To clarify what I was trying to say:

For the last few years I've been casually talking to music dealers, salesman, musicians, and even some folks at Roland in California about arranger keyboards. The message has basically been that the high end arranger keyboards are not selling. In my area, one by one either the store closed (from Internet competition) or they stopped carrying the "biggies." I'd have to go into NY to see anything appreciable now and even then my understanding is those stores are even limited.

My own personal opinion is what I said previously (from my observations of the music performance arena)...that fewer musicians are investing in top of the line equipment. Why buy one of these exotic models when you never learned how to play correctly to begin with and your fast-food mentality will cause you to discard it before your 5 o'clock shadow appears? And then there's the economic squeeze where no one can afford these monstrosities anyway! And if you DO buy one, do you really want to sit down and take the time to learn how to program it (especially if it's a Ketron!)in today's busy world?

My prediction is that, yes, arranger keyboards will be around for a long time to come but only as small toys and party favors.
But..in the back of my mind, I really hope I'm wrong!

Lucky