Home / Music / How David Gilmour's Hydraulic Lift Worked for 'Comfortably Numb' on The Wall Tour – and When It FailedMusic david-gilmour hydraulic-lift-worked comfortably-numb wall-tourHow David Gilmour's Hydraulic Lift Worked for 'Comfortably Numb' on The Wall Tour – and When It FailedThe hydraulic lift that raised David Gilmour above the wall for his “Comfortably Numb” solo was a scissor lift mechanism powered by a pump hidden Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related Notes1969 Live at the Paradiso Bootleg: The 15-Minute 'Astronomy Domine' Is Pink Floyd at Their Most Aggressive1974: Pink Floyd’s First Grammy Nomination (and Win) for The Dark Side of the Moon2011 Discovery vs. 1994 EMI Remasters: Which Pink Floyd Sound Is Better?2016 Back Catalogue Vinyl of A Saucerful of Secrets: Sourced from Analog Tapes, Original Tracklist Intact2017 Piper Mono Vinyl: Original Masters, but Not the Single Mix of Astronomy DomineExploreHow Ian Stewart's 1985 Heart Attack Devastated the Rolling StonesHow 'If' from Atom Heart Mother Marked Roger Waters' First Lead Vocal and Foreshadowed His Thematic ObsessionsHow 'Interstellar Overdrive' channeled London's underground scene with Syd Barrett's free-form echo and distortionHow 'Interstellar Overdrive' Was Built from Jam SessionsHow 'Interstellar Overdrive' Was Caught in One Take with the Binson EchorecPrevious How David Gilmour's Solo Albums Compare to His Pink Floyd Work in the Eyes of CriticsNext How David Gilmour's Guitar Changed Pink Floyd's Sound on 'A Saucerful of Secrets'