[sdiy] Those darned Casio chips!

[Senso]

>  Until 1998, Yamaha actually kept a large stock of parts for every
>keyboard they made since the late 1950s.  In 1998, they sold the parts
>inventory to a place in Westminster, California (can't recall the name of
>the place offhand as I rarely look at their parts list) and they sent off
>the stock of manuals to service bureaus.
>
>  I think there has been what they call a 'paradigm shift' in the keyboard
>manufacturer industry: the old one was "keep the customer satisfied," the
>one that replaced it is "keep the customer buying our stuff."  So, it is
>not in the manufacturer's best interest to keep your old machine running
>forever--they want to sell you a replacement.
>
>Crow
>/**/

So when is Yamaha's replacement for the CS-80 coming out? ;-)

Senso



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