Hi everybody, I just purchased a 1997 Yamaha GH1 w/Disklavier DKC100R in perfect condition. It can only handle the PianoSOLO disks. No speaker. I paid $12,800. My first question is, is that a good deal? I initially thought yes till I read that some of you paid as low as $19,000 for a new MarkIII. My next questions have to do with recording and sharing and what is legal and what is not. I just popped one of the floppy disks that were included with my purchase and my XPpro machine just says I need to format the disk. I saw the posts regarding 2DD and 2HD and how to format an HD to be a DD. Does my inability to read these disks in XP have something to do with the DD format? Would a win98 machine read the disks? If a friend made a recording on his disklavier and emailed it to me would I be able to copy it to a floppy and listen to it? What format are the pianoSOLO disk files in?(since I can't read them myself) When I was looking to make the purchase I figured there would be a lot of people sharing their own recordings for free. Not having much luck googling. I noticed people here posted a bunch of midi files.(I like the blues, jazz, and ragtime midis). If I copied the files to floppy would it play on my disklavier even tho I don't have midi capability? I know the answer seems obvious, but I'm hoping. :) and my last question, for now ;), Is making backups of these floppies legal? I have a bunch of old floppies that dont work anymore, I figured the same will happen to these, so I'd like to back up the disks(since they cost $30) and stick them on CD for storage. Is it legal? Is it possible? Do I need to have a 98 machine?
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Newbie with questions
2004-06-01 by weeds68
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