Diki,
Please allow me to chime in here with this discussion. I've been on Vacation the past 5 days so I've been away from my computer.
Although I am not a CK dealer, Roland had set me up as a G70 dealer when it arrived in the States last year. I do think that Roland CK realized that this product would be more difficult to sell through just CK dealers who prefer selling the products that look more like upright and grand pianos. I've been told that other dealers like myself were to be brought on board as roland CK sees a need in a specific area of the country.
In my store, the price is right in line with every other 76 key arranger I sell in this catogory of product. I know of the reputation of the home dealers in the past regarding prices, but I can assure you that in my music store, this doesn't occur and in fact, Hank purchased his G70 from me and at a price he was very happy with. Right before I left for my trip I spoke on the phone with Hank and told him that upon my return, I would be sending him out a compact flash card with hundreds of additional styles loaded for him to use.
I'm sorry if I added to this discussion growing even more, but I felt I had to defend the fact that there is a dealer, not a CK traditional dealer selling G70's to many customers here in the USA.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California
818-881-5566