Good point Chas...and thanks for siding with me...I always knew you could recognize a winner.

Steve Deming has told some people it is because the demand for 76'ers is too small for Yamaha to enter that marketing segment, pertaining to mid and top line arrangers.

He didn't say there was no demand...he just said there was not enough demand.

Now, why would a company make a product there is not much demand for...especially if that tiny niche is already filled with products by Korg, and to a lesser extent, by Ketron and Mediastation?

If this segment were so lucrative, why didn't Roland make a 76'er to replace both G-70 and E-60? They already have the components, and according to G-70 owners, it's technology is still competitive, and since some people also believe that the cost of making a new case/cabinet is negligible, there's no reason why they didn't make one....unless the market is too small to warrant it.

If there was a viable market, do you honestly think a big company like Yamaha wouldn't want to be in on it?

Methinks that Steve is right, and my own experience in the field bears this out...I have a good idea what is selling and what is wanted; I deal with many arranger players on a day to day basis, and I am a member of several public and private Yamaha forums.

This controversy wages on and on because some people aren't satisfied with Yamaha's stated reasons.

Is it any wonder it hasn't concluded?

Ian