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A 1979 Bosendorfer 290 Imperial Concert Grand Piano in Ebony Gloss Polish, serial number 32606, featuring eight octaves and 97 keys and comes with a black leather upholstered adjustable bench. Owned and played by Frank Zappa, this piano was integral in composing his original music. He once invited composer Nicolas Slonimsky to play it and after Slonimsky played one of his original pieces on it, Zappa invited him to perform that piece with him at his concert at the Coliseum in Santa Monica, California, December 11, 1981. 114 by 66 by 44 inches Categories: Frank Zappa


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Juliens Auctions

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2016-11-05

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A poster advertising Freak Out presented by Pat Morgan at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on September 17, 1966, headlined by The Mothers of Read more…


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2016-11-05


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A group of four Frank Zappa related posters: a framed poster from the German performances of Frank Zappa and the Ensemble Modern of Zappa's The Read more…


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2016-11-05


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A Musser 250 Concert Grand rosewood marimba used by Frank Zappa in his home studio, the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen. 80 by 32 by 34 Read more…


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2016-11-05


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Nine-page contract rider for a Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention concert, document dated "September 13th, 1974," between Intercontinental Absurdities, Ltd. (Zappa's production company) Read more…


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Juliens Auctions

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2010-06-24


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A Frank Zappa concert ticket from an October 3, 1984, concert at the Circus Krone in Munich, Germany. The ticket is numbered 26 and is Read more…


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2016-11-05


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A ticket to the December 10, 1971, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London. During the encore of Read more…


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2016-11-05


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$480

A pair of Frank Zappa posters. The first is a poster commemorating the induction to Frank Zappa into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Read more…


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Juliens Auctions

Date:
2016-11-04


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$9,375

in a green lacquered case with gilt and polychrome Chinoiserie scenes, the soundboard replaced by Bosendorfer in 2005, with a conforming bench. Length of case Read more…


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Date:
2014-07-15


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A 1970s Ludwig concert bass drum mounted in a metal suspended stand used and sampled by Frank Zappa in the studio. Comes with a road Read more…


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Juliens Auctions

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2016-11-05


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An L&H Nathan Ltd. costumers delivery receipt, dated October 25, 1968. The Mothers of Invention is named as the production title on Read more…


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Juliens Auctions

Date:
2016-11-05