Yamaha CP-80

The Yamaha CP-80 was an acoustic/electric grand piano launched in the mid-1970s. It is the bigger version of the Yamaha CP-70, with 88 keys instead of 73, and an extra octave.

Peter Gabriel's Yamaha CP-80
The Yamaha CP-80 was Peter Gabriel's main piano, after the Yamaha CP-70.

Peter Gabriel at least started to use the Yamaha CP-80 during recording of the So album in 1985, alongside the Yamaha CP-70. In the end, he seemed to prefer the CP-80, so it became his main instrument on the So tour.

He continued to use the CP-80 for subsequent studio work during the late 1980s and early 90s. It appears on the Passion soundtrack (1989) and the Us album. He also played the CP-80 on Joni Mitchell's "Beat Of Black Wings", released on Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm in 1988. And also on Robbie Robertson's

After the Us record, however, Peter decided to move on to using other pianos like Roland digital ones so more sounds could be explored. As of 2015, the CP-80 remains in storage.