Disklavier

this should be a lesson about backing up! people's confidence in 
electronic devices amazes me.

On 2/7/2014 10:08 AM, Bill Brandom wrote:
> Right. That is why I am waiting for an answer from Herb. Then I will 
> contact Japan.
>
> Bill
>
> On Feb 7, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Spencer Chase <lists@... 
> <mailto:lists@...>> wrote:
>
> ohhhh! that could be a real mess if it is onboard. i doubt that Yamaha 
> has any tools for recovering. getting the specs for the memory chip, 
> reading it page by page and reconstructing the files would be a major 
> project.
>
> On 2/7/2014 9:31 AM, Bill Brandom wrote:
>> Hi Spencer,
>>
>> The DKC55RCD has 16 MB of flash memory.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> On Feb 7, 2014, at 9:01 AM, Spencer Chase <lists@... 
>> <mailto:lists@...>> wrote:
>>
>> hard to imagine an OS that could be so badly written as to scramble 
>> the disc directory but this could have happened? personally, i would 
>> remove the drive and try to read it in computer. data recovery is 
>> usually possible even if the directory is missing or scrambled. 
>> having it recovered professionally is expensive but there are 
>> programs that you can buy to do it yourself.
>>
>> On 2/7/2014 8:26 AM, Bill Brandom wrote:
>>> Hi Herb,
>>>
>>> Can he access the memory disks? If so, all music is gone from each 
>>> of the 16 memory disks?
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> On Feb 7, 2014, at 4:00 AM, <herblindahlpianotuning@... 
>>> <mailto:herblindahlpianotuning@...>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Greetings to the group from Connecticut. My name is Herb Lindahl and 
>>> I have been in the Piano Tuning and Restoration business for 30 
>>> years. I have a client here in CT with a Disklavier with the 
>>> DKC55rcd Control unit. He has owned it about ten years. He has made 
>>> many recordings of himself playing over the years. Recently, his 
>>> young daughter was recording herself playing, and while the song was 
>>> saving to a memory disk, she, by accident shut the unit off. Now my 
>>> client cannot access any of the music he had stored on the unit. Is 
>>> there a way to restore his music, or could it all be lost ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance,
>>>
>>> Herb Lindahl
>>> 860-644-9407
>>
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>> Best regards, Spencer Chase
>> 67550-Bell Springs Rd.
>> Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
>> Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
>> Spencer@...
>> http://www.spencerserolls.com
>> (707) 984-8356
>> (425) 791-0309
>
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> Best regards, Spencer Chase
> 67550-Bell Springs Rd.
> Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
> Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
> Spencer@...
> http://www.spencerserolls.com
> (707) 984-8356
> (425) 791-0309
> 

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Best regards, Spencer Chase
67550-Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@...
http://www.spencerserolls.com
(707) 984-8356
(425) 791-0309