You can still do that, but you'll have to drive to Rockville, Maryland and visit Washington Music, or head to the west coast and see George. Sorry, but there doesn't seem to be any other options.

According to a local dealer, keyboards are the lowest profit margin item he has in the store, and Yamaha, Roland and the other manufacturers want to dictate how he conducts his business. Despite the fact this guy does well in excess of $2-million a year retail and service, they want to tell him how he should run his store. He told them where to put their keyboards! If someone wants to buy a Tyros2 in this part of the world, they'll have to drive to Rockville, or order it fron Dundalk Music. The only other option is ordering online, which to me doesn't make sense. If I were in the market for a new keyboard, the 90 mile drive to Rockville is a drop in the bucket. At least I'll get to see, touch, feel and hear the keyboard before laying out my hard earned cash. In Squeak's case, the drive is nearly 6 hours, but again, it's still a drop in the bucket when you consider the consequences of buying a keyboard you may not like and having to return it. Fortunately, there are forums such as this one where you can obtain a wealth of information, weigh the prospects, then make up your mind based upon what you read. However, nothing, absolutely nothing, beats hearing and playing the keyboard first hand.

Cheers,

Gary

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