I've just read a news article which reports that Technics are not actually shutting down until March 2005 ???? http://www.organfax.co.uk/news.html

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Willum

Interesting reading, but this will probably only
to get rid of any instrument still in stock?
No further developement I guess....
GJ

These magazines haven’t a clue what's going on, Willum. There is zero central stock of main models in the UK now. Dealers have a chance of ordering new stock for the next few weeks only. These orders will take months to appear. Depending on the orders placed now, production will continue to a cut-off of March 2005 only if orders justify it. Orders can only be placed at full trade, there are no discounts. Naturally worldwide stock situations will differ and will take differing lengths of time to run down - some dealers claim not to have even heard the news yet!

Thanks for the clarification Alec

My local dealer just got the news yesterday, which surprised him because he's selling quite a few units. So now he will order as many KN7K's and PR's as he can raise money for. I guess it's time for me to put in my order too, since waiting for an 8000 unit is no longer valid. If I had a spare floppy drive for my KN6K, I probably would stick with that alone, however it will now become my secondary unit. Since I don't want to give up music, I suppose I'll play my Technics units until they fall apart - or I do. Now it will be interesting to see if dealers buy a lot of keyboards, or dump the ones they have in stock.

Hi,
I'm hoping to maybe talk hubby ( wish me luck guys) into updating my pr602 piano to the newer model either pr604 or 804. I wouldn't want to bother with a second kn7 , but, since the piano's are so similar in many ways ( except for sd) to the kn7 , at least I'd always have a backup, should something go awry. Don't like my chances but
worth a try.

best wishes
Rikki

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bud Whipple:
If I had a spare floppy drive for my KN6K, I probably would stick with that alone, however it will now become my secondary unit. Since I don't want to give up music, I suppose I'll play my Technics units until they fall apart - or I do.

good luck!