It'll depend on my playing it, when it finally gets in stores near me (probably quite a while), my financial health, recording schedule and whether maybe I can convince the studio to chip in. Yes, of course, I don't really do a cocktail piano act at the moment, my G70 does the job as well as can be done by a sampled piano, IMO , and I don't haul an 88 around now, so unless my gig type changes radically, I probably won't start...

But, as I said, I am considering selling my REAL piano to go towards this. As accurate as the escapement and repetition action looks (have to play it for confirmation, of course!), as accurate and customizable as the piano sound itself seems, it seems like the first thing with little compromise between it and a REAL piano. But if Little Feat called tomorrow (just a dream!) and wanted a pianist, this is the first thing I'd want to play! Let them worry about cartage!

A nice house gig, though? Sure, I'd LOVE it! (bet you Russ is drooling already! )

BTW, the V-Piano has MIDI outs. Loop through a laptop (you're going to use one anyway for the editing) and back to the other sounds (sounds like the same specs from the RD700G, which have some awesome Rhodes and other sounds) and there's no reason it can't be as good as any stage piano. In fact, run it into one of the software arrangers, it could rock!

It's not going to replace my G70, but under the right circumstances, I'd love to gig with it. But I still see it as primarily a studio and home piano (which it looks designed for). Is it expensive... yes. Is it heavy? Yes. Does it do something that nothing else can do? Yes. "Nuff said!

In the meantime, enjoy your S900 piano sound. You are SO qualified to criticize this instrument!