Terry, change is a good thing. Let us know how you like it, ie., keep us updated on your opinions, likes and dislikes, how the sounds compare to other boards- 'Tyros included'. I heard there are no expansion boards yet that will increase polyphony. Have you heard any word from Roland if there will be? The LCD on the S/88 is sooooo much nicer than the Motif ES. Yamaha really boo boo'ed big time when they kept that itsy bitsy teenie weenie LCD of the original MO. I bet right now as we speak Yammie is back at the drawing board laying out plans and blueprints for next Motif series which will probably hit the market sometime around Summer NAMM 2005. And I would lay odds that it will have a nice BIG LCD screen too.

PS: Terry, you always have that 30 day return guarantee. If the S88 doesn't live up to your expectations you can always return it within 30 days. To be honest, I'm suprised by your sudden purchase of the S88. I would have thought you would have at least waited until the Mo ES was out then you could have done a side by side comparison and then made your decision. The way it is now if you keep that S88 beyond 30 days you're stuck with it. Then when the Mo' ES hits the shelves and you find out it is a Workstation Keyboard to die for and beyond all your expectations, again; you're stuck.

PS: There might be some special reading glasses a person can buy to magnify and clarify the text, etc., on the Mo' ES's LCD screen. I think Athan Billias might have been wearing a pair when he did those videos at NAMM. Nothing personal Athan. Whatever works as they say.

As a side note: There is a new Laser Surgery technology. Conductive Keratoplasty (CK) is a new procedure for the correction of hyperopia-(An abnormal condition of the eye in which vision is better for distant objects than for near objects), which is in its last stages of clinical trial by the FDA in the United States. This procedure uses radio frequencies, which are transmitted onto the cornea, where thermal effects cause corneal tissue to shrink. The energy is transmitted regularly and in cylindrical shape. With LTK (Laser Thermo-Keratoplasty), a similar procedure, which has been in clinical trial for some time, the thermal effects are obtained in funnel shape by using a holmium laser. Preliminary results lead to the assumption that results attained after CK treatment may be more stable than those attained after LTK treatment.

So there is hope! We want a bigger LCD on the Mo' ES Yammie! Bigger! Yes, that's right. Now you understand... I HOPE!!! Is it too late in the game for the Mo' ES to get a bigger screen?? Huh? I would thank you, Athan would thank you, and more importantly EVERYBODY ELSE would thank you.

Best regards,
Mike

[This message has been edited by Idatrod (edited 08-18-2003).]