continued from page 8 Her extremely aggressive chemotherapy prevented Rosie from dancing, but she continued to play piano. The Starlight Children's Foundation of California worked with Yamaha Corporate Vice President Terry Lewis to grant Rosie's Starlight wish for an upright piano. In December 1997, a Yamaha ERC10 upright piano was delivered to a delighted Rosie. An avid Phantom of the Opera fan, 18-year-old Kathleen was preparing to study musical theater at college when she was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma. To avoid amputation, doctors replaced the bones in her leg with metal. As a result, she can no longer bend her leg. Kathleen's wish for a grand piano was relayed to the Starlight Children's Foundation of Chicago, which then contacted Terry Lewis. Kathleen, undergoing rigorous chemotherapy treatment, was having a particularly bad day when she was told that her wish was coming true thanks to Yamaha. She said, "one of the worst days of my life had turned into the best." Disklavier GranTouch Shines In L.A. s the "Piano Store to the Stars," David L. Abell Fine Pianos of Los Angeles is accustomed to such clientele as Sony Studios in Santa Monica or Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman. But it's the Yamaha Disklavier® digital acoustic grand piano that's becoming one of the store's main attractions. Among the most popular Disklavier models is a recent addition to the family -- the Yamaha Disklavier® GranTouch DGT2IIXG digital grand piano. Sales manager David Kreisberg reports that the DGT2IIXG is attractive to customers from all walks of life. "It has generated quite a bit of enthusiasm and excitement among customers," he explained. "Many comment that it's 'adorable' because of its petite size." The instrument's most recent admirers and purchasers include actress Pamela Anderson and entertainer Merv Griffin. Even Kreisberg was taken by the DGT2IIXG at a recent Beverly Hills party. "I heard the piano playing and assumed it was an acoustic grand," he said. "I was floored when I realized that it was the DGT2IIXG." Organizers of lavish Los Angeles events are among the typical customers at Abell Pianos, which has built its reputation among the Hollywood community during 45 years in the same location. Among the exhaustive list of Yamaha Disklavier purchasers are Bob and Dolores Hope, Dustin Hoffman, Nicholas Cage -- who bought a DC2 and DC3 grand -- Anthony Edwards, Herb Alpert, composer Mark Shaiman, Eagles band member Glenn Frey and songwriter Michael Masser.

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