Disklavier

On the topic of why 32 voices of polyphony on the new Disklavier would be useful:

I would find it very handy for playback of piano duets, and other type recordings 
where more than two hands are playing at the same time. Many old piano rolls are 
actually duets.

- Steve S.

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "jqw2" <johnq_10@z...> wrote:
> Bill Brandom was a gracious host, but made it clear that the pianos 
> at NAMM were clearly prototypes -- I don't even think the cables 
> underneath the piano were interconnected.  So, although the piano 
> portion was clearly working, we didn't power up the electronics or do 
> any recording.
> 
> One addition: Bill mentioned that the Disklavier Mark IV would have 
> 32 voices of polyphony, as opposed to 16 voices in the Mark III.  I 
> haven't seen this as a big limitation, although I do plan to get an 
> XP Mode recording of Frederic Rzewski's "Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues" 
> this year (where the whole left arm plays on the keyboard, imitating 
> cotton mill machinery).
> 
> - John Q.
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Tom Wheeler <tnwheeler@n...> wrote:
> > John,
> > 
> > Thanks for giving us an informative report on the new Mark IV 
> disklavier 
> > grand pianos.  These are all welcome developments, especially the 
> > addition of a HD and the improvements in the hammer sensors.  I 
> will be 
> > interested to hear if you had any opportunity to sit down at a Mark 
> IV 
> > and record a selection on it.  If so, how did you feel it's 
> playback 
> > accuracy compared with your Pro disklavier? 
> > 
> > Thanks again for the report.
> > 
> > Tom