This is how polls can be used to say ANYTHING...
The question was NOT asked 'would you like a 76 arranger from Yamaha?' or 'if Yamaha made a 76 arranger, would you buy one?' or 'would you be interested in Yamaha making a 76 (even if you are not sure whether it would be better than your current 76)?'
No, you phrase the question so that it will reflect what you want to hear. For instance, you could ask ANYONE here 'Would you buy the most expensive arranger if a very good alternative existed at under half the price?' and get the answer 'NO!'... In fact, the very poser of the original question would say that..!
But, instead, you ask one VERY focused question, and extrapolate the answer to a MUCH bigger question from that. And that, my friends, is sheer voodoo economics. Or, as Mark Twain would have said, 'Lies, damn lies, and statistics!'
But claiming a straw poll on a very precise question proves any fact whatsoever, well, I remind you of the straw poll we had a while ago about how many here played 76's.. From that thread ALONE, it was possible to 'prove' that MOST of us did!
An obvious fallacy... Pointed out to us by the very same people using THIS thread as 'proof' of THEIR point
Baby steps, Yamaha.... baby steps. Personally, why not test the waters with a 76 PSR910, and find out what the market is before you leap in with a 76 T4? I know I would buy one...
But leap into the fray with ONLY a 76 TOTL, well, if it doesn't take off like a rocket, odds are Yamaha will go ANOTHER ten to fifteen years before they revisit the question
They have already PROVED that 76 arrangers sell (DGX, YPG, NP-80v) as long as they aren't TOTL ones. So, how about just a GOOD MOTL one?
So, you see, were the question rephrased 'Would you buy a Yamaha 76?', well, first off, all the YPG, DGX and NP-80v players would HAVE to say yes
, and then the MUCH larger numbers that wouldn't buy ANY TOTL arranger, 76 or otherwise, would be able to join in, too.
And then your 'proof' might evaporate... or at least be a more representative answer.