You can't have a Billy Joel Tribute band with out the Piano!
I researched a lot of stage piano shells and Dutchgrand was the best for my requirements - it looks absolutely beautiful and an almost instant setup for a gig.
Dutchgrand the company was great to work with and communicated frequently. Earlier today a FedEx 18 wheeler pulled up to the house and who would have thought that all that truck just had the piano in the back!
I carefully unpacked it and it literally set up in 10 seconds. The cover is an amazing part of the shell - it's like a gig bag for the thing and keeps the shiny side nice and protected.
The keyboard I got is the Yamaha CP88. I picked it because I love the brightness and feel of real Yamaha pianos and this has all the right sounds, and the keys are wooden and have the same action as a real piano - much needed when it comes to playing “Prelude/Angry Young Man” - those keys need to fly.
The keyboard fit in the Dutchgrand with room to spare. I removed the keyboard's center front foot and that let me shift the Yamaha anywhere along the length of the Dutchgrand. Very cool.
Thank you Dutchgrand - we now have the look we need to take to the stage!!
