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#288483 - 06/07/10 02:19 PM
Re: Yamaha NP-V80 - 76 key arranger! (almost)
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Originally posted by Diki: So the single finger chording of the NP-V80 makes it a 'home keyboard' too, then, doesn't it?
So much for it being a piano, then!
The DGX and CVP also have single finger chords, and they, like the NP-V80 are piano based arrangers. You see, I prefer to go by what Yamaha calls them, so there is no mix-up...why fuss with the marketing people? I only have to demo/play them and teach people how to get the most from the instruments. We can play the definition game till the proverbial cows come home, and the NP-V80 will still be an electronic piano with arranger features, and single finger chords for beginners...AND, the G-70 will still be a Music Workstation (according to Roland, at least) which is actually an arranger that includes a single finger chords feature for beginner workstation players, I suppose. Personally, I think if all these high end arrangers were intended only for pros, there would be no single finger chord feature at all. But, it is quite obviously a carryover from when they were designed primarily for home hobbyist players, much like the organs were many moons ago. Ian
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#288486 - 06/07/10 03:24 PM
Re: Yamaha NP-V80 - 76 key arranger! (almost)
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Originally posted by Diki:
Me, I tend to want to make my own mind up about things. No good can come of abrogating that responsibility to a salesman, for Pete's sake! I'm happy for you Diki..an unmade up mind must be a messy thing...I'm tickled you've got it sorted out. I do have the distinct impression, and so should you, that Yamaha know what they are doing marketing wise, especially since they are still making (and selling) MOTL and TOTL arrangers, whereas companies like Roland, who failed miserably at marketing their mid and high end arrangers, had to leave the segment altogether...maybe Roland should have called/labeled them "Home Keyboards" instead of naming them "pro instruments". The home market, for arrangers, as well as other keyboards, like digital pianos, is where the higher profits lurk...as well as more overall sales...I've been doing this stuff for quite some time, and that's been my observation. So, I'll stick with my little job doing the demo/clinic thingy and enjoy the kind of gigs that are far easier, more enjoyable, more rewarding, and much more monetarily lucrative than playing the bars...sometimes I snag an occasional dinner music gig; a nice addition...and, as far as trying to explain to you how Yamaha markets it's products, I'll leave that to the more qualified amongst the company...call Steve again, he knows far more about that side of the business than I, and if he can't answer all your questions, he'll surely know someone who can. I know Yamaha's marketing practices and jargon well enough to reinforce my clinician work, but, for the more stubborn and harder to please interrogators, I'm more than happy to pass them on to one of my more knowledgeable associates. Ian BTW, I'm not a salesman...I'm not allowed to sell...I simply point the client/customer in the direction of the person in front of the cash register. I also rarely quote prices...that's the store's job. [This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 06-07-2010).]
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#288487 - 06/09/10 08:45 AM
Re: Yamaha NP-V80 - 76 key arranger! (almost)
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