I have a friend nearby that has ordered a CVP-609, so I will have a chance to spend a bit of quality time on the instrument.

I love the look, but it's the sound that's most important, and so far, from the brief demos I have heard, it sounds much like the Tyros4, which is very good indeed.

I hope the touch screen does not cross divisions and wind up on the next Tyros, as I am not a fan...many reasons, the main one being no tactile feedback. I love the nice big buttons on my Tyros4.

One nice feature the CVP brings to the table is Yamaha's very own graded hammer action, which is my favorite.

Ian