Disklavier

My suggestion to Yamaha is to create a completely new Mark III "b" 
control device that can simply replace the current controller.  It 
would have a hard drive built in and accept CDs and diskettes (also 
have USB connection).  A wireless tablet could control this unit.  
Now, I think they could kill two birds with one stone, by making 
this new unit standard on upright pianos (Mark IVs) which they 
currently don't offer!  SJ 



--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Aaron Zornes" <azornes@...> 
wrote:
>
> Here, hear.
> 
>  
> 
> I was told the same ... my DC6A Mark III would be fully 
upgradeable and now
> I am looking at $70K upgrade!!!!
> 
>  
> 
> --Aaron in SF
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> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of sjhart110110
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 8:38 AM
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [disklavier] Re: Possible to upgrade a Mark III Pro to a 
Mark IV
> Pro?
> 
>  
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogro <mailto:disklavier%40yahoogroups.com> 
ups.com,
> "yamahamale" <needssorting@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Is it possible to upgrade a Mark III Pro to a Mark IV Pro? Does 
> Yamaha
> > support this?
> 
> They do not. In fact, when I purchased my DC3A, part of the "sale" 
> was how Yamaha always provided an upgrade path for the control 
> devices (e.g. adding CD capability, etc.). I understood that the 
> internal components of the piano can not be easily be upgraded 
(e.g. 
> solenoids, silent system). However, Yamaha COULD provide a 
complete 
> replacement for the Mark III control box to have Mark IV 
> capabilities, but obviously they have decided not to. A real shame 
> in my humble opinion. There "upgrade path" ended with the Mark 
> IIIs.... My only upgrade option now is to purchase a new piano. 
> Horrible customer focus. SJ
>