Yes, you're right about the temps! Fortunately I don't do hardly any outside gigs w/the keyboard or if I do I try to get under an awning. I did play 30 sax solo weddings last summer and 90% of them were in scorching FL sun being reflected off our (then anyway!) ultra white beaches. I don't think the wedding parties nearly appreciate what I go through as I am out there an hour before the ceremony setting up my Crate amp and then playing 30 minutes before the ceremony...and after they're done the formal thing I always stick around and play 30-45 minutes for their photo sessions. I end up sweating off a week's weight gain in a 2-hour wedding gig on the beach. Diki's right - shade is at a premium and the number one concern when you're stuck out there! I am considering putting a large umbrella (a white one!) in my beach buggy for this year's gigs! Just need to cook up a way to anchor it....

Big water dispenser... Fill it up at the beach, tie the umbrella to it (an eye hook works good), empty it at the end of the gig. Takes a hell of a storm to pick it up!

I don't play outside without one of these.

http://www.canopycenter.com/?Source=googleaw&kwid=portable%20canopy&tid=Exact

some sorth of Sun protection is always stipulated in my contracts provided by the client on any outside job period.

Same here, but sometimes things don't work out!

One of the problems with tents like that is, unless the sun is directly overhead, they provide limited coverage for the gear anyway, and often venues don't have room (or want you) to move them around much as the sun progresses. They are real handy for sudden shower protection (to a degree), but often can be a hassle on daytime gigs longer than an hour or so.

Well, we got off the subject here, anyhow, after getting deeper into looking at the Yamaha PSR-OR700 I retract my opinion of Yamaha doing a good job, other than a few hand full of styles, I would rather go with a PA500 than this, I haven't seen such cheap plastic which remind me of many toys that I see at the stores, nothing in regards to solo voices on the right hand or drums or nothing, put a PA500 next to it and the 500 really shines, hands down, now I know why KORG sells so many keyboards not just a good price but they have all together the whole package.

The s910 is the yamaha keyboard that can beat the
Korg pa500 and pa800. Imagine how good the next
Generation s series will be

Yes, but what good is it if it does not have the styles that one needs?

Bachus,
You kidding me...The Korg is the huge leader in Mid-Eastern market.
Turkey alone keeps the factory busy.

In 1987, shortly before the release of the M1 Music Workstation, Yamaha acquired a controlling interest in Korg's stock. The takeover of the company was amicable, and the two companies continued to independently develop their product lines and compete in the marketplace. After the following 5 very successful years, Korg had enough money to rebuy most of the Yamaha share back in 1993.

Maybe they need rescuing again?

Ian

Why?
IMHO, They do need some big chnges in their marketing dept.