Dave, Ya gotta stop smackin them keys and buttons with a balpean hammer--it really wrecks them. I'm only playing out two nights a week, but I play a couple hours every night just to keep the gnarled digits on my hands a bit more limber. So far, the 2000 hasn't hiccuped once, all the keys are still as good as the day I opened the box, the buttons are all still functional and operate cleanly. I've heard of a few folks that have broken keys on the 2000, but those same individuals have broken keys on every keyboard they've ever owned.

Though I believe most keyboards are manufactured pretty much the same, mechanically, there are vast differences in the quality of the sounds and versitility, especially for those of us who play for all or part of our total incomes. When it comes to bang for the buck, I'll stick with the Yamaies--I've only had one keyboard failure in more than a decade, and it was nothing more than a cold solder joint that I was able to fix myself.

Good Luck on trying to find something better than the 2000 or 2001, especially in that price category.

Gary