I'm with you Donny.

The first thing I get when I get a new instrument is the hard case for it. I bought the hard case for my Ketron XD3, had a cover made by LeCover for my MotionSound KP-200S, and bought a $400 case for my new accordion. I cart everything and CAN'T STAND the look of banged-up, scratched-up, duct-taped gear. To me it looks unprofessional and obviously causes the gear to perform poorly over time.

On a side note, I'm the same way about vehicles and most other things I own. I hate when I get in a car and it has tons of fast food bags in the back, old french fries on the floor, newspapers everywhere, CDs on the floor and their cases thrown on the back seat. To me it represents a certain style of person - usually one I have difficulty getting along with.

Tommy