Strange how Yamaha keyboard products (at least the lower to middle range ones) are experiencing so many of these quality control issues of late. Is Yamaha slipping?? Are they losing their footing and unable to lasso in these type of things from occurring in the first place and on what seems to be a widening scale? I understand that up until recently Yamaha Music Division was having trouble on the financial front and very possibly that is the main reason why things have gone down hill to such a degree in the quality control arena. But what I am hoping is that the recent hundreds of millions of dollars of cash infusion from their parent Company will start to turn things around for the better. Not only in the future production of the PSR S series but all of their other keyboard lines that need attention as well.

One thing I know for sure is the Motif XS line is rock solid in my opinion, having owned one myself recently and therefore can attest to its exceptional structural, electronic, and OS quality. Therein lies the quandry. TOTL boards seem to be rock solid and have been for many years. Middle and lower end is the area where things are slipping through the cracks it seems and only fairly recently from what I've observed. I hope Yamaha gets a handle on it soon. It just doesn't look good from a Company perspective when the eyes of the world are beholding these anomalies of quality control in the products that you (they) make. Maybe the $500,000,000 plus+ cash infusion will help to eliminate further issues soon and on yet to be released products in the future as well.

Best,
Mike