I wasn't talking about Dom or how good he is or his kb is.
there is no need for anyone to defend him in terms of the weight issue, and i was not trying to criticize his fine kb. I was discussing weight as a factor in the utility of arranger kb's that most pros travel to gigs with. There are many musicians who are impervious to the weight issue, in fact some are outright masochists, bringing the biggest and loudest amd most complicated to set up sound systems to any and all gigs in the belief that it makes them sound better than they are, let alone lugging heavy keyboards around. but for the majority, weight is an issue, a real issue, one that cannot be swept aside by saying that's the trade-off for quality. The trend everywhere in all electronic devices is compactization, lighter weight--and higher utility. computers, cameras, phones, tv's etc. The trend in kb's seems to be going in the opposite direction, which i fail to understand, except that maybe it is felt that a heavy metal and wood case gives the person who spends that kind of money a feeling they are getting their money's worth. A plastic case can be made well and hold up to all but the most extreme abuse for long periods.
The quality of the electronics inside bears little relation
to weight. Weighted, even semi-weighted keys are for piano purists who will use the piano sound foremost and want the familiar action. Weighted keys interfere with playing most of the other kb sounds with the expression appropriate to the other instrument sounds, so should be offered as an option. What i am saying is that I find no
credence in the argument that it is necessary to have a
heavier kb to have a better kb, and that the manufacturers know this, but don't feel they can justify the prices without the legendary "thunk" of the door closing on
Cadillacs, back in the day when that was the standard.

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Miami Mo