Taike, no one is set against them making a 76 (at least I'm not)..it's just that this same discussion took place after each Tyros was introduced...in fact the discussions were even longer.

Yet, each new Tyros was 5 octaves.

Two Yamaha reps also confirmed that the Tyros would remain at 5 octaves...one was talking to Diki, and the other to KingFrog.

Of course, no company is required to give reasons why they do, or do not, make a certain type of product, but, they did make it clear that their marketing research showed that a 76 note arranger wasn't worth the effort...the segment is too small.

The company obviously said, "No", or we'd be seeing a Tyros4 with 76 keys.

Just to be clear...I have sent in a request for 76 keys many times...I also directed Yamaha people to this forum, and to the discussions regarding 76 keys.

Will there be a Tyros5 with 76 keys?

Who knows?

The earlier discussions here, after the Tyros, T2, T3 etc, obviously have had no bearing on what's going to be made...and I seriously doubt this one will either...it's the same small bunch over and over, and many of them don't want a Yamaha no matter what number of keys it has...they don't like the Yamaha sound and want that changed too.

What I find amusing is all the "arm chair amateur marketing" geniuses that somehow think they know more than the marketing mavens of a very successful company.

Ian