Martin:
I tend to gravitate to anyone who starts with ". . and I'm an old . . . " Next thing you know it we'll be trading nostalgic stories about the Great War . . .

I can't remember - did you (or somebody) post something on the Orchestral II? You satisfied with it? How does it compare to the first orchestral expansion board? I'm in the process of giving my wife a Christmas list, and considering my interests in orchestral instruments, one or the other is going on it. (Any port in a storm, as I always say!)

Wayne:
It was a Yamaha PSR280 that got me into this stuff. For a $200+ keyboard, it's amazing - I used it in two performances with laptop-delivered sequences, and it sounded quite good with my guitar and voice! It's a shame that 10 times as much money doesn't get 10 times the tones and realism. Don't get me wrong - I'm glad I'm expanding my palate - but it raised unrealistic expectations about how much I'd have to pay for it all!

I'm still using the Yamaha, actually . . .