Rosetree, I'm not ridiculing anyone about the want for weighted keys. This argument has been going ever since I came to this forum, and it will never be solved in favor of those wishing fully weighted keys for their keyboard they purchased. In almost every instance, the demand has been brought forth by someone that either currently plays a piano, or previously played a piano.

I look at an arranger keyboard from a different perspective. To me, it's a very versatile tool, that can mimic nearly every instrument in the world. IT'S NOT, BY ANY MEANS, A PIANO! And, for the most part, I, and many of my colleagues are damned glad it's not. It's an OMB entertainer's greatest tool. It is so versatile that we can play songs that make us sound like a single guitar player, or an entire orchestra. We can utilize the built in styles and have perfect timing, and not have to rely on our left hand to provide the beat that piano players often do. And, with those wonderful, light touch keys, we can play a four hour job without our hands feeling fatigued, then do it again, night after night, after night with no ill effects. When I played semi-weighted keybeds, times when I filled on for a friend and played his Clavinova, I often felt my hands would never make it through the night.

As I said in my statement, if anyone want's fully weighted keys, and needs the expression they provide for piano players, they should not have purchased an arranger keyboard - IT'S NOT A PIANO! I wonder if those same folks ever go on an accordion or organ forum and demand that manufacturers go to fully weighted keys?

Merry Christmas,

Gary