$3999.99

Mike, you sure have a knack for bending the truth, or at least misinterpretation.
As I mentioned in another post, I am just a hard-working, full-time musician, but insist on having the best tools for my trade. A $4500. keyboard is not extravagant in this respect. I generally haul it in a 1997 Chevy Silverado these days. It's a matter of priorities.
Also, I have had no problems whatsoever with any Ketron product I've owned, including the Audya, other than being damaged in shipment.
If you must mention my name in the context of being rich, please send money to make it true.
DonM

Ketron certainly are not very competitive price-wise

they tyros 3 was a little more expensive than the Audya 76 last year. so I would say their prices are in line with the other manufacturers.

For a working pro no big deal...it's just an investment and a few gigs pays it off what ever it costs...you'll make a 1000x plus for that measly investment thru the years of gigs ...if you like it buy it......if you dont ebay gone!

i dont agree. If you never bought another keyboard again you would save that initial investment every year and stil make the same money that you do now . Your reasoning that your gigs pays back the investment is false. You would have to make back the initial investment over and above the usual money you would make each year from your gigs. I do not believe for a minute that you make back £3000 plus in profit each year over and above your normal annual profit just because you bought a new keyboard and your customers liked the sound so much they decided (without you increasing your prices or giving you more gigs) to simply pay you more. This is just a false argument to justify buying a new keyboard every year. And you dont have to justify your purchases. If you want it and can afford it then go for it.

i guess it's enough if you make extra just the difference between the price of the new keyboard and the money you can sell the old one for. that is making it worthy.

but you're right. that is why i still have and keep the old faithfull Pa50. I believe it is still doing well, sounds good and up-to-date enough so I will skip the actual generation of Pa. Probably I will get the next one though.

well Im guessing your NOT a fulltime working pro?...I stand by my staement.

Well I have dicided to invest my money wisely and not give it for some over priced keyboard, so I am going to buy 5000 lotto tickets, yeh, I'm tired of just throwing my hard earned money away.

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no i am not a full time working pro. But i know that people dont pay you for the instrument you use. If you think they do then thats your belief but just because you believe it, doesnt make it so. And please dont pull rank like being a full time musician adds any weight to your point. Tell me your an acountant, tell me your a finance director or some other profession that knows something about handling money. I know more pro broke musicians who can play circles around me but cant get a mortgage because they dont know what their trading profit is than you can shake a stick at. Funnily enough much of their money is wasted collecting the next 'must have gear' . They couldnt afford to contribute into a pension, they couldnt afford life cover to protect their families but they were happy to 'invest' in another piece of gear that would pay for itself etc etc. They didnt get what the word investment means.Like i said you dont have to justify your purchases. Its your money and i will never try to tell you how to spend it.



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