Disklavier

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "George F. Litterst" <PianoBench@a...> wrote:
>
> Good evening, everyone.
> 
> On Dec 10, 2005, at 3:29 PM, Ken wrote:
> 
> > Besides the obvious difference in appearance, can anyone explain  
> > difference between IV and
> > II?  Is it true the IV will allow much lower volume during playback?
> 
> The Disklavier is designed for amazingly accurate playback. However,  
> lots of people want to be able turn the volume of the piano way down  
> and talk over it.
> 
> The first model that really made this possible was the Pro (of Mark  
> IIXG vintage). Following that, the non-Pro Mark III had the ability  
> to become much more quiet than previous non-Pro models. However, at  
> lowest volumes, the hammers no longer hit the strings and instead you  
> hear the piano sample coming out of the tone generator (although the  
> keys still move, I believe).
> 
> With the Mark IV non-Pro, you get similar, whisper quiet acoustic  
> playback at the lowest volume levels, similar to what is available  
> with the Pro.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
>
The point I am getting at is that with my Mark III I often don't play it because of the 
volume issue. If I have guests  over or a dinner party, we can't talk AND listen to the piano. 
I want the option of having the piano as background; not center stage. If I can achieve this, 
I will trade my III for a IV (I have a C6)