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Originally posted by ianmcnll:
Well not everyone Diki...but I know for sure that you and I are using them.


But everyone HERE, certainly? If 'arranger'='home keyboard', this is the SZ 'Home Keyboard' forum, right?

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Originally posted by ianmcnll:
I don't care if what I play is classed as a home keyboard...but it seems to bother you immensely.


Doesn't bother me a bit what it CALLED... Only bothers me what it is BUILT LIKE. Calling a PA800 or an SD-1 (or even a G70) a home keyboard doesn't stop it from being constructed like a WS, not a toy. I need 'pro' quality construction if I am going to pay 'pro' prices...

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Originally posted by ianmcnll:
Now, I think it's time for tea...


You got to stop smoking that stuff before you convince yourself that ALL pianos are Steinways, too...

Sorry, Ian, but comments about the poor build quality of PSR's outnumber praise for it's construction at least ten to one. SOME of us (and definitely more than the ones that don't care) are concerned by it's longevity. I don't give a damn what it looks like. I care how long it will last. Under heavy, day to day pressure. You have been lucky, so far with your PSRs. Others, OTOH, have not been so lucky.

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Originally posted by ianmcnll:
Do you really need to play something that Roland tells you is a pro keyboard, just so you'll feel like a pro?

You keep trying to convince me the G70 is a pro instrument, but perhaps you are actually trying to convince yourself?

I'm secure enough at this point in my life about myself and my playing abilities(and limitations) to not worry if my keyboard doesn't shout "PRO" to other musicians...but are you?


There are only TWO thing that tells ME whether an instrument is 'pro' or not... Not any marketing from it's company, not any label on the case, and CERTAINLY not the incessant evangelism of a part time clinician.

My fingers and my ears... Write all you want, Ian. My fingers can tell, and my ears can hear (the two ARE related, despite your contention there is NO connection!) whether an instrument (of ANY kind!) is 'pro' or not.

Just because the PSRs 'sound' pro doesn't mean they 'feel' pro. And some of us, more than those that LIKE the PSR tactile experience, actually think that 'feel' is important. As to what the majority of us think of someone that doesn't think that 'feel' is of ANY importance whatsoever... I leave that to you to figure out over tea...
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