Yamaha CS80

I still love my CS-50. It's a totally different intrument, compared to the 
CS-80.
You're spot-on about the keyboard action and aftertouch.
An "ideal" instrument would have polyphonic AT, but as sensitive as the 
'50's,
and a keyboard action like a Wurlitzer (The '80 is more like a Rhodes).

The 50's limited polyphoni makes it more of o solo instrument.

If the CS-80 is my piano, then the CS-50 is my violin.

JH.

>The real situation is a worse indignity - CS-50 lives on the floor in
>a closet in my parent's basement.  I don't have room for it.  I play
>it a couple times a year when I'm there.  A good way to experiment
>with the CS audio architecture, without relying on the 80's voice
>layering.  Faster keyboard action and mono aftertouch can also be fun
>to play with - on balance poly aftertouch is superior of course.
>
>Biggest downfall to me is only four note polyphony - I hate that.
>I'd rather have an 8 voice CS-50 than a 4 voice CS-80.