From SimpsonDan@aol.com Mon Oct 22 21:27:25 2001
Subject:Re: clone spotting

Hate to be yet another Dan contributing to this, but I actually have some
interesting facts on the Kurzweil Grand piano that Billy Joel plays.

Kurzweil does not make acoustic pianos. And Billy Joel was not playing an
acoustic piano, appearances to the contrary. Billy is playing a Kurzweil
K2500XS synth than is embedded into a hollow acoustic piano frame. The piano
does indeed say Kurzweil on it, but are no strings in it.

Those who know the K2500 well know that it has a pretty good stock piano, and
there are some sampled pianos that are potential even better. I do not know
what Billy actually uses as his patch, but I ca guarantee you with 100%
certainty that the sound is coming from a K2500. It actualy is a good sound
since you don't have to worry about mic bleed from other instruments on stage.

Hope that solves the mystery.

Dandy Dan

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