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[kgarvey65]

If you own a Kronos you know the feeling of possessing such a powerful instrument. Please help an inspired musician who does not have a stable income purchase one of these amazing instruments.

https://www.gofundme.com/

[Bachus]

Actually this post makes you a beggar, by our western standards.. Its refrained uppon by many in my country as one of the lowest things...

Maybe you should try to get some stable form of income first before reaching out to your dreams...

[DaveKeys]

Work your way up to the Kronos - like I'm sure most people here have done. Get second hand boards, learn to get the best out of them, save up, trade in, etc. It's taken me years before I could reach the stage of affording a Kronos - it was worth the wait.
One thing I would never have done though is beg.
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[spaceman3]

I will give to the homeless.
I will give to the salvation army.
I will give to goodwill stores.
I will give to the needy in general when i can.
But you gotta pay your dues.
Me giving money so someone can get a free expensive ride?
No way.

[jeremykeys]

Sorry but I suggest that you do what most of us here did. We saved up for one. Myself, I saved until I could put down a good down payment and then paid the rest off over time. I worked extra hours to get more money so o could buy mine quicker. Some people suggested I try busking even on my days off. You might want to try that.
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[enigmahack]

I have a story.

I used to have a SY35 and that was my first 'real' synth. Everything before that was a casio or something similar, just toys.

I found out about the Kurzweil 2500 (I think the 2600 was JUST out but was far far too expensive) and since Jordan Rudess was using it, it was probably way better than I needed but I wanted one.

I didn't beg. I didn't plead. I used the skills and resources I had available to me, built a computer that was very capable as a music workstation and traded it with someone who was looking for exactly what I had provided.

It took me MONTHS to find someone who was looking for what I had to offer, but I was able to barter and trade into what I wanted.

Perhaps instead of looking for handouts from other people, you should take initiative on your own and do something about your situation instead of looking for someone else to do it for you.

How about you donate to me to fund my dream of having a Lamborghini?
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[fcoulter]

The problem with your GoFundMe is that it's completely one sided. There is nothing for the donor (like a Patreon funding request), nor have you said what you would do with the Kronos.

I've thought about using a GoFundMe as a way to accelerate keyboard purchases, but the only way I could justify it was with a statement in the GoFundMe that I would be pass on 10% of any revenue (gross, not net) generated by the keyboard for other musician's GoFundMe pages. Then I would at least be opening up the possibility that by funding my keyboard, you would actually be funding a bunch of musical equipment for a bunch of musicians. (No, I didn't include a ceiling on how much I passed on. If I made nothing, then nothing would get passed on. But if I made $1,000,000, that would be $100,000 passed on to other musicians.)

(Needless to say, I didn't do it. This was more of a thought exercise.)

Additionally, you didn't link any sort of examples of your music. Are you actually a talented musician who just needs a good tool, or are you an armchair dilettante who thinks a Kronos would look cool? Can't tell from your page. No resume. No links to YouTube videos of you playing. Nothing.

Now, on a different note. Debt is easily available. (Perhaps too easily available.) Do not buy a Kronos on credit unless you are positive that you can make the payments. If you do buy one on credit, make sure the interest rate is low; right now Sweetwater is offering 0% for 24 months. And use your bank's online bill paying feature to set up payments to be sent automatically, scheduled for your pay day so the payments are sent as you get paid. (Just because the credit card expects monthly payments doesn't mean it won't take weekly payments: divide the monthly payment by four.) If you don't have a regular job, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING ON CREDIT. If you don't have a bank account, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING ON CREDIT.

[fcoulter]

[black953mj]

Huh... I've been doing it wrong I guess.

Seriously though if you want/need it bad enough you will find a way to earn the money to get it. I will, however, give you credit for out of the box thinking. Problem is, most of us have had to work for what you are asking us to give you.

I fully support other musician's - if a someone I know comes across seriously hard times at no fault of their own I have been known to help bail them out. Guitarist I knew had ALL his equipment stolen, we passed the hat to get him a new guitar, amp, and effects to get him by so he could keep his gigs. While it was never requested he also paid us all back. (Oh, and he now carries appropriate insurance)

My point - he paid his dues, was working, had something happen and people helped.

Your request is a bit different.
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[black953mj]

[JFree]

Silly me, I had done all these gigs saving up for one. The working man's a sucka.

[GregC]

[enigmahack]

[fcoulter]

[mikeyd]

Yes, the very thought of hard work, saving money, and obtaining your equipment the way most of us have, is not in line with your sense of entitlement. Why work for it when people might hand it to you? Nice try.