Well Trident, rumors are rumors, but they generally contain some or a lot of truth...where there's smoke there's fire, so to speak.

Water cooler talk has Casio bringing out a new arranger, or arranger/piano, that will fit in price around (or slightly above) an MOTL arranger from other companies, but offer features that rival the TOTL models.

Think of it...Yamaha has no arranger product to slot in between the S910 and Tyros3...there is a big difference in the price of those arrangers, is there not?

Roland presently has no arrangers above the GW-8/Prelude.

Rumor has it, that this new Casio arranger will have an all new tone generator with sounds similar to Korg's DNC and Yamaha's Mega/SA.

Style parts will have four variations, and finally, a mod wheel will join the pitch wheel.

It is supposed to be introduced in the new year...but, who knows?

Again, I stress these are rumors, and they mostly seem to be going around amongst those in the business, like clinicians, product specialists, and a few dealers....that's why I asked George if he has heard anything....obviously, he has not.

I hope they are just rumors.

Ian