Many companies - even the big players have down scaled their prescence at Frankfurt Musikmesse and other exhibitions. Yamaha used to virtually take over KC exhibitions in the UK, but now your lucky to see two staff there. Hammond did not even exhibit at Frankfurt this year. Its a sign of the times as more online sellers price out the retailers, many established privately owned and chains of stores are closing their doors. There is simply no need for large presence at trade exhibitions any more.