Fred,
My good friend Donal is correct in what he says.
The E3 has the ability to play softer than any Disklavier Yamaha has produced.
If the piano is playing louder than it should, then most likely it needs to be calibrated.
If calibration is performed and the calibration completes without errors, then it will be playing its softest with the volume set to -10.
It is possible that the piano is playing as soft as it can, but the customer feels it is still too loud. If this is the case, the customer will need to be reminded that it is a piano and pianos can only play so softly. At this point the volume of the piano will need to be dealt with acoustically - such as using acoustic foam baffles below the soundboard.
Bill
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 8:33 AM, 'Fred Brown RPT' thepianoman@comcast.net [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hello All,
I have a customer with a 1 yr old E3 system complaining of playback volume being too high. This will be my first time visiting one and I would like to know if any of you have a few suggestions of what to look for.
Many thanks ahead of time for your replies.
Fred Brown RPT
Registered Piano Technician
Cell: 770-560-9048
Fax: 888-0678-9818
Email: thepianoman3@gmail.com