Piano used by Freddie Mercury to be sold at auction

Danny Fullbrook from Propstore (based in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire) is auctioning a Yamaha C3 Grand Piano, previously used by Freddie Mercury at Munich's Musicland Studios. This piano, along with other items from Reinhold Mack’s collection, is part of 82 lots being sold for up to £3 million. Mack, a German producer who worked with Queen in the 1980s, also includes a teddy bear given to his son Freddie Jr., who was Freddie Mercury’s godson. The auction, starting on 1 October, features memorabilia like Mercury’s microphone and handwritten lyrics from his debut solo album. Before the auction, the items will be displayed in a free exhibition at The Cumberland Hotel in London from 23 to 27 September. The piano, previously played by Freddie Mercury, Leonard Cohen, Donna Summer, and Bryan Ferry, is expected to fetch at least £200,000. Queen used it during recordings of albums like *The Game*, *Hot Space*, and *The Works*. An AKG C414 EB microphone, seen in footage of the band recording *One Vision*, could sell for at least £40,000.