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I think my original Montage looks great but the new white one looks even better so gorgeous and I want it .
it's just sad to me that because I was an early adapter buying the Montage , I won't be able to have a white one now .
I wish Yamaha had an upgrade path to the white version for those owners who already bought the black one , after all we're the ones who made the Montage a success .
Posted : 25/09/2019 8:57 pm
That's probably not out of the realm of possibility, Yamaha does have parts ordering. So you could possibly just order a top and rear cover piece in white. Probably would cost an arm and a leg and i sure wouldn't want to do the tear down.
Posted : 25/09/2019 9:43 pm
Let's here your proposal of what such an upgrade path would consist of.?
Posted : 25/09/2019 10:24 pm
One upgrade path is to sell your keyboard and buy a white one. The difference in sale price to purchase price ("lost" money) is the cost of a paint job, warranty extension, and brand new parts. Which - if an early adopter - would be 3 years newer parts. You may come out ahead vs. buying the chassis parts. Or may not - I haven't researched it.
Posted : 25/09/2019 10:33 pm
... did Kronos have an upgrade path for the hardware? I think they released a version with new colors and endcaps every couple months early on. Yes, I know there were subtle other changes to each version - but the "churn" was fairly frequent. I don't think there's a responsibility for companies to give upgrade paths on cars, boats, houses, or synths. Software is different because there's no tangible costs to a download and nothing really to "throw out" (recycle, resell).
Posted : 26/09/2019 12:56 am
If you're concerned with getting the white aesthetic perfect, the panel with the LED rings would also have to be replaced as the new rings are white.
Posted : 26/09/2019 7:41 am
I want a "Blue" one! :p
Posted : 26/09/2019 11:23 am
