'People routinely drop ten times the V-Piano's price on a real grand. Which, unless you spend a fortune on piano technicians, only sounds ONE way. A 'true' one trick pony.'

This is true dikki but most Pianos that are bought at 60 to 100 grand dont actually get played !! They are investments or displays of ostentatiousness bought for and by the very wealthy as expensive furniture. When they buy one of these pianos they do not expect it to fall invalue by 50% 3 years after buying it. The V piano most certainly will !

There are probably no more than 20 pianos that musicians actually want emulated. Very few musicians want to create a piano that has never been heard before. And the piano purists certainly dont want to create piano strings coated in silver gold or platinum !!

Surely it is obvious that this instrument has a very limited market just like the Korg Oasys has. Thats not to say it wont be bought at all , just that its appeal is very very limited.

I respect the gentleman that actually played the V piano and i wish him well with it if he in fact does purchase one . I am sure it wil satisfy whatever need he has for the V piano. But just like the Korg Oasys, there will be some purchasers getting the instrument purely on the basis that they will want to show off that they were the first to buy the latest and best roland offering only to be selling it a few months later at a hugely reduced price. Maybe you should wait a few months and pick up a bargin v piano second hand....