Disklavier

George, that must be it. I forgot that the volume is in effect even when playing the piano acoustically and not using disklavier functions. Besides this, however, even with power off, action felt so different from my other U1 DKV. Perhaps it just needs regulation.

Thanks!

Sam 
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> On May 9, 2014, at 10:25 PM, "PianoBench@aol.com [disklavier]" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Good evening, everyone.
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> Sam, I believe that with this model of upright, the piano will engage the soft pedal at certain volume settings. Normal volume is "0". From there, you can turn down the volume in one-unit increments: -1, -2, etc. I believe that at a certain point (perhaps -7), the piano will engage the soft pedal as a way to reduce the volume further.
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> When the soft pedal is engaged on an upright piano (either by the piano itself or by your foot), the feel of the action definitely changes. The soft-pedal mechanism moves the action closer to the strings. In doing so, some lost motion is introduced between the keys and the action that normal rests just above the keys.
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> When you turn off the Disklavier, the piano should restore the soft pedal to its neutral position. 
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> The symptoms that you have reported seem to fit what I have written.
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> Regards,
> PianoBench
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>> On May 9, 2014, at 10:16 PM, Skanter123 skanter123@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> Bill, thanks for the info. Can key dip be adjusted/regulated by a technician?
>> Also, the action felt different after self-play than it did when power was turned off. Is this possible?
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>> The "small" key size must be some type of illusion, but it certainly felt that way. I will ask friend to measure.
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>> Sam 
>> www.keyboardcollective.com
>> (212) 684-3304
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>>> On May 9, 2014, at 10:02 PM, "Bill Brandom bill.brandom03@... [disklavier]" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>>> Hi Sam,
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>>> The key tops on Yamaha pianos are the same width. It is easy to check. Simply measure from the left edge of key #1 to the right edge of key #88 and you will find them to be the same (about 48 3/8"). The exposed length of the white keytops will be just under 6".
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>>> Key dip - The distance the white keys are designed to travel on Yamaha pianos is 10mm - whether they are uprights, grands, Disklaviers or Silent pianos. The dip of the black keys will vary from 10mm a small amount, to match the aftertouch of the white keys.
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>>> I imagine that your friend's U1 Disklavier just needs to be acoustically regulated to spec.
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>>> Bill
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>>>> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Skanter123 skanter123@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>>>> Hello all,
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>>>> I'm considering buying the above model DKV (U1 48" upright) from a friend. I got to try it out today and played it for quite a long time, as well as testing out disklavier functions.
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>>>> I already own two U1s, a disklavier and an non-DKV upright.
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>>>> While the disklavier functions seemed to work fine (sticky disk drive that finally worked) and the piano sounded good, the touch was somewhat strange - very light, with a shallower key-dip than my other U1s. Also, the keys actually seemed smaller! Has Yamaha changed their design that much? My pianos are from 1979 and (DKV)1997, this DKV is from 2001.
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>>>> I started to get used to playing it and after a while enjoyed it, but I feel somewhat conflicted about buying it.
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>>>> If anyone has experience with different model DKVs like this, or any ideas, I'd appreciate your thoughts.
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>>>> Thanks,
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>>>> Sam 
>>>> www.keyboardcollective.com
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