Hi Larry

You have started a very interesting subject.
I traded in my KN5000 for a KN7000 on the very first day they were available at my local music store. Until reading your post I didn�t realise how paranoid I am about losing my precious KN7000. Every time I lift the main panel I�m looking for signs of wear in the hinges and when pressing the On button I feel a great sense of relief when the screen displays the normal �picture�. My unfounded view is that every button has a certain number of presses before it wears out and fails, so I am very reluctant to press any of the buttons more than I have to, like the Program Menu, Page Up / Page Down, Start / Stop ect. I know this is totally ridiculous and its holding me back from experimenting with this fantastic keyboard.

I have a couple of expensive guitars and effects units but their demise is nothing compared to my KN7000.

Glen