When I put a piano on a split, though, I'm always having to take it down an octave. That middle section of the piano is where all the 'singing' goes on, and comping too, if you aren't letting the arranger do the comping.

Good players always play WITHIN what they have to work with, but let's face it... if Yamaha DID make a 76 Tyros, you can bet Peter Baartmans would be making the MOST of it!

For me, it's about playing what YOU want to play, rather than the instrument dictating it to YOU...