Ok Scott I can see your excitement.....enjoy the moment.

I feel legitimacy can only be obtained with a merging of Synth WS/Arranger KB...until then separation of thought will remain.
That is the manufacturers trump card and cash cow lets face it after all thats their bottom line.

I applaud capturing this on video, but I agree, it is not that meaningful. After he walked away, he might've said to his group, "Gee, what a cheesy piece of crap that is... 61-key toy with light action and all that stupid doo-wop stuff." (That's not my opinion of T4, I'm just saying what is said on here sometimes.) Then again, he might love the T4. THAT would be something. Money talks, they should approach him.

PS -- Thanks for posting, Scott (and Tapas), it is pretty cool!

I really don't think so or he certainly wouldn't have sat down and played ... and kept playing. He obviously became curious enough to play around while the demonstator was playing. Then decided to sit down and investigate some more. Anything musical that someone of the stature of Jarret does is meaningful and deserves attention no matter how casual.

"Still waiting" to find out what Chas (cgiles) and Capt. Russ' take is on all this!

Same as Donny's (and that's rare for me ). He just happens to be right, well REALISTIC, about what this all means. If there had been a 200 year old harpsichord sitting there, I'm sure he would have sat down and played that as well. Don't read too much into things by seeing what you want to see. Besides, what should be important to you is not what chas or Russ thinks, but what YOU think. Until we get married or I start paying your bills, what I think should be no more than just another opinion. BTW, how long have you been waiting around for something to show up to counter my post (or justify your purchase).

Ok, so now your 'wait' is over.



chas

PS: Oh, an Spalding, better go back and read Bill's (semilive) post again. We have no idea what Keith thought of the T4......BUT I CAN GUESS

Oh, I forgot. Although I love Keith Jarrett (I have six of his albums), we all know that he's as nutty as a fruitcake........so he MAY like the Tyros 4. Listen to ANY interview he's ever done and tell me if you can make heads or tails of what he's talking about (or even why he is not in an institution).

chas

This sounds "no different" than many synthzoner postings. He should fit right in.

I will say the Yamaha Tyros4 is the first Yamaha keyboard over the last twenty years..that I actually like..

There are still too many negatives ..for me seeing myself wanting one though..The key size, range (61 keys) and feel..combined with an overpriced tag....will cause me to pass on it...I am also not as comfortable with Yamaha operating systems...

But with a run of repackaged keyboards over the years..I was glad to see Yamaha improve on some of the pass things I hated on the PSR and Tyros lines..

Come on Yamaha...Streamline the Tyros (next model) with a 76 keybed from Fatar..and a $3,500 list price..and maybe you will win another customer...

Through the years, I remember some of your dislikes of past PSR's and Tyros...
Keybed feel, 61 keys, OS, etc. Has this changed with the T-4?

Can you please re-cap all your 'hates' of past PSR's and the T-1/2/3?

What improvements does the T-4 have that make it less hateful?

BTW...I agree that the price of a T-4 is WAY too high... for me anyway