I'd say if you're going to spend in that price range, you should go for a Korg Triton... I wanted one of those for the longest time and has the perfect sensitivity and everything to function as a piano, tons of piano and organ modules, and if he's fourteen he'll probably appreciate all the other nifty stuff. Plus, they're really easy to hook up to the computer so you can record his playing or whatever.
And most MIDI-compatible keyboards should have foot pedal inputs.
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