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Originally posted by travlin'easy:
The only statement I can make, which I sincerely believe is relevent, is Don't Get Old. When I was young that PSR-5700 seemed fairly light, and hefting that 107-pound amp from the van to the refrigerator dolly was just part of a days work. And, those 105-pound speakers, what the hell, they sounded good. When you reach the ripe old age of 67 and perform one to two jobs daily, plus drive 40 to 75 miles between jobs in grid-lock traffic, lighter keyboards, regardless of the number of keys, is much better. In fact, anyone that hauls heavier equipment around, just because he or she thinks is better, is an idiot. If you sincerely believe that lugging that heavier crap around makes you a better performer/musician/entertainer you're living in the dark ages. Nobody gives a damned if your keyboard has 76 keys, 61 keys, 88 keys, of 200 keys. Your audiences could care less if your speakers are 10-inch, 15-inch, 20-inch or 36-inch--they just want to be entertained. This entire topic is utterly ridiculous. What the hell am I doing here? I'm going to mix up a good margaretta, prop my feet up, hope for good weather and go sailing.

Cheers,

Gary



But what if the heavier equipment IS better? I mean, no-one is playing balsa wood pianos (but they gotta be lighter!).

Not ALL heavy gear is better, but not ALL lighter equipment is either...

Liberace could have entertained a crowd on a kazoo. This, I guess, makes him a moron for using a piano? The list of top pros that use 88 key equipment is pretty much ALL of them. Idiots all, apparently.

Some of us play for the people that CAN tell the difference. Others, it seems, prefer an audience that CAN'T. You are welcome to them They will soon be all that is left, once you show an audience that you think they don't give a damn about anything but 'entertainment'. Better get your chicken hat warmed up!

Age and health, as I said, were VERY valid reasons for using less than the best because it is lighter. I think you just proved my point. Now, you kids.... GET OFF MY LAWN
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