Disklavier

Hi Bill,

 

I was mistaken, I meant Mark IV; do you have a Mark IV service manual
available?

Thanks,

ron

 

From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com [mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Dan Waxer
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 3:53 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com; billbrando@...
Subject: Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user

 

  

Hello Bill:

 

I also have a Mark II disklavier (DC7FII) that you have helped me with over
the years.

 

Can you please also send me a copy of the service manual?

 

Thanks.

 

Dan

 

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From: Ron Ayanzen <mailto:ayanzen@...>  

To: billbrando@... <mailto:billbrando@...>  ;
disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>  

Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:48 AM

Subject: RE: [disklavier] New disklavier user

 

Hi Bill, 

 

Could u also CC me a copy of the Mark II service manual?

thx

ron

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To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com> 
From: slickfix@... <mailto:slickfix@...> 
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:36:07 -0500
Subject: Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user

  

 

Or replace the drive with a SD card Floppy Emulator. LOL.

 

Eric

 

  

i find it difficult to understand why anyone would want to bother with
floppies. you can make and play an endless variety of playlists from the
computer, can do it wirelessly etc etc. if i had music on floppies, the
first thing i would do is copy it to a computer and or backup drive.




On 1/15/2014 11:07 PM, Skanter123 wrote:

  

I will email you a Mark II service manual that should help you a bit with
installing the drive.

 

Bill - that would be great! I was told by Yamaha service that there was no
service manual for this, that i was on my own. I was also told that the
disklavier technicians at Faust harrison Pianos in NYC were not trained to
install floppy drives, and did not know how to do it.

 

Can you suggest any other viable options (besides just bypassing it with
MIDI) to buying and installing a new floppy drive?

Sam  

www.keyboardcollective.com <http://www.keyboardcollective.com> 

(212) 684-3304

 

 

 

 


On Jan 16, 2014, at 1:38 AM, Bill Brandom <billbrando@...
<mailto:billbrando@...> > wrote:

  

Hi Sam,

 

I will email you a Mark II service manual that should help you a bit with
installing the drive.

Bill

 

Sent from my iPhone.


On Jan 15, 2014, at 7:12 PM, Sam Kanter <skanter123@...
<mailto:skanter123@...> > wrote:

  

Hi, I'm director of The Keyboard Collective in NYC.

I am the lucky owner of a disklavier! My brother, a fine pianist with
several pianos, had an MPX100II sitting in his basement for 18 years that
was barely used, and gave it to me a s a gift.

Unfortunately, the floppy drive was not reading or writing by the time the
movers got it to my apt. I contacted Yamaha and can replace it (for $300),
and would have to install it myself unless I want to pay another $300 to a
technician.

I'm thinking I can do it myself (I have installed hard drives in computers)
but there will be no instructions. Any advice would be appreciated.

I have hooked up the disklavier to my desktop through MIDI and have accessed
all the wonderful public domain MIDI performances available, so I'm using
the disklaver all the time. Also play it silently using Synthogy Ivory
virtual pianos - beautiful.

Would appreciate any thoughts on the floppy, and will look for other tips
and tricks. Glad to join this community.

Best,



Sam Kanter
www.keyboardcollective.com <http://www.keyboardcollective.com> 
(212) 684-3304

 

 

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