The pros and cons are
1. she's good and who are we to hinder her progress
2. the mesh drum heads have better feel
3. buying the more expensive one, we are unlikely to have to upgrade
4. its bloody expensive
1. the cheaper one is still bloody expensive (but cheaper)
2. she's still learning and this one should be good enough for now
3. this is technically a secondary instrument
4. we will have to buy a 5 octave merimba in the next few years - minimum cost £6000 - more likely cost about £12,000 - http://mwstoreonline.co.uk/product/roland-td-11k-v-compact-series-electronic-drum-kit/ :scare: :scare: :scare: