With respect thats a back to front argument. The correct question is why should Yamaha make a 76 key keyboard ? What is the profit motive ? What are the threats to their profits if they dont ? What are the threats to their profit if they do ?

Until you can provide a business argument to address these four basic questions then everything else is wishfull thinking. It doesnt matter what yamaha "could do ". doesnt matter if they could move the modulation wheels anywhere else, make the keyboard lighter etc. Why should they do it in terms that they understand i.e profit?

Then they will listen.

Comparing Korg to the tyros makes no sense. Even if i prefered 76 keys i would still have bought the Korg over the Tyros because the korg is a fully featured arranger workstation sampler synth !!! People who buy the PA range are much more into creation and experimentation. Korg know their product market and differntiate their products accordingly. Yamaha know their customers and differentiate their products accordingly.

If the PSR900pro failed simply because of a buggy operating system then they would have produced a revised OS updates as they have with every bugged out keyboard they ever produced just like korg are having to do with the PA2X and the PA1x pro before it but it would not have stopped them from producinganother 76 keyboard would it ? They would not have dropped the keys just for that !!! Thats like saying the number of keys affected the operating System so if we drop the keys we will sell more bugged out boards !! Anyway i am just playing with you.

lets stick to the one discussion. Will 76 Keys on a yamaha T2 Sell more T2s and increase yamahas profits relative to the potential to loss of sales .

On a lighter note. I would love to see yamaha produce a 76 note keyboardf just to make everyone happy and focus on making music !


[This message has been edited by Spalding 4 (edited 03-27-2008).]