperial-College-campus-1970-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Queen-at-Imperial-College-campus-1970-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Queen-at-Imperial-College-campus-1970-1080x540.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Queen-at-Imperial-College-campus-1970-980x490.jpg 980w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Queen-at-Imperial-College-campus-1970-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Queen-at-Imperial-College-campus-1970.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creative Commons License by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Queen_@_Imperial_College_campus_-_1970.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comunit\u00e0 Queeniana<\/a><\/p><\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023, a Sotheby\u2019s auction captured the attention and imagination of music fans around the world \u2013 specifically, Queen fans. Some were intrigued, some, including Brian May, were dismayed, but one thing was for certain: the sale of Freddie Mercury\u2019s Yamaha G2 baby grand piano brought the legendary instrument back into public consciousness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":50732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Featured image: Creative Commons License by <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_(1975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Koh Hasebe; Distributed by Elektra Records<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>In 2023, a Sotheby\u2019s auction captured the attention and imagination of music fans around the world \u2013 specifically, Queen fans. Some were intrigued, some, including Brian May, were dismayed, but one thing was for certain: the sale of Freddie Mercury\u2019s Yamaha G2 baby grand piano brought the legendary instrument back into public consciousness.<\/p><p>It was eventually auctioned off for \u00a31,742,000 to the highest bidder, a price paid for a piano with such a history.<\/p><p>So, how exactly did the instrument end up with the Queen frontman in the first place? Here is the story behind <strong>Freddie Mercury\u2019s piano.<\/strong><\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_50734\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"421\"]<img class=\"wp-image-50734 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-blog-g4m-co-uk\/2026\/02\/Freddie-Mercury-live-421x300.jpg\" alt=\"Freddie Mercury live\" width=\"421\" height=\"300\" \/> Creative Commons License by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bellatrix6\/6315190101\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nikoretro<\/a>[\/caption]<hr \/><h3>The Yamaha G2 baby grand: Freddie Mercury\u2019s piano<\/h3><h4>The early days<\/h4><p>Mercury\u2019s journey with the Yamaha G2 began in 1975, when he was on the search for an upgrade to his old upright piano.<\/p><p>This would be the piano he would use for writing. It was never going to have the same grandeur or recognisability as the Steinway Mercury used live \u2013 but it was going to be at the heart of some of the greatest songs ever written, used by one of the most illustrious bands to have ever lived. So, it needed to be good.<\/p><p>Mercury was looking for a specific sound that would suit the band\u2019s ambitious, operatic rock, which had the resonance and clarity Mercury needed for his songwriting, and that had the right key action.<\/p><p>He was looking for weeks, but to no avail. No store had \"it\" until one day, he found <em>the <\/em>Yamaha baby grand he needed. He bought the G2 for \u00a31,000. It took some time to be delivered, but when it was, Mary Austin, Mercury's closest friend, was shocked at how, for a \u201cbaby\u201d grand, it <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/articles\/the-piano-that-made-musical-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took up quite a bit of space in their living room<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><hr \/><h4>The Yamaha G2 baby grand<\/h4><p>Freddie Mercury chose the piano for a reason. It was one of the finest instruments from the Japanese brand. In fact, during this period, the production of their pianos exclusively took place in Japan under expert craftsmen and strict, meticulous quality control measures. The G2 was sleek and elegant, with a polished ebonised polyester construction, a hand-selected spruce soundboard and ribs, and faux-ivory keys.<\/p><p>Its durability and tuning stability were enabled by a back post design \u2013 a feature taken from Yamaha\u2019s Conservatory pianos \u2013 while the brand\u2019s Vacuum Shield Mold casting technology created a lighter yet stronger frame.<\/p><p>The piano had that clarity of sound Mercury was looking for, and it was a dream to play thanks to such a smooth and responsive action.<\/p><hr \/><h4>\u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d was completed<\/h4><p>Queen\u2019s sixth single had been in the works since the late 1960s, but it wasn\u2019t until Mercury eventually sat down at his new beloved piano that the iconic hit was finished. The song entwined musical ideas and lyrics in a six-minute operatic, rock-heavy, ballad-infused extravaganza.<\/p><p>This was the single that Queen would be remembered for, and it was the one to bring them out of the financial stress the band were under, despite releasing and touring the successful <em>Sheer Heart Attack <\/em>album the year before.<\/p><p>It was written solely by Mercury and was originally titled \u201cMongolian Rhapsody\u201d before he settled on \u201cBohemian\u201d. The structure significantly strays from typical rock and pop forms, and there\u2019s a lack of chorus\u2026 and it\u2019s a masterpiece.<\/p><p>From the Yamaha G2, the song was brought to the studio and worked on for three weeks before the master version was released.<\/p><hr \/><h4>The journey to Garden Lodge<\/h4><p>Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin\u2019s small apartment was only a temporary home for the piano. It moved with them to Strafford Terrace and then with Austin to Phillimore Gardens, where Mercury would visit. Finally, it moved to Mercury\u2019s beautiful home, Garden Lodge, in 1986\/87, where it stood proudly in the living room.<\/p><p>As well as songwriting, the piano was used for parties and gatherings. When Mercury was entertaining guests, it wasn\u2019t unusual for sing-alongs to erupt around the Yamaha baby grand. He also used it for small, intimate, formal performances at these parties \u2013 just think of the music legends it\u2019s seen!<\/p><p>Mercury may have been known more for his eccentric stage persona and perhaps less as a pianist, but his songwriting process stemmed from the keys, and the G2 was a channel by which to express his creativity and eccentricity.<\/p><hr \/><h4>The 2023 auction<\/h4><p>Mary Austin owned the piano until 2023, when she offered up the piano, along with more of Mercury\u2019s possessions, for auction. The Yamaha G2 took \u00a31.74m, the \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d manuscript took \u00a31.38m, and a garden door covered in graffiti tributes to Mercury from fans around the world sold for \u00a3400,000.<\/p><p>Plenty of smaller items also fetched large sums, including a Tiffany table lamp, a silver snake bangle worn in the \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d video, and a gold Cartier brooch.<\/p><p>Whatever your opinion of the 2023 auction, there\u2019s no doubt that it caught the attention of Queen fans around the world and reminded people of the frontman\u2019s immortal legacy. 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