We went with the installation of the QuietTime Grand Mute Rail Assy. The installation was done in our home on our Upgraded Mark IIXG A1 Grand Piano. It took the tech about 10 hours to install it. After the basic installation the Tech had to return to adjust the low end to the Rail at the Horn Break, took another hour. We then noticed a problem with volume at the high end, last octave, and a few keys around the horn break. The tech returned to make a few minor adjustments, which turned out to be a more involved adjustment exercise. The hammer rail had to be adjusted in both places and several of the keys had to be adjusted. This took another three hours. During the whole process several calls were made to Mark Wisner, who was, as always, very knowledgeable and very helpful. The Rail is installed, works very well, and now my wife can play any voice without the acoustic piano overpowering the voice, a voice only mode, like the Mark III. It appears to me, an observer, that the "Voice Only Mode" requires more sensitive adjustment to the hammers and keys than the "Acoustic Piano plus Voice Mode". Installation of the Mute Rail requires a competent piano technical who is very familiar with the Yamaha Piano and it's electronics and software. Remember this guy is going to drill a hole through the horn of the piano.
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Re: [disklavier] Third Party Silent Systems
2001-12-16 by Charles F Muller Jr
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