Quite so, George. As hard to find as many arrangers are nowadays, if you can't use a local dealer, online is a must. And, of course, your reputation goes ahead of you, unlike many (or at least a good reputation!).

But with the reported problems (just a tad too many compared to other Yamaha releases, we seem to think) that it would not be unreasonable to ask an out of town dealer to actually unbox it and test it before shipping.

Of course, you can't do this with the anonymous online retailers (there's usually nobody at the warehouse to do this!). But someone like George, or other direct store purchases (as opposed to online retailers) really ought to test this new model properly to help alleviate some of the anxiety before shipping.

What do you think?