Disklavier

Good morning, everyone.

Captainray12, the calibration is very important and it’s a good thing that you did it.

If your song files were recorded on a Disklavier, they should now play normally. However, I think that most commercial Disklavier recordings are recorded as though the pianist was playing for an audience in a large room or concert hall. Therefore, the performances are not soft.

Depending upon the model of your piano, you may have greater or lesser success turning down the volume with the Disklavier’s volume control. In your case, since you are using a DKC-850, I am assuming that you have a Mark III or earlier piano. Unless it was a Mark III PRO or Mark IIXG PRO, the instrument will not play as softly as the more modern Disklaviers (both PRO and non-PRO).

The usual techniques for further quieting the piano include:

—thick carpet under the piano
—lid closed
—sound-absorbing foam installed in and under the piano

The 3rd solution can be very helpful.

Regards,
PianoBench


> On Dec 19, 2016, at 9:26 AM, captainray12@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> OK, I found that I can step through the procedure:
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> I got to the piano service screen by holding "select" "record" and power on. Then when the screen came up it says, "maintenance[system]"
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> From there, I had to use the hand held remote to continue. Press the SYSTEM button on the remote, and you'll be able to navigate the menus by then pressing the "R" button.
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> the following is from a post:
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> http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthrea ds.php/topics/2325628/Re:_Disklavier_Too_Loud.html <http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2325628/Re:_Disklavier_Too_Loud.html>
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> by  UnrightTooner <http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2325486/UnrightTooner.html#Post2325486>.
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> "You can check the state of the Disklavier functionality by running the calibration function: 
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> Hold down both 'Song Select' buttons ( << and >> ) while powering up. The piano should go into "Maintenance Mode". 
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> Press the "R" button until it says "Loud Pedal". Press play. The piano will play and measure the sustain pedal. Eventually it should say "OK".
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> Switch off the piano and repaet the above but press "R" until it says "Soft Pedal".Press play and wait until it says "OK" again. 
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> Then switch off and repeat the procedure but press the "R" button until it says "Keyboard Measurement". Press the "Play" button. The piano will start playing all keys repeatedly. Eventually, it'll say "Calculation".
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> After a while, it will hopefully say "OK Press STOP". Hit the stop button and it will come up with "END". 
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> You can now turn off the paino and turn it back on to go into normal operating mode. 
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> If the piano does not come up with "OK" or "OK Press STOP", there is a problem with the key or pedal drive. Also listen for any unusually noisy solenoids while it is playing. Be aware that this takes a while and the keyboard measurement gets very noisy. 
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> Don't interrupt anything while it is measuring and don't press anything untill the "OK" message appears." 
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> This all worked, but did not solve the Loudness problem, which I'm beginning to believe there is no solution, after all it is a Baby Grand Piano.
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