Sad but true. I do hope Yamaha relents and does make a 76 key version somewhere down the road. And in my opinion the sooner the better for those of us wanting 76 keys. If they wait too long to do it the hype will have long since faded and another Manufacturer will have stepped up to the plate and most likely offer something even spicier with more features and more realistic sounds AND 76 keys. As we know Roland and Korg aren't afraid to offer 76 Keys in their high end Arrangers evidenced by the Korg Pa1XPRO and the Roland G70.

What I'm hoping is that if Yamaha does indeed offer a 76 key Tyros2 they will make it light enough so as not to restrict sales from people who won't buy a heavy keyboard no matter how good it sounds.

It shouldn't be too hard in my opinion seeing Roland has the Fantom X7 (76 keys) that weighs in at 32 lbs. Granted it's no Arranger but what's the diff? Styles and Multipads can't weigh that much right? And Sample RAM can't either for that matter.

Eventually the technology (which is basically here btw) will make it possible to make 76 Key or even 88 Key keyboards much lighter than they are now. And they will actually be stronger and more durable than the composites that are currently being used.

Don't laugh but eventually 88 Key keyboards will be made that weigh in the neighborhood of 25 to 45 lbs - with fully weighted keys! And you can imagine what their 76 Key counterparts will weigh in at. And we're talking full blown high end Workstations and Arrangers not Wal-Mart specials.

Then maybe we can even get Scott Langholff to consider getting something other than 61 keys.

Best regards,
Mike

PS: I really liked the Sax in that new super articulation demo. It is the best sounding Sax I've heard on a keyboard. The breathing thingy is a neat little added feature, which, if not overused, could add demension to a song. I do agree that Yamaha should make it possible to vary the breath sound.