Disklavier

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Keith Barrett wrote:
> However, I had considered the recording facility on the others not being
> too good and decided to look at disklaver.  I think it is the last 2 octaves
> in the bass that are lacking in the U1 and also, the dynamic range in that
> on the u3 there was a huge range between quiet passages and loud
> ones, without having to really whack the piano.

Hello Keith (and Carol!)

I haven't tried it, but I see that Bob Moog (of Synthesiser fame) has 
released a new MIDI sensor for pianos called "PianoBar" :
http://www.moogmusic.com/detail.php?main_product_id=71

This consists of a long bar that rests on the keys, and a sensor that goes 
under the pedals, allowing you to record midi from most pianos and 
keyboards. Obviously, it won't record hammer velocity like a DKV but the 
key velocity like a synthesiser.

Some interesting people are using it apparently (Bruce Hornsby, Stevie 
Wonder etc) so it must be quite good, but whether it can compare to a DKV 
I don't know.

Perhaps this might help with the recording side?

Regards

James