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Originally posted by Diki:

Ketron do a great job of producing a 76 with the footprint of close to a 61 by moving the wheels to just ABOVE the keyboard on the LH side, and not using a floppy drive, so the whole 'too big' thing can be avoided by good design, and the 76 speaker-ed Roland E60 is a scant 3 lbs more than the S900 (and built like a tank), so that rules out the weight problem.

If Yamaha followed these guidelines, it would beg the question, why would anyone even USE a 61 if a 76 could be produced along these lines..? Especially for as little as 10-20% more in cost (the difference between an E50 and E60)


Just a question...if 76 notes are so popular, and the G70 and E-60 are so great(according to you and Fran, at least) why are the sales for these instruments so appalling?

The dealers I work with tell me the G70 has been a very poor seller, and the E-60 is even worse.

That doesn't seem like 76'ers are a runaway success in the Roland camp.

Blame it on Roland's marketing if you wish, but Roland's G70 and E-60 are marketed differently here in Canada and are sold alongside Tyros2 and S900 and according to my sources, i.e. salespeople and dealers, Yamaha outsells them both by a very wide margin.

Your argument doesn't hold any water, Diki...there's a big hole in your bucket.

Yamaha is clearly smart enough to avoid trying to dominate a market that is far from proven.

Ian
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