[QUOTE]Originally posted by NVIDIA256:

My question's are:

1. what is a good starter keyboard to learn with (do I need weigh down keys(hammer action) 88 set or just touch sensitive 61 keyset)They say beginners will never use 88 keys

Answer:
Why don't choose something between? There are a lot of 76 key keyboards (6 and half octaves). Try Roland A37 (or second-hand A33 or A30). This is not monster-88-weighted-keys-over-1000$-masterkeyboard, but something much more than 5 octawe PSR or Casiotone. You can connect this keyboard to computer and try soundcard sounds, soft-synth, or buy soundmodule.