EJ (with some Piano 300 requests)

[LTpianoman@AOL.COM]

Kristinn
Elton owns a Yamaha with a Disclavier which he takes with him on tour. (Maybe 
that only applies to his US tours, I'm not sure about that) So what you're 
hearing is not an electric piano, but the Yamaha with programed accompaniment 
from the Disclavier. I never saw the show but I was at a soundcheck recently 
and it sounded great. He does have his own technician from Wisconsin that 
travels all over with him also. He's not currently a member of the PTG. He 
has graciously agreed to give me some input for an article I am submitting to 
Keyboard magazine about Piano 300. Which brings me to another point! At a 
recent PTG Convention, I got some valuable opinions promised to me by various 
well respected techs, including Randy Potter and LaRoy Edwards. I would 
greatly appreciate any thoughts whatsoever from any of you fine people to 
include in the article for submission. Any interesting perspectives on what 
the piano tech's role has been from 1700 to 2000 concerning any aspect of the 
piano, be it 1 sentence or 10, is certainly welcomed. Credits for each 
contributing technician will of course be given along with your quote or 
idea. Thanks.

Larry Trischetta, Pocono NE Chapter
Scranton, PA

> well, Elton John came a week ago and they didn´t call for anybody to 
>  tune.  He didn´t even have a tuner with him.
>  If I´m to get into details he actually had an electric piano!
>  
>  
>  Kristinn Leifsson,
>  Reykjavík, Iceland