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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:05 am
by 325_fan
Is that a harpsichord that was used during the middle solo?
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:10 am
by Scastles
It's actually an electric piano which is sped up, as I understand it.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:46 am
by apollo11
Same as I've read, Stan. George Martin played the solo at a slower speed, then sped it up for the finished version.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:29 am
by kenindfw
My recollection is that it isn't a harpsicord or a piano (at least not a standard piano). You are correct that it was recorded by George Martin at a slower speed and then sped up. I believe he said he couldn't play it fast enough.
Ken
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:55 am
by iamthebassman
I've heard:
George Martin
Wurlitzer elec.piano
Recorded then sped up
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:19 am
by rictified
It couldn't have been sped up very much, you can hear a strange sound when things are sped up, especially the human voice.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:33 am
by Scastles
Bob, the basic tracks, vocals included, were already complete. Martin's sped up part was overdubbed in the final mix. The song was left open at the middle eight originally until a suitable fill could me made, which Martin did a few days later.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:16 am
by ataritoobin
It's played on a piano, and is sped up.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:31 am
by rictified
I believe you guys and I know how it would have been done but I still believe it couldn't have been sped up very much as it would have been noticed.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:37 am
by iamthebassman
Well Bob, it DOES sound like a harpsichord after being sped up.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:23 am
by alanz
It was recorded at half speed and played one octave below the desired normal speed playback range.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:41 pm
by simer4001
I read that George Martin described it as being played at 33 1/3 rpms and being played back at 45 rpms. That helps us simple minded folk understand it.
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:28 am
by wolfgang
It was played at half speed.
BTW: the electric guitar sounds very nice: who played it, which instrument?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:27 am
by wolfgang
to answer my own question: it is probably the strat,neck pick up, although I can get the sound with my 325V63, neck pu only, the middle pu. switched off. But there was no middle pu. switched off on John's Miami.
Does anyone hear the sitar note or chord in the bridge after the solo "Though I KNOW I'll never..."?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:06 am
by RutleDirk
Sounds like George on the Tenny, to me.