Sorry, Ian, 'Home KEYBOARDS'...

Apparently, according to you, we are ALL playing 'Home Keyboards'..

Just SOME are built as well as workstations, and others are built like... Well, anyone been to Wal-Mart lately? Some VERY PSR-like construction there...

It's just a shame that Yamaha don't offer a choice of construction qualities. Then the marketplace itself could decide whether we want lightweight, flimsy no touch keyboards, or, for the same price as WSs, the same build quality. But Yamaha march us down this dead end street, with no opportunity to show with our wallets that we ARE interested in better construction other than to buy the competition. Take it or leave it... The Yamaha Way.

They are increasingly moving towards the cheapest, flimsiest construction that they can possible get away with, while AT THE SAME TIME improving the build quality of their WSs. And all you (and, in fairness, most Yamaha owners) can do is sit around and go 'Yea, Yamaha, go team, go!' like some poor Japanese corporate drone. I was hoping for, let's just say, a little more WESTERN approach to corporate cutbacks.

Sumimasen.... My mistake. Can anyone lend me a katana and a shoto for seppuku?