Another one bites the dust. Too bad because we just lost a part of the competition that makes it better on the consumer. We still have the big three, ie., Yamaha, Korg, and Roland which is comforting. And a couple nitche makers like GEM and Ketron. Will Keyboards be like Cars in that your choices basically are limited to "3" makers? Let's hope not!

Technics/Panasonic has other electronic and other stuff they sell so Matsushita is still in business just not their Musical instrument division. And they will still make the parts for the Technics for 6 to 7 years. That is good news too.

Well UD, it looks like you'll have a rare classic on your hands in a few years if you decide to keep your KN7000. It may eventually become a collectors item that you could possibly double or triple your original investment if and when you decide to finally sell it. Although look for the existing stock of the Technics Keyboards to be rock bottomed out in price. If they do drastically slash the prices, that may be the time to snatch one up.

Best regards,
Mike