Six years of gigging nearly seven days a week with a PSR-3000 and the only failure(s) I've experienced were a worn out USB host jack and a worn out MIDI connector. Never had a keypad failure or any other failure.

My spare PSR-3000 went into service just two days ago, and today, after a $75 repair, it becomes a spare again. I have a spare key strip hanging on my bulletin board that has been hanging there for three years--just in case. I'm confident that I transport, set up, tear down and perform more than 95-percent of all the OMB performers in my part of the world. From my standpoint, the PSR series of keyboards are pure workhorses and with reasonable care they'll last longer than the performers. If you pound on the keys like Jerry Lee and punch the buttons with a ball-peen hammer, NO arranger keyboard will last very long. I've had guys here that claimed they are gentle on their keyboards. But, when you look at their boards the paint is worn off around the volume control, half the buttons have been mashed flat, the keys are filthy, the displays have finger prints on them, and there are scratches everywhere you look. You would be hard pressed to find a single scratch on any keyboard I've owned during the past 20 years.

Now, I've never seen Larry perform, though I would love to be in one of his audiences, therefore I cannot make a judgement call on how he treats his keyboards. I can say, however, with a fair degree of authority and experience, that there have been some Yamaha, and other brands, that have not been constructed to the highest standards--including the S-900 and S-910. Having owned a G-800, a couple Korgs, some off the wall brands, and some that are no longer in business, I can unequivocally say that overall I prefer Yamaha's sounds and operating system over all the other brands.

I sincerely hope that Larry has his problems quickly and inexpensively resolved,

Gary