Having been in my own very small business a while back, ( not related to music ) I understand the concerns of the business owners here on the forum and those that support them. I've always thought them to have been very helpful and I've never felt that any ( George Frank, DanO ) tried to pressure me in any way or oversell here. I have total respect for you guys.


That said, I also feel compelled to speak up on behalf of Alto in general and Chris in particular. Chris is always a gentleman. He never ever has tried to push any keyboard on me, never overhyped any of them, and he understands what I'm looking for and will tell me honestly, "Probably not what you're looking for" if indeed that's the case.

Because of his genuine sincerity, he has prevented me from making a purchase or three over the years, ( way more than that to be honest about it ), especially with software synths and apps. He knows his products and knows his customers. He always takes as much time as I need to explain what he sees and doesn't see in a product, and on those rare occasions when he can't compete on an item, he has pointed me where to go.

Alto was a small hole in the wall store some 25 years ago when I made my first purchase, a small guitar amp that I still have today. They were there for me and helped me out when noone from Yamaha seemed to want to address my buggy psr2000. For many many weeks I tussled with Yamaha. Once they got in the middle, the problem was solved almost immediately.

Quotes are given by email for a reason. It is not their fault that the quote was posted. Yamaha shouldn't try to correct them... they should thank their lucky stars for having dealers like them. Were it not for the way they helped me, after what I went through with the PSR2k, there is no WAY I'd have ever purchased anything Yamaha again. Instead, since that time, I've purchased a Motif, Motif ES, and Tyros 2, Yamaha acousic guitar and a DD65 drum machine.

They are always among the best on prices for any gear, and their service is, at least in my years of dealing with them, impeccable. What's so wrong with that?

AJ