John Lennon

John Lennon's famous pure white Steinway piano as used in 'Imagine'. In 2000, George Micheal bought this piano at auction for $1.5-3 million at auction. Steinway & Sons now produce a John Lennon signature series of pianos known as the "Imagine Series". John also used a Steinway & Sons Model Z Upright piano.

In 1979, John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent part of the summer at their friend Sam Green’s house on Fire Island, New York. Yoko thought the creative atmosphere at Green’s house would help inspire Lennon to write songs for their new album, so she had this piano shipped to the beach house. Lennon played this piano often and wrote several of the songs from Double Fantasy on this piano. The candle wax melted on the piano while he was playing. The Piano can now be seen at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

Lennon played this piano on TOTP in Feb 1969

Although McCartney owns one of these pianos (his "magic psychedelic" painted piano). This white version is likely a BBC prop as both Billy Preston and The Marmalade are also seen playing it on TOTP in early 1969, minus the stickers applied for this edition.

John Lennon used a 1929 Baldwin Concert Model D piano, which he purchased from the Baldwin factory store in New York City in 1978. This information is supported by David Crombie in an article titled "Lennon and Mercury Pianos Expected to Sell for Millions" on World Piano News.