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Originally posted by WDMcM:
Don, shall we go through this again. Several times you were given the opportunity to see and play a Genesys by 2 different people at our company.

That is not true. I have NEVER been given that opportunity, even though I offered to drive to Dallas to do so. It has been promised a few times, but that is not an opportunity, that is a false promise.

On one occasion, someone even offered to go out of his way to drive an instrument to you, but you said you had other things to do.

That is also not true. It is true that someone offered to bring one. They even called me one morning at 11:00 a.m. and said they were in Shreveport showing the keyboard to someone else. I was working 75 miles away, and said that I would return by 4 P.m. but they couldn't wait and offered to come "another day" which never arrived. I am available almost every day, but need at least a day's notice.

Since there is not a dealer close to you at this time we have offered to sell you one direct and give you the option to return it to us if not happy with it. Nothing to lose other than shipping costs! We go out of our way to accommodate our customers, potential customers and end-users which is one of many reasons why our sales are increasing steadily.

I don't recall your offering this, but I cannot afford to order a keyboard on speculation until I have made arrangements to sell the one I currently use. I have two teenagers, one in college and must budget my funds carefully.

I seriously wish I was scheduled to be in your area so I could show you the Genesys since I think you would be fairly impressed.

I seriously wish you were scheduled to be here too, but I think that will never happen.
I would EXPECT to be impressed with it.

On the other hand, it may be that you are so negative to the idea that it might actually be good, I am afraid you wouldn’t be able to realize just how neat it is. Pity.

That is also not true. If I was negative to the idea, I wouldn't bother commenting. I am telling it like it is, not as you suppose it to be.

Just for fun, take a look at the following website. This is a fellow that has used GEM keyboards for years starting with the SX-2 arranger. He now has 3 Genesys Pro’s. www.yankeejack.com.
The Miami Herald recently had a write-up on Jack. http://www.keynoter.com/articles/2004/10/23/lattitudes/lat10.txt

I have gone to various websites and have heard that many like the keyboard. I even took the time to download the entire owners manual and read it completely, in anticipation of seeing the keyboard.
I will no longer buy any keyboard unless I can sit down and spend some time playing it.

Another professional entertainer who is a GEM user is Arthur Hervey. Arthur is a regular at Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe. He is using a Genesys Pro and waiting to pick-up a Genesys XP for some of his out of town gigs since he can carry the XP with him on a plane. http://jackpot.sacticket.com/jackpot/entertainment/detail?id=33224


I can name 50 pros playing other brands for every one you can come up with playing a GEM. This doesn't mean one is better than other.
There are five casinos within 10 miles of me and I play fairly regularly at a couple of them.

I wish you the best, but what you said about me is wrong! I love my Tyros, but I'd dump it in a minute for something better.

DonM
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