Thanks Bernie.

I had a PSR-6300...it was actually, a beautiful keyboard...I believe it was one of the first with velocity sensitivity...I also had it's forerunner, the PS-6100 which also had the opening lid (that became the control panel). It only had aftertouch (no velocity) but looked quite a bit the same...it was also minus the pitch and mod wheels that the PSR-6300 had. The 6300 also had a digital readout for the tempo. if I remember correctly.

Re Donny talking about his crazy keyboard buying...I had about 60 or more keyboards (not all arrangers) since I started playing (I'm 62)...I actually made up a list and it was rather shocking...wow...the money I spent as well.

The flip up lid on the PSR-6300 was actually used as part of the design for the hugely expensive Yamaha Electone HX-1 series organs (if you squinted a bit, it looked much like a dual manual PSR-6300 with the lid open). Well, a little bit. Ha Ha!

http://www.imoose.nl/electone/details/hx.htm

Did you own a Technics, and, if so, what model(s)?

They were way ahead of their time. Scott Yee was telling me that Technics were among the first to do the rootless voicing thingy, and also I remember seeing one (I think it had 650 in the name?) with the ON-BASS chording (first time I ever saw it on an arranger) and their chord recognition was very advanced for the time...probably still is.

Ian