Taken from one of the review sites:

"Every Cover Band, Rock and Pop Band, and indeed every Recording Studio will buy this new-generation instument."

How far fetched is that? And if it's not offered in a 76 or 88 key version just the opposite will be true in my opinion. In other words: "Hardly ANY" Cover Band, Rock and Pop Band will buy this new-generation instrument. And to prove my point how many Professional Bands (Well known Bands or otherwise) use 61 key anything up on stage?
The answer is nary a one my friends.

They're very few and far between. OTOH how many 76 and 88 key keyboards do you see on a stage? Right, mostly all the Keyboards you see on stage are either 73, 76, or 88 keys? Occasionally you do see 61 keys but not that often. So do they think the Tyros2 will change that statistic overnight? Sorry, I don't think so.

But if Yamaha does offer a 76 or 88 key version somewhere down the road then Piens' bold statement may just have some truth to it.

Best regards,
Mike
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