Registered: 10/09/04
Posts: 2580
Loc: Ocala, FL USA
Yep...I see. It's nice to have the GP on site...the 76 issue is perplexing. There's something there at Yamaha we don't understand...no matter what anyone says here...somethings up. It may be a simple as when they meet for requirements definition...a couple senior mgs just say 'This is a home keyboard and we are not going to do 76 keys' As long as they sell enough 61's they are not going to change it. Bachus said that 50% of the arranger players want 76...so there's demand for sure.
With me...I always played organ...so I'm kind of stuck with arrangers because the organs went away (Yamaha) 1 manual 61 notes is TIGHT for me. Forget playing any meaningful piano too (But I didn't have that on the organs either (2- 44 or 61 note manuals). 76 is a nice compromise and I think it was Diki taht said it's the overall size & bulk that's a concern for the 61 lovers not the 76 keys.
I'm here to tell you I could move my PA2XPRO around a lot easier than my T2...the T2 was very wide & thick and no light weight either. The PA is easier to grab hold of & carry. It ssure isn't light either..BUT IT IS A METAL CASE...and meant to last.
In my case I use the 76..if I get a T4 because I want the content..I will have a 76 under it.