Hi,
I am dubious about this. Elton John is a great pianist. It's more likely that his keyboardist do a show with arranger keyboards.
In most cases these celebreties play workstation keyboards (like Peter Gabriel who plays Korg).

The local bands use workstation. Therefore I had thought arrangers were for home and amateur players before I stepped upon the SynthZone. Moreover, the only places I can see an arranger in use are crappy bars and restaurants.

Fran is right that the salespersons are not educated. The local ones don't do any sort of advertisement of what they sell. They do not store mid- and high- end keyboards (or store single units). The low-ends are overpriced - partly due to the local tax but mostly because they sell better and the seller's greed.

I was quite surprised when they praised themselves for selling a PSR-1500. In the same time there was a PSR-9000 collecting dust in the store which they were selling for 2000 Euros (in December 2003).

By using such strategy they keep most of the potential buyers away (me too).

George

PS Oops! not December 2003 but 2004. sorry.

[This message has been edited by George V (edited 01-27-2006).]