Topic: Anyone know what piano & other keyboard Tom Waits is playing on tour

I'm aware that many people may not find Waits their cup of tea. (Could his voice be the problem?)

But...I saw his show a week ago. Near the middle, he sits down at a small piano-like keyboard that's probably a rompler in a cabinet or a midi keyboard attached to a computer--it sounds too rich, given its size, to be an actual acoustic instrument. Sounded good, regardless. He then moved to another, still smaller keyboard that may or may not have been real, but had a sweet cabaret-like sound, with some floating, slightly detuned wind sounds--a cross between a small piano and an accordion.

Has anyone else seen Waits this summer (2008)? Any information\guesses about what the instruments are?

Last edited by Jake Johnson (15-07-2008 18:41)

Re: Anyone know what piano & other keyboard Tom Waits is playing on tour

Well, as far as  can tell, the smaller instrument was an harmonium. It may have had strings, too, since there is an Indian variation that includes strings.