Hi Graham...gee, nobody's going to jump on you for having an opinion...not here!

I actually love the rubber buttons...they are one of the reasons I like the S910 over the Tyros2/3...the buttons are "grippy" to my fingers and not "tacky"...maybe "sticky"...Ha Ha.

I like them so much, that, horror of horrors, as a clinician, I have requested similar buttons on the Tyros, in place of the huge "cough drop/candy" buttons, that are slippery and kind of "jukebox" looking to my eyes.

They probably won't change the Tyros buttons, but, I wasn't the only clinician who requested the rubbery buttons, so, not everyone is unhappy with them.

They are very durable too, as I've yet to have a failure on any of my demo instruments, and they get above average usage.

I like the idea of the NP-30 as a lower manual...I saw your setup on YPKO, and it's pretty darn cool...I have several clients who are now using a similar setup, both with the Tyros, and PSR-S910/S900...kudos to you for the idea.

Ian

PS...I would like to see the Tyros3/4's excellent screen on the next PSR-S-series, although the present screen is okay...the Tyros' even bigger screen would be nice (without the tilt feature, of course).