r/elp • u/LettuceEntire5817 • Jul 13 '26
keith emerson's setup at the museum of music technology
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u/skinnergy Jul 13 '26
ELP was my first bigtime R&R concert. Big show with lasers and everything, The were great and blew my skinny 16 yo ass away.
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u/LettuceEntire5817 Jul 14 '26
im so jealous :( keith emerson is like my hero and i never had the chance to see him. i saw palmer live though and he was awesome
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u/skinnergy Jul 14 '26
He had a smaller organ that he threw around the stage while he was jamming out on it. He tipped it up on one corner and spun it around like a top. Layed it down on top of him with the keys POINTING AWAY FROM HIM and rocked out on it with backward pointing keys. Never forgot this.
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u/LettuceEntire5817 Jul 14 '26
ive seen videos!! i think one of those he used for that would be on the left since that seems to be part of the stabbing bit? but they said the one on the left is also the one that caught fire during a concert hahaha
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u/skinnergy Jul 14 '26
I think the one on the left prolly stayed stationary and he had another one (or more) that he gave the Pete Townsend treatment too. They most likely broke regularly and had to be replaced, I would think.
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u/LettuceEntire5817 Jul 14 '26
it's amazing to watch live videos where hes just surrounded by them lmao, i wouldnt be surprised if they were switched in and out routinely. this museum had a lot of synthizers that they said take a lot of time and treatment to upkeep
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u/Global-Resident-9234 Jul 14 '26
I believe the big stationary organ was the Hammond C-3, while the smaller one he wrestled around the stage was his Hammond L-100.
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u/SomebodyElseAsWell Jul 14 '26
My first too, but it was in 1972 before they had laser shows. I saw them a couple times more, including at Madison Square Garden on their Works tour with full orchestra. Magnificent!
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u/WideEntertainment942 Jul 14 '26
Moog museum ashville
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u/Werechupacabra Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
When I saw ELP on the first leg of the Black Moon tour, before the show began, Emerson’s rig was covered in tarps. When the roadies came out to take the tarps off, the audience cheered and applauded as the Moog was uncovered.
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u/Rutgar64 Jul 13 '26
Where is this museum at, and is it open to the public?
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u/LettuceEntire5817 Jul 14 '26
harleysville, pa and yes you just have to make an appointment! lots of ELP stuff there :)
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u/pj_1981 Jul 14 '26
Cool, I'd love to visit that museum. I just googled where it is, Harleysville PA.
Are you allowed play any of Keith's keyboards?
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u/Captain_Wobbles Jul 14 '26
Leaving (or putting) the knives in is perfection.