Originally posted by Diki:
And Ian, if you only ask what keyboard you want at clinics and seminars for people that already USE a 61, OF COURSE you are going to get a preponderance of replies that a 76 isn't needed. That would be like going to a piano convention, and asking whether a 61 note piano is a good idea!
Not really, Diki...we've been asking this question in many different ways, and the majority want 61 keys...and the majority rules.
Home piano players who want arranger features will buy a CVP Clavinova or a DGX-series piano...they would not buy a 76-note semi-weighted keyboard.
The pro piano players generally buy 88/76 note workstations, not arrangers...Yamaha makes a workstation with 76 weighted keys that is very popular, as it is easier to transport in a compact car.
The amount of people wanting a 76 note
arranger is small...believe me, I've been in this business for quite some time.
Sure, there are a few, especially here on SZ, that want 76...they don't represent the general buying public...
most arranger buyers are home players who will buy a Tyros/PSR if they came from an accordion or synth background, or a CVP Clavinova if they were pianists.
I'm told that Korg sells far more 61 note arrangers than 76, and they pretty well have the market for 76 cornered..the number of PA2Xpros is not a lot, so figure that Yamaha obviously does not want a piece of an already small pie.
Remember, these companies watch each other's sales figures, and there are ways they can get to them...big money always has it's ways.
Ian
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