One thing the discussion about 76 key arrangers is lacking is facts.
If Roland were to discontinue making 76 key arrangers, people assume that they are doing so because it is 76 keys.

People forget that the G70 is very big and heavy. The E60 just did not have all the right features. So just saying that they are discontinuing 76 key arrangers is misleading and does not tell the full story.


Likewise, saying that Yamaha is successful with 61 key arrangers so that is why they don’t make 76 keys is also misleading. Yamaha has never made a 76 key arranger that is not heavy, not bulky, and has a good working OS with sounds and styles. On top of all that, Yamaha says it does market research, but we have no proof of that research asking customers about a light-weight reasonalably sized (no bigger than T2), same sounds styles and OS as T2 arranger.

And no one has been able to answer the question. If T2 or T3 or S900 were 76 keys, the same weight as the T2, T3 or S900, same styles sounds and OS as T2, T3 or S900 small to fit in the back seet of a car, and no more than $100 than T2 T3 or S900, would that prevent persons from buying it?