Wow! I wasn't expecting any tribute for this! I honestly didn't see an alternative!

Thank you all very much for your gracious comments. I have to tell you that I really felt a little irritated that I didn't even have to use the new keyboard. But upon reflection, I did what was right based on the information I had, and I would do it again. I've flown to at least 20 performances - arriving the morning of - and I guess a story like this was inevitable.

The airline is not going to reimburse unfortunately...

A few lessons learned:
- Always carry a back up with you! This was the real life saver.
- When flying to a performance, find out the address of a local music store! You don't neglect to book your flight or your reserve your car - don't neglect this either!
- Money cannot be an object - unless you're retiring. Besides the $800, I probably made $100 worth of international phone calls (calling from Canada to the US on a US cell phone), and paid more than that to a cab driver! But this is the price of self-insurance! In addition, I would lose much more than this had I not been able to do the job. News like this spreads!
- Another thing I'm going to do, is save my presets and styles from other keyboards onto my USB drive. My other keyboards include a PSR 2000, 8000 and Tyros, and in a last resort scenario, at least I could perform with these!

Thank you all,
Chony