Sorry, but if Roland Arranger were that healthy, worldwide, why no new TOTL or MOTL models for YEARS?

G70, E80, E60/50... G70 and E80 are discontinued (although no-one has definitively confirmed that they are discontinued in Europe, too), who knows how long the E50/60 will continue?

And the Prelude and GW-8 (as hard as Roland try to badge it as a WS, the GW-8 is pure arranger) as the only new arrangers in four years or so.... Hardly confidence inspiring, if there IS a healthy arranger market abroad...

Roland is fine......they make an excellent product that last for years ......dont be a fortune teller just let it happen

Oh come on Diki, you don't seriously believe Roland has to rely on arrangers to survive in the industry?

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Burkels... please note I did say "Roland Arranger" above, not Roland in general. Roland's health as a company is probably fine (given the circumstances), but Roland's Arranger Division has had well published cutbacks and loss of market share. And a screeching halt in TOTL and MOTL innovation and new models.

How old is the G70 now? Five years or so? The E80 is essentially the same thing in a 61. A few things added, a few things taken away. But hardly a 'new' Roland arranger. And it is four years old. Roland used to have about the same three year cycle that Yamaha do. They are now two years late. And still no reliable word of new TOTL and MOTL product, just cheap toy arrangers with very limited capabilities.

If that's the sign of a healthy Roland Arranger Division, with huge European demand, I think we have a problem...

Perhaps they agree with you, Diki, and forsee the arranger going the way of the home organ? It could be that they're the only prescient player in the big three? Time will tell.