Disklavier

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Brown, Meta wrote:
> This sounds wonderful, but I would really be thrilled to control the
> Disklavier wirelessly from the computer I have.  One manufacturer who
> made such a thing has disappeared, another made some announcements
> but it seems that the product never materialized.  Has anyone seen
> anything currently available that could be used to wirelessly control
> the Disklavier from a computer?

Just seen this in the UK magazine Sound On Sound - Wireless MIDI from
Kenton. Although it is aimed at stage use, I can't see why it wouldn't
work within a house with a disklavier. Numerous people on this list seem
interested in this kind of technology, so here are the details from
http://www.kentonuk.com/info/news.shtml#3new

Wireless MIDI - we haven't finalised a name for this product yet, but we
are probably going to produce this in two versions. A Bluetooth version
2.4GHz and a cheaper version working on 869.75MHz. Neither frequency
requires a licence within the EU and the products will be restricted to
sales within the EU. We may produce versions for other markets at a later
date depending on demand.

These products are aimed at MIDI keyboard players who want to transmit
MIDI to the rest of their gear during a live stage performance.
Each version consists of two parts. The transmitter, which is a small
battery powered pack intended to be worn on the belt and has a MIDI In
socket for connection to your keyboard or MIDI guitar, and the receiver
unit, which has a MIDI out socket and should be connected to the main
synth setup. Both versions transmit all MIDI data, including SysEx and
MIDI clock and timecode. (alpha)

Cheers,

James