... Jerrold Fisher, conducted his Pocono Choral Society in one of the best full Messiahs I have ever heard. The mostly New York ringer orchestra was superb, the singers and soloists as well. The excellent keyboard instrument was a Yamaha CP300. Several wonderful harpsichord sounds superbly utiliized. There was absolutely no electronic artifacts and I kept looking for a "real" instrument. .

S

I have access to a KORG keyboard - not sure of the model no. - I found it at the church where I work. It has weighted keys, is touch sensitive and has a superb sound. If I was going out shopping I would check KORG as well as the other popular brands. Just my 2 cents. L.

I TOTALLY agree with Stephen Stomps. This is the keyboard I use in my limited spcace choir loft. All of what you are looking for is there... INCLUDING the ability to use different tunings... which is great for early music. Get thyself to a Yamaha dealer and check it out. I will say that the amplification system you use will need to be c arefully considered as well. We are using the Yamaha STAGEPAS 500. The only criticism I have had/heard is the a Yamaha keybord piano sound is a sampling of  YAmaha piano, whereas the Roland is a sampled Steinway sound. IF you really need to have a Steinway sound, you can alwyas buy a little Rolabd box voice thingy to run into the Yamaha. Originally when we were using smaller monitor type speakers, I noticed a difference, and was a little disappointed. But once we got the bigger system, I couldn't be happier. The original reason for using self powered monitor speakers in the beginning was that we were NOT looking for an "amplified" sound. We were looking for something that would just be as "loud" as our steinway on the main floor. With the upgrade, we are able to keep the volume down, but get a much higher response... AND we can make it BIG if we need to. We have a huuge EM Skinnwer, and before, with the smnaller speakers, piano/organ duets were not very good... Now we can "amplify" the volume just enough with plenty of room over and above that eliminates any distortion created by pushing the smaller speakers...

LA LA LA... this is probably more than you wanted to hear, but I hope it helps. Also... Am in a horrible rush and don;t have the time to proofread this...please forgive any mstakes/typos...