Hi all, I recently joined this group to find out more about the Disklavier line, as I am contemplating a purchase of one in the not-too-distant future. Other than one trip to my local piano store and browsing the Yamaha site I haven't found much more than just high-level information. Some of the questions I have are: - What is the warranty that Yamaha provides on the Disklaviers? Surprisingly I can't seem to find this anywhere on their site. - The local salesman talked about the different generations of Disklaviers and how the technology has progressed over the years. Although this is all good, one concern I have is that the technology will continue to change and what I buy today may soon be considered obsolete. For example, with the advent of DVD-audio and Super Audio CD technology, will Yamaha move to one of these formats over the current CD-based technology? I kind of accept these rapid changes in most types of consumer electronics, but when you're talking about a product that costs tens of thousands of dollars that's a different story. Any thoughts or comments? - The local store was selling the DC2A for $29k, supposedly a $10k reduction over full retail. Is this considered a fair price? From what I can see in the group database that is still a few thousand more than others have paid - has Yamaha bumped prices up lately? - The local salesman also indicated that as you go up the model line that prices go up proportionally, but one exception was the jump from the DC2A to the DC3A, i.e. the percentage increase is higher. Can someone tell me if there's a logical reason for this? Is there technology that is incorporated in the DC3A and up that the DC2A doesn't have? Sorry for all these newbie questions whose answers are likely obvious to many of you, but I'm just trying to educate myself on the Disklaviers as much as I can before I commit to a purchase. Thanks in advance for all your help! Bob Lee
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Newbie Questions
2001-12-17 by blee
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