This relates mainly to the western market as the Asian market is quite unique.

The home organ was taken over by the arranger keyboard which started off as a single keyboard that used the easy play features of home organs, and then by the mid 90s morphed into what we know today as the arranger keyboard.

Currently we have 3 main home organ manufactures still in business (Bohm, Ringway & Wersi) which are selling instruments with no problem at all, with most of them being constantly updated with new features, sounds, etc. There is also a buoyant used market with some fantastic instruments at great prices.

Currently we have 3 main arranger keyboard manufactures (Ketron, Korg & Yamaha), Ketron has a small market share but seems to be going along nicely with there unique instruments, Yamaha is the big boy, still producing both high end and mid range keyboards, Korg is mainly focussed on high end keyboards, with their mid line not being updated for ages, also the latest high end instrument has less feature than the instrument it replaced and updates are very spasmodic, (The question a of people are asking is "Is Korg still committed to arranger keyboards?") as there doesn't seem to be much movement there, plus talking to dealers the used market is not as good as it was.

Overall, although niche, the home organ market seems to be more positive than the arranger keyboard market, which brings me to the question in the tile, "Going forward do you think the arranger keyboard market will outlast the home organ market?"

NOTE: This also has to be put into the perspective that most youngsters now just do music on apps via phones and iPads rather than actual physical instruments.

I will also post this question in the home organ section of the organ forum, so as to get views from both sides.

Look forward to your opinions.

Bill