I've had two of these keyboards for three years now, and they are wearing out. Both of them need button replacements where switches have become unresponsive. One might need a new strip under the keys.

One keyboard is having dropouts on the left channel. I am going to have to hope that the aux outs work. That keyboard is also having an intermittent problem with the pitch bend wheel. It has stuck a few times.

With the music rest slot on one keyboard the plastic has bent, so the rest falls off with a moderately heavy music book. On the other keyboard, the plastic slot is broken on the edge. For both keyboards, I had to create a makeshift solution - an excellent one, with velcro.

Anyway, one keyboard is in repair while the other one is giving me problems. I urgently want to get the PSR S900.

Beakybird

Do you have reason to think the S900 will fair any better?

That is one of the reasons[quality] , I sold off my PSR's..I knew what was ahead for me to keep them..

Fran makes a good point. Although I'm interested in the new S line, it would strictly be used at home.

The PSR's aren't designed for road use (regardless of what others here say who gig with them). Sure they're light, but they're light for a reason. I read a review the other day regarding the 3000 and the owner had to replace to strip under the keys twice in 18 months.

Yamaha sure does pack in a lot of features, but you really take a hit in build quality with the PSR line. Hopefully the S-900 will be different.

Squeak

The 3ks have withstood rigorous gig conditions without a problem, but lets face it ...its plastic!!!.....& for a pro who uses it daily what more can you ask for in reliability?........just think of what you earned with it at the 3k price point vs replacing, upgrading or what ever .....these are all tools of the trade that need to be changed.......I have no qualms & no regrets with the 3k it has served me very well......


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Go figure..Donny had to replace his key contact strips every 6 months on his PSR9000.....yet..he stayed clear with the problem on the PSR3000...I call it lucky

Gotta love those all metal Ketrons. I'm going on 14 years at least 5 jobs a week, 6 months a year outside...no problem with my MS-60 and expect the same ruggedness out of my SD-5. I bought a PSR 3000, was wary of the quality and didn't like the sound. Gave it to my granddaughter.

Hope they hold up for those who use them.

Good luck"!

R.

george kaye says he is impressed with what he has seen
of the build quality of the s900 v. the psr3k.

the complaints re reliability and wear may be well-taken,
but that has nothing at all to do with the fact the shell
and buttons are plastic, does it? as far as the music stand,
yes, but that is more likely due to poor design in relation
to the materials used. the low price point of the 3k may
have affected the quality of the interior parts. the s900
comes at a time when more quality can be built in at the
same price point.

and if you drop a plastic kb it can crack, whereas a metal
one won't..but a cracked shell is not really a problem
except cosmetically. it's what happens inside the kb from
the impact that is the problem. the plastic cracking vs
the metal actually absorbs more of the force so the
insides are less impacted..like crumple zones in autos.

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Miami Mo

Yep, the 9k was real bad design with keystrips at $60.00 a pop + labor.....but the 3k is a different single rubber cap design which held up pretty well.

My experience with the 9000 and 3K is identical to Donny's. I loved the 900...but it was heavy and the contact strips had to be replaced at least once per year.

The 3K has been a Godsend. I have two (including one of Donny's). After almost 3 years, I encountered my first problem with one. It was, according to the tech that worked on it, an electrical converter that went bad.

Other than that...no problems with the 3K.

Eddie

Well, I was kind of sanguine about the repairs needed on my PSR3000s, attributing it to normal wear and tear. I do over 500 shows a year, and they are 3 years old. I feel like I got my money's worth.

Nevertheless, it is obvious that there are more sturdy keyboards out there. I'm really into the Yamaha sounds and styles, and the Tyros series has two drawbacks for me - price and lack of internal speakers.

I have a friendly acquaintance who is an engineering student and gifted with fixing gadgets. I dropped off one of the keyboards - the one with the sound cutting out - for him to look at.

I do hope that the PSR S900 is better built, or that the replacement doesn't take three years to come out.

Beakybird