I figure that professional entertainers/musicians probably make up less than 1-percent of the arranger keyboard market's sales. And, just yesterday evening, while watching Bar Rescue on TV, I discovered that Blues Music has completely fallen to the wayside (sorry Chas) and now only comprises 5 percent of the musical audiences in the United States and UK.

Now, if I were an arranger keyboard manufacturer, I would definitely NOT be producing a product that only appealed to 1 percent of the target audience. Instead, I WOULD be doing exactly what Yamaha, and apparently, most arranger keyboard manufacturers are doing - producing a keyboard for the masses.

I seriously doubt that the masses want, or need, a chord sequencer. And, does anyone believe the color of the case makes one bit of difference to them? Does anyone remember when those bright red boards were on the big stages? I was so impressed I cannot recall who the manufacturer even was.

Cheers,

Gary