Disklavier

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, jheitzeb1 wrote:

> I currently own a 6 foot concert grand piano with pianodisc system
> installed. I have a large library of pianodiscs. I am trading my
> current piano in for a Mark IV 7 foot disklavier grand piano. (The new
> piano is on the way, but not here yet!)
>
> I took one of my pianodiscs in to try in a baby grand piano at the
> store which had the disklavier system ( I think it was the Mark III)
> installed and it was not able to read the pianodisc.
>
> The salesman told me that Yamaha dealer has told him that these
> pianodiscs will be readable in January 2006.
>
> I would like to use my old pianodiscs on my new piano.  Do anyone
> have any suggestions?


Joan, by "disc" you are referring to CDs, right?

It is true that current Disklaviers cannot play a certain variant of
PianoDisc CDs. It sounds like Yamaha has figured that out and will be
issuing a firmware update that will correct the problem, as long as
you're willing to wait a few months. (Converting the CDs yourself would
be hard to do without your existing PianoDisc system.)

PianoDisc recently informed its dealers and technicians that, starting
this fall, they will be encrypting their CDs to break compatibility with
the Disklavier and other competing products. All PianoDisc systems will
have to be updated to play the new discs.  It is unclear when or if the
Disklavier will support future PianoDisc CDs.


Mark Fontana