Disklavier

The reason I asked this is because I heard others saying that you can 
have a Yamaha-certified technician add disklavier functionality to a 
piano after you've already purchased it.  If this is the case, why 
couldn't you buy a cheaper piano but add the better disklavier 
technology to it?

My argument is:  IF the piano itself constitutes the majority of the 
cost, THEN buying a cheaper piano and retrofitting it with the better 
disklavier technology would give you a great compromise between price 
and quality.  Especially for someone like myself who doesn't care as 
much about how big the piano is (as long as it's not an upright) but 
does care a lot about getting the best sensitivity out of my 
disklavier.

On Jan 20, 2004, at 7:58 PM, Carol Beigel wrote:

> The difference between the Pro models and the regular
> Disklaviers is in the electronics, software, and
> hardware.  The technology is totally different.  The
> pianos are the same.  If you want a Pro, then trade up.
>
> Carol Beigel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Youngblood" <carl@...>
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:58 PM
> Subject: [disklavier] Piano vs disklavier cost ratio
>
>
> > A few questions.
> >
>
> > So I was thinking, why not retrofit a baby grand with
> the pro disklavier functionality?
> > Is this worth it?  Is the high cost of the pro models
> more a function of the disklavier
> > part or the actual piano hardware?  It seems like the
> disklavier stuff shouldn't be much
> > more expensive at the low end than at the high end.
> In fact, I suspect that much of
> > what you're paying for is the intellectual property
> and not the physical electronics and
> > hardware that are required.  Am I totally off base or
> is this actually a good idea?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Carl
>
>
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