Adding to Fran's post above without putting it all here:
I had been a keyboard player all my life, now playing for 68 of my years. I also played horns during most of this time.
About 1987 or thereabouts I went to Pismo Beach, CA. in the RV and while there wandered into a music store in Santa Maria. They had the first Technics Electronic Arranger type piano just in. I think it was a P 90 or something like that. It was 5000.00 dollars but they were offering half off to get some sold and in the field for word of mouth advertising. They had one in the studio and I spent 8 hours in there jamming on it but couldn't make up my minde to buy or not. My wife was out shopping around this mall.
Finally my wife came in and said. They want to close this store and get out of here because some of them have to gig tonight.
Well, very reluctantly I turned it off, thanked everyone, told them I would think it over as I would be there for another week. They all smiled a lot, shook hands and I went out to the car. Guess What?
There was no place for me to sit
Jann had bought that darn piano, had them take it apart, make a drawing for reassembly and and pack it in the car. One piece was lifted out of my place to sit and then put in my lap. We couldn't put it together in the RV so we cut the trip a week short and went home so I could put the piano together and play it night and day for weeks on end. That is how I got started in General Arranger keyboards
What is your story?
I am going to Pismo Beach in the new motorhome next weekend for a week and I may just wander on down to George's store. I haven't been there yet and I will be less then 200 miles from Reseda. I think I can find it. I will bring along a trade just in case George wants to wheel and deal on whatever he has laying around
Best to all
Bebop
OH OOPS, Just had an "E" from George and he tells me he doesn't take trades, especially Technics keyboards. I didn't know that
Anybody want to do some horsetrading for a KN6000 in mint condition? Just email me. I have three Technics Keyboard and will trade one for something else.
Bebop

[This message has been edited by BEBOP (edited 05-24-2005).]