Here's my theory Grandpa Doug. Yamaha's Keyboards are designed and produced in Japan. The majority of Japanese are of fairly small stature and likewise in girth. Okay, so you have millions of these 'thin' Japanese and of course they ARE the working force there in Japan. No whities, no blackies, no brownies, just these 'thin' Japanese everywhere. Now these Japanese make all kinds of great products, ie., Cars, Keyboards, Motorcycles, etc. But guess what? 99% of the Cars they make are small. The Motorcycles are again - a 'small' piece of equipment relatively speaking. And their Keyboard Keys are once again 'small' in comparison to some other Manufacturers, eg., Korg, etc. Now you may say - "Well isn't Korg a Japanese company?" Yes, but their Keyboards are made in Italy. At least their Arrangers are. And have you seen some of those Italian Opera singers? You guessed it, there is nothing small about them. Big, large, full bodied people - hands included. So Korg's Arranger Keyboard Designers are living large in Italy and because of it they give their Keyboard Keys an extra 2mm or so width to accomodate the "General" world population - which the vast majority are over 5' tall and weigh over 90 lbs.

I keep buggin' Yammie to give us larger Keys and it appears my pleas are falling on deaf ears. Small deaf ears at that.

PS: No offense intended to the Japanese people. But facts are facts.

Best regards,
Mike

[This message has been edited by Idatrod (edited 09-18-2003).]