Diki,
Although I don't consider myself an "on-line retailer", such as musiciansfriend, etc., I do have a lot of customers from this forum. Almost every keyboard I've ever sold has been just what each customer has wanted because I spend a lot of time over the phone answering questions and giving opinions. I think your advice is meant for those online stores that have little to no service, at least I hope so. My one customer with a bad S900 is Don Mason and he has a new one on the way to him as I write this. With many customers, per their instructions, I open a box and check out the keyboard and for those that like factory sealed cartons, it is rare something happens.
As for the S900, nothing is different about the ones we receive here in the USA. Because Yamaha uses the PA-301 international power supply with all units being sold world wide, there are no differences. All units are exactly the same. I realize we have been seing posts regarding some defects, but I don't beleive there is any reason to think that Yamaha needs to recall or stop selling these keyboards. Hundreds and hundreds have been shipped and sold to customers in the USA and only a very small amount have had problems. I have spoken to Yamaha here in California and they are not seing any numbers larger than any other model they produce. They have no reason to be alarmed that there might be a problem.


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George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California
818-881-5566
www.kayesmusicscene.com