Disklavier

Thanks for all the help.  I'm posting this follow-up on the disklavier grou=
p because 
the dug mailing list specifically requests that there be no mention of pric=
ing details on 
the list.

I would like to do a lot of my investigation of pricing over the Internet r=
ather than 
shopping from store to store, but am surprised at the paucity of informatio=
n available.  
I think Yamaha should make better use of the Internet to sell its disklavie=
rs.

Anyway, can somebody give me ballpark figures for what I would expect to pa=
y for the 
different models listed below?  If it makes any difference, I will be shopp=
ing in the 
Seattle area.

Thanks!

Carl

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Good morning, everyone.

In a message dated 1/17/04 1:14:19 AM, John.Gewartowski@... =

writes:

DGC1A, DC1A and DC2A:    Key and pedal sensors that enable recording.
DC3A and up:            Hammer sensors are added to enable capture
of key release data
Pro models:            Much greater sensitivity is added to sensors
when recording in highest mode - can
capture much more nuance on key and pedal movement.


This is a pretty good explanation, except that the hammer sensors in the DC=
3A and 
up are there for the purpose of recording hammer velocity--which is more ac=
curate 
than recording key velocity alone. I would amplify on this chart as follows=
:

DGC1A, DC1A, DC2A
--key sensors capture 7-bit velocity data for each note-on message
--pedal sensors capture 4-bit incremental pedal movement data

DC3A and up
--hammer sensors capture 7-bit velocity data for each note-on message
--pedal sensors capture 4-bit incremental pedal movement data

Pro models (available in the C3 size and larger)
--hammers sensors capture 10-bit velocity data for each note-on message
--key sensors additionally capture 10-bit key velocity data for downward ke=
y 
movement
--key sensors capture 10-bit key release data for each note-off message
--pedal sensors capture 7-bit incremental pedal movement data

Regards,
PianoBench