No, it's probably because I don't have either of those that you haven't been made aware of the boneheaded decisions that they, down the years, have surely made!

From having read a few, occasionally more critical reviews of K & Y arrangers, I DO know that mistakes HAVE been made, features dropped, and user favorites are no longer with us...

But few seem as willing to criticize their own arranger as I am mine. It's not that they HAVE no flaws, it's just that some feel that they might 'lose face' by admitting what IS wrong with what they chose to buy. Me, I've no problem with it. I didn't design the damn thing, I just bought one. It's not a grandchild, or a beloved pet. It's a bloody keyboard, that's all! Just like all the other bloody keyboards I have

It doesn't make me sound any worse, or play any worse to admit what flaws DO exist in my arranger. I just wish more of us could see this, and get a more honest dialog going about real arranger use and problems that arise. But we are all so tied up in bragging that only WE have the 'best arranger' that serious flaws, boneheaded manufacturer changes and just plain silliness get a free pass, and the manufacturers continue to go ahead in the knowledge that we don't care, and even if we did, it would kill us to publicly admit it

Ian should be eternally grateful that Yamaha DON'T make a 76... Or I might have one, and all the dirty little secrets would be out in public by now

[This message has been edited by Diki (edited 06-14-2008).]