Obviously, any parent that sincerely believes that paying $1,200 for a keyboard has never looked into the cost of participant sports such as fishing, golf, hunting, etc. A small outboard motor, says something in the 25-hp category, sells for about $2k these days, and I just saw a 250-HP four stroke outboard that had a suggested list price of $24,800 and that before buying the boat and rigging. I know people that spend $%1,000 on a fly rod, then spend an equal amount on the reel. How about the price of a complete set of golf clubs with titanium shafts and balanced heads--$2,200 on sale. Buy the keyboard, the kid will be enamored with it's sounds and creativity, and 9 chances out of 10, the kid won't be hanging out on the streets looking for ways to buy drugs and get into trouble. If it were my son or daughter, they would get the keyboard, and I would be more than happy to toss in a years free music lessons to go with it.

Gary