Originally posted by Diki:
 ...OTOH, I can think of dozens of keyboard players I know personally that use Kurzweil's, RD700's, CP300's, etc., and mysteriously, none of them are cripples   Whereas, from reading this forum, just about ALL of us are...
 Whereas, from reading this forum, just about ALL of us are...  
Right, with the gear I schlep around every weekend: RD700GX/55 lbs, XK3/40 lbs, Traynor K4/50 lbs, Motion Sound SW15/65 lbs, I don't remembering ever hurting myself hauling it around. On the other hand, my back is way out of whack at the moment because I cut a tree down and stacked about a half cord of wood two days ago. And the gig tonight is one where I want to take, along with the stuff above, my Leslie 3300/around 100 lbs, and yes I lift it into my vehicle by myself; it's all about leverage.  

Dave
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