I *really* want to love the the Yamaha Venova... but I just can't. Sure, it's easy to play, very portable, immensely sturdy, etc. However, it's also shockingly out of tune with itself. Virtually every note requires serious "lipping" to bend into tune. If they manage to fix that in the next revision I'll happily give it a shot but, as is, it's downright painful to listen to.