What model of Bechstein is this?

[john90]

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I wonder if it was specially prepped in any way? Have they just got that one mic over the piano I wonder?

[pianolive]

Looks like a B model. Do you know the year of the recording?
They might have had just that mic, not very advanced recordings in those days.

[pianoplayjl]

Do you know the year of the recording?

It was most likely recorded after 1954. Perhaps try to do a google search, type in key words to see if it yields some result.

JL

[pianolive]

Why 1954?

[john90]

Why 1954?

Eddie Calhoun is on bass, and according to wikipedia he joined Garner in 1955 and played through to 1966.

Looks like a B model.

Good to know. It sounds nice and crisp, without being razor sharp like a Steinway.
I have not had the pleasure to play a nicely prepared older Bechstein, so it is nice to know what they can do.