fran, here it is on the traynor site: http://www.traynoramps.com/products.asp?type=9&cat=57&id=340 57.3 lbs.. if it's THAT much better than everything else out there I'll spring for the $, but the weight is at this point a possible discouragement.. outside of Barbetta, anyone have any others to recommend, new, classic, or in-between..12".. UNDER 50 lbs....whaat about the Roland kc350?