Uncle Dave, what songs did you play that night and what type of acoustic piano comping techniques did you use: lots of walking (octave) bass lines, especially for those uptempo funky groove tunes right? I totally agree that nothing beats the sound of an acoustic piano & vocal combo, especially for those classic standards & ballads, but for rock & uptempo ryhthmic (drums) driven tunes it can be difficult to pull off with just the piano/voice alone. I can definitely feel for how your left hand felt after that night's acoustic set. I've 'been there'. Ouch! I now realize how spoiled I've become after discovering/playing arranger boards. Hey, life's Grand, even on an arranger - Scott

[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 06-27-2002).]