Not an actual piano, certainly, but a real electro-acoustic instrument, purchased in 1982. The “poor man’s Fender Rhode”? Yes, no doubt, but nevertheless a charming little instrument, rather soft, not very powerful, but which sounds real. Indeed, the sound is produced by real metal strips set into vibration by the release of a piece of rubber connected to each key, and associated with an electromagnet. I probably didn’t use it enough (on models, and in our early days with Concept).

I ended up selling it for financial reasons (sometimes you have to make choices), and because I had trouble getting it to stand out in the band, at a time when the drummer was making a lot of noise! ​​It is very sought after today. Note that Tony Banks used an older version (the pianet N) on Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot in particular, but with a preamp, which gave it more presence.