@zuki…

I completely agree about how crippled a 61 note arranger is if you use it for ‘normal’ playing and turn off the arranger. I don’t think I have EVER used a 61, a 76 being the minimum that can do regular playing as well as arranger use.

I think more of us need to think carefully about what we MIGHT want to do with a keyboard in the future before we settle for what really only works best with how we currently play. I have always split my playing between solo work and bands, and it always struck me as silly to have to have two keyboards to cover both scenarios when a 76 does it all. But that’s just me. Some don’t like the extra size and weight of a 76, but I feel they future proof you in case you want to grow…

And, of course, my 20 lbs BK9 easily allows me to stay on the 76 and still have a keyboard lighter than many 61’s! Win/win! 🎹