Disklavier

If you can't source the chip from Yamaha, try contacting 
PianoQuest.  They bring in Disklavier pianos from Japan (grey 
market) and completely refurbish them.  One of the things they do is 
replace the control unit chip so that the on-screen text will read 
in English.  They can probably help you out.

Their web site is:
http://www.pianoquest.com

Their email is:
info@pianoquest.com
service@...

Their Phone Number: (843) 687-8664 M-F 6am-2pm PST

I contemplated buying my Disklavier from PianoQuest, but ended up 
buying a new one from an authorized Yamaha dealer.

-Robert

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph Specht" <thespechts@c...> 
wrote:
> Will this chip also convert the Japanese Menu prompts to English?  
One can only wish.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Raymond Dupuy 
>   To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 3:51 PM
>   Subject: RE: [disklavier] Re: Mark I not playing MIDI files on 
floppies
> 
> 
>   Hallo Charles,
> 
>   Can you tell us where write to have this new firmare chip?
> 
>   Thanks
> 
>   Ray
> 
>   -----Message d'origine-----
>   De : tillsbury2000 [mailto:charlessteadman@h...]
>   Envoyé : vendredi 5 décembre 2003 21:24
>   À : disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>   Objet : [disklavier] Re: Mark I not playing MIDI files on 
floppies
> 
> 
>   ...But an MX-100 can play MIDI from 720k floppies with the latest
>   firmware.  I rang Yamaha in Japan and they sent me the latest
>   firmware chip (to the UK) for the princely sum of $4 including
>   shipping.  Plug this chip in in place of the existing one in the
>   control box (not too tricky really) and it will play MIDI files 
from
>   floppy...
> 
> 
>   Charles
> 
> 
>   --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <crbrpt@b...>
>   wrote:
>   > A MarkI (MX100A or MX100B) does not play MIDI files from a 
floppy
>   disk.  You
>   > must convert the midis to ESEQ first, then put them on a DD 
720k
>   disk.  Use
> 
> 
> 
> 
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>   Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03.  It 
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many other things, The url is:
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