Played three jobs last week with the little Roland monitor and the NP-30 Yamaha.

One was for a board meeting/dinner for a private college. Attendance: 35. There is a 100 year old grand at the school in questionable shape.

The second one was for a reception in the entrance area of a faculty club at the University, which had been recently rennovated. People came and went, but the average cround was probably 40.

The third one was at a dinner before the start of a city council meeting. There were about 50 there. Also used a new Cordoba Gitane guitar, a copy of the early 30's Selmer-Mckafee that Django and others played.

Total cost of the keyboard and amp...about $500.00. Total weight: about 30 lbs.

Ideal? Not for all jobs, but for quiet receptions and meetings for 50-60 people and under, it does the job, especially considering the shape of some house pianos I see (UGH!).

A long-time friend has been asking me to play for his weekly Kiwanis Club, and I've been avoiding it because of the condition of the house piano. I may do it on this little rig.

Booked an annual outdoor event for 3,000 plus people at a large automobile manufacturer for the spring (been doing it for 15 years) . That will involve 4 500 watt Crowns, 4 18" subs, a B-3, two Leslies, vibes, 4 other players and lots of other neat stuff.

Still, the little light rig is adequate for a lot of my smaller jobs.

And the challenge of playing jobs involving vastly different material and equipment is fun and keeps you on your toes.

Russ (still having a ball playing) Lay