Gary wrote: “I don't care how many keys any manufacturer's arranger keyboard features, just as long as I can play it.”


If only Yamaha and others could think like you.
The only time the number of keys really matter is if you have less than what you want. For a person who wants 76 keys a 61 key would not suffice because 61 is less than 76. For a person who wants 61 keys, 49 would not suffice because 49 is less than 61.


However, the opposite is not true. For a person who wants 61 keys, a 76 key would suffice because 76 is more than 61. So to a person who is content with 61, what does it matter if the keyboard has 15 extra keys than they want?
You know, for all the detractors of 76 keys, no one, including Yamaha, has shown how in the world a 76 key arranger would prevent person from buying a great sound Yamaha arranger.

People keep talking about this discussion has been going on for years. You know why, because the points that the detractors make just does not make much sense.


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TTG