Btw I have back trouble as well, some kind of sciatica/piriformis related condition, constant pain and annoyance. I find that Natural Calm magnesium drink seems to help a little, as does taking a turmeric extract supplement. 

@sharke... Yeah, just from messing around with it this afternoon this thing is gonna be more than enough for my needs. Sure it's only two octaves at a time but even for more traditional keyboard stuff I can toss right hand parts into a tune for chords then do the left hand parts over top. I'm not good enough (yet) to get both hands ripping at once anyway. For less traditional stuff the synths seem to do most of the work anyway. Man... I've got THOUSANDS of sounds at my disposal here. Very very cool. Now I have everything I need to make Sonar do what I want. The only limitations are my own at this point. Cheers.

Thousands of sounds? When you think how much you can tweak each preset, you actually have billions. 

...and he was never seen in the light of day ever again.

Beep.... at your age I would consider a good surgeon.... and I stress the word goog. Whatever the cost, it will be worth it if they can fix it, and they likely can. The top surgeons , you need a referral to most of the best but again, at your age I think you should pursue it, you'll find a way to do it if you set out to do it.

J