I started with the Technics Music Academy in Scunthorpe in 1994 (does anyone else remember Paul Hayes?) and for Christmas 1995 my parents bought me a lovely KN3000 (manufactured September 95). For the first 5 years of it's life it stayed at home, while I used the TMA's keyboards for things such as the Keyboard Festivals, Keyboard Band Challenge 1998 and the TMA World Record Attempt (that was an awesome arrangement).

I was virtually brought up on Technics music instruments and would spent most of my Saturdays in Middletons Music in Scunthorpe either playing the instruments or reading through the literature. They also sold Yamaha digital pianos but I always preferred the Technics.

I started piano lessons in 1998 and for my birthday my parents got me a PR602 Digital Ensemble, which is also a fantastic instrument.

After Middletons Music closed, my TMA music teacher and the majority of his pupils continued as the same group, still with the Technics keyboards. Most of them have since gone to university etc and a new generation of pupils have come through, and all learned on Technics keyboards.

My own KN3000 now goes out to concerts with me, and it still never fails to impress people with it's sound quality. I never plan to sell either of my instruments; I'll probably play them until they die (which I hope is a few years off).

I had a trip to Lincoln a few weeks back and went to Fox's Music. It was a bit sad to see just a small handful of Technics instruments in there and most of them were trade-ins, except for the solitary PR604 ex-demo.

[This message has been edited by Chris.Day (edited 11-27-2004).]