© Provided by Daily MailĪfter being used on tour with The Alarm for three years, Peters took ownership of the piano and stored it in his recording studio, a converted chapel in North Wales. The Alarm's road crew collected it from the home of Queen drummer Roger Taylor. In 1985, when The Alarm needed a piano, they arranged to buy the Kawai from Queen for around £3,000. Then he gave me a card with his number and told me to call him if he could help us in any way.' 'He asked me lots of questions about its recording. Mr Peters said: 'Freddie was very humble and told me that he was a massive fan of The Alarm's album. While drinking in a nearby hotel bar, Peters was approached by a member of Queen's crew, who informed him that Mercury wanted to meet him. Queen and The Alarm both performed at the 1984 Montreux Pop Festival in Switzerland. Used by Queen in both the recording studio and on tour, the Kawai EP 308 baby grand electric piano was bought from the band by new wave rockers The Alarm in 1985 following a chance meeting between lead singer Mike Peters and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. It is expected to fetch between £10,000 and £20,000. The instrument is believed to have featured on Queen's 1984 album The Works, which includes the hit single Hammer To Fall. A piano once owned by British rock band Queen is to be sold at auction next month.

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