That's what has been so frustrating, Ian... I am definitely one of the apparently non-existent market research (I certainly wasn't asked! Who DID they ask? - yep, existing Yamaha 61 customers ) said does not exist, with what seems like quite a decent sized portion of this forum who would be VERY interested in a 76 S910.

All Yamaha need is a 76 note keybed (MoXS7 or NP-30 if you HAVE to!) and a bit bigger case. And that's IT... Not exactly the cost a totally new product (like the NP-V80 was) would cost them. Yamaha can afford to do a small production run, design the thing around the internal componentry they already have in the S910, and test market it. Not claim market research that has apparently missed its' potential market completely.

Come on, show of hands... all you members using 76 note arrangers out there. Who of you got asked ANYTHING by Yamaha Market Research?

You ask enough blind people whether they need a red marker or not, pretty soon, you stop making red markers! Got to ask a sighted person from time to time... Me, if I were running Yamaha's market research, I would be asking EVERYONE with a 76 if Yamaha made one, would they buy it...

Then I would take a look at how little it would cost to make a 76 note case for an S910, compared to dominating in the one market Yamaha haven't even TRIED to compete in. Let's face it, Ian... if you think that the S910 is the best arranger in a 61, wouldn't it be the best arranger in a 76, too? Sure, you wouldn't sell as many as the 61. But since it would cost so little extra to produce, you wouldn't NEED to.

Frustrating, and now doubly so, as Yamaha produce a 76 arranger at the BOTL, proving that they DO think a 76 arranger will sell. I believe that the NP-V80 is no less a niche product than a 76 S910... Time for Yamaha to make yet ANOTHER step forward.