That's too bad it (the arranger) isn't working out for you, Russ...as it has been said here many times, "They ain't for everybody!"

I come from a background of many years of piano (and Rhodes) and organ with bass pedals, and I had to change my approach quite a bit to get used to playing the arranger, especially the left hand chording.

For me, using an arranger gave me an edge over the many piano soloist and guitar singles, as what I was doing was a bit different, and, I put a lot of time into it to make it acceptable, at least to my own ears.

I never use the canned intros in the styles...I essentially take the stock intro, and edit so that I can play chords over it, and I always edit Intro I to give a stop/fill rather than have to use a pedal to stop (at a turnaround, perhaps).

Having said all that, I know several other pro keyboard players (mainly piano players) who just can't get their heads around the different approach needed to use an arranger, no matter how hard they try, so, if it's any consolation, you are not alone.

Rehab is tough (and slow at our age), especially where you have the problems, due to how much you need that area for playing.

I hope you can come up with a solution or workaround, or maybe someone else can suggest one?

Ian