Just because an electronic has stops, keys, etc., does not mean it's merely pretending to be a pipe organ, nor should we look down on it for not having pipes. A convertible and a pickup truck both have engines, wheels, doors, etc., but we do not scorn the truck because its top doesn't go up and down, nor do we mock the convertible because it won't carry pigs to market...yet we do regard electronics as somehow inferior to "the real thing" because_______(fill in the blank). I think the PR300S and other synthesizers/sequencers (Will someone explain to me why it's called a sequencer? What does it sequence?) escape the substitute label, and all its accompanying baggage of ridicule, because it looks different, works differently, doesn't compete much, isn't a threat, can't be "played," etc., so it's OK that it's not the real performer/instrument. What say you? Incidentally, if you want to strike fear in the hearts of the "purists" and see the most amazing facial expressions, ask them why pipe organ builders increasingly use electronic stops, why electronic builders frequently employ pipes, and what they would call an instrument that is roughly 50/50 pipe and/or electronic...try not to smirk. Noel Heinze, Asheville, NC St. Giles Chapel, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community Rodgers 835B and PR300S ============================================================================= New low pricing on books and music for the Rodgers Organ at www.frogmusic.com ============================================================================= To unsubscribe or change mail delivery (digest, vacation) go to www.frogmusic.com/rodgersmem.html