My Disklavier MX1PE (Mark II XG Series) 48" upright is within a week or so of its 2-year anniversary. I've been very satisfied with the piano and hope to eventually step up to a Disklavier grand model, perhaps the Mark IV. Since the piano arrived in my home in Dec 2003, I've had the Yamaha recommended RPT over 4 or 5 times, including the Yamaha Service Bond visit. Although the RPT tunes the piano and runs the Maintenance Mode, he has never performed any voicing work. Is this normal? Perhaps voicing isn't required on such a new piano? To my ear, I find a few notes in the lower end to have a bit of "Boing", for lack of a better word. Also, I find that on a few notes, that if held down, have a slight sitar like character that kicks in after the initial sound of the hammer hitting the strings subsides. That is, the aftertone seems a bit fuzzy as opposed to being completely crisp and clear. Is this normal? Perhaps holding down a key indefinitely is not a reasonable test? I've yet to visit my dealer to give a few other pianos the same critical listening tests. On a few occasions, I initially though that maybe something was slightly loose inside the Disklavier, but after taking the access covers off and listening carefully, I've concluded this is not the case. For some reason, overall, I find the piano doesn't sound as good as it did in the first year. I can't explain why I feel this way and it may simply be that my initial excitement has subsided somewhat. Perhaps I'm only imagining this, or that the piano is now simply settling in and taken on a slightly different character. Then again, maybe a different tuner would deliver a different result that fits better with my ear? To appreciate is that I'm very critical and these issues may be nit picky. Also, this is the first acoustic piano I've owned and maybe the issues I've brough exist in all acoustic pianos. However, should I consider trying another RPT? Robert
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Thoughts on Piano Voicing?
2005-12-03 by rrl_edm
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