Hi Bob,
No,�I do not need any payments. I am glad to be of some use.
Please give me time and you may have to remind me if you do not get it within the month or two. I will try and and�make a couple of�Cd's�which will contain folders of different type of music such as classical , Easy listeningg and so on.�That way we will not mix classical with Pop etc. However�I am not familiar with�the�DSR1 and its file reading capabilities. If the�drive in the DSR1�canot�recognise�folders you may have to copy them�to the root directory�of�fresh CD's.
A Lady by the name of Carol Begal who is also a member of this group helped me a lot. She passed me the Disklavier utilities�which I can give you a copy of if you wish. This may not be useful for you if you are changing from a mark 2 to a DSR1 as it reads Midi files directly.�The mark 2 did not play Midi files hance�you needed this to copy and convert midi to Yamaha's format to be able to play directly�from the DKC100.�
I dont think I have any use for Cakewalk and I will send you that as well.
The transposability is the ability for the system to tune the music from the CD to play the key that the piano has settled down to. That is if the piano pitch has shifted (happens to the best of pianos due to temperature variations etc) and is slightly out of tune with the key of the CD with backing tracks and othee voices, the system will transpose the pitch�of the sounds from the�CD electronically to suit the pitch of the piano so that it all sounds the�same note.�This feture is there in the new mark4 disklavier.
If I were to hook up speakers,�I would do it�away from the piano. Specially�not under the soundboard.�Even the new yamaha mark4 comes with a speaker fixed under the soundboard.��Being a mechanical engineer,�I know that everyting as a natural frequancy. So does the soundboard and the components there in. These are�ment to resonate to the�88 string sound and�should not be interfired with some speaker�howling beneeth it. The fact that we pay so much on pianos�and�listen to origial piano music is that we appriciate the analoge sounds of the individual notes comming from each of those 88 strings.�So use the speaker at least 5 ft a way. This will also give you a more surround or 3D�effect. If you have a good stereo system and speakers close to the piano you can have it hooked up and will make a differance.
Pass me your address to forward the CD's
Thanks and all the best with your move.
BUDD
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From:��"Roberts, Clarence H CIV USA"
To:��"Buddhika Wije" ,
CC:��
Subject:��RE: braking up Disklavier for parts on ebay now.
Date:��Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:30:42 -0600
>Hi Buddhika,
>
>Thanks for the all info.��If and when you have time, is fine, I am in no
>hurry.��Our Disklavier is actually at our house in Phoenix, Arizona,
>while we are still living in Chicago, Illinois, until I retire.��So the
>Disklavier is about 2800 km away for now.��We will be moving there this
>year sometime.
>
>I intend to upgrade the Disklavier from its current configuration of
>Mark II (DG2FII IVW) to��a Mark III by replacing the current DKC100R
>sequencer with a DSR1 sequencer and adding a DCD1 CD Player which
>includes a tone generator.��Some powered speakers will be needed as
>well.��I have been told it will still be missing the Mark III's "audio
>pitch transposability," whatever that is.
>
>I may even hook the Disklavier into a sound system.��I like listening to
>music of all sorts and have always admired piano playing even though I
>cannot play.��Maybe I will have time to learn after I retire.
>
>Your music selection sounds much like what I like listening to.��Would
>it save time and be easier to accomplish by making a copy of all the
>files?��I would be glad to pay whatever is appropriate.
>
>I appreciate your explaining the software.��I am trying to learn as much
>as I can about Disklaviers.��Where would I find the Cakewalk and Jukebox
>software you describe?��What is the name of the utility used to convert
>Midi to Yamaha files?
>
>Again, thanks for all the info.��And good luck with your sale.
>
>Regard,
>
>Bob
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Buddhika Wije [mailto:buddhika50@...]
>Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:18 PM
>To: Roberts, Clarence H CIV USA; disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Cc: buddhika50@...
>Subject: braking up Disklavier for parts on ebay now.
>
>Hi Roberts,
>
>Thanks for your email. Yes the disklavier works well both with the
>internal floppy drive which reads yamaha piano solo and piano soft
>files. As shown in the pictures on ebay, the disklavier can be driven by
>the Laptop via midi and this way you can play as many songs continuously
>as long as they can be i the hard drive and using the Juke box facility.
>Connecting a tone generator such as TG100 or any other keyboard via midi
>will give you additional back up sounds if the file has piano soft type
>data.
>
>The piano has damage to��the soundboard which is not original. The keys
>and the key bed has been replaced and they get stuck. the cabinet, the
>piano action and the hammers the harp (iron frame) are just perfect. The
>cabinet would be good to hold may be a digital piano keyboard etc. Thats
>why I have listed it as it is on eaby. If I had the space to keep it I
>would have it as a second piano with my digital keyboard in it.
>
>The Toshiba laptop has 100's of midi songs that work directly on the
>disklavier. I dont think I will have the time make a list of all whats
>there. If you can let me know what type of songs you like I can may be
>tell you what the Laptop has.
>
>I like listening to the sentimental, blues and Jazz such as Misty,
>Serenade in blue, Moon river, Blueberry hills, I love paris, Ally cat
>Fly me to the moon, La Me, Unfogettable, and so on. There are
>indipendant folders for these types but you can also mix them and make
>your own . There are folders with Classical Mozart and Chopin and
>Beethoven stuff, then there are folders for Elton john, Billy Joel,
>Madona, Abba, all in all have quite a lot of it. Only problem is to find
>time to copy them for you as I hardly even have time to list the
>disklavier parts on ebay, which I hope to do sometime today.
>
>
>The laptop also has a program called Cakewalk which can be used to
>arrange tracks and even make piano soft music out of solo piano midi
>files. This is done by adding tracks for individual instruments. Or
>simply create new songs and convert them to piano soft. The other main
>program is the Juke Box in which you can create a play list of the songs
>you like to play. You can have hundreds of songs in one such playlist
>folder and get them to play randum or repeat or loop or at the end. This
>is handy say if you are having a party etc, as you can get the
>disklavier to play on with your pree selected songs. The other program
>is the disklavier unitility which is to convert midi files to Yamaha
>files.
>
>I will try and see whether I can send you a list of songs I have in the
>coming week or so but canot promise.
>
>Thanks and best regards
>
>BUDD
>
>
>
>
>
>________________________________
>
> From:��"Roberts, Clarence H CIV USA"
>
> To:��"Buddhika Wije"
> CC:��"Roberts, Clarence H CIV USA"
>
> Subject:��RE: braking up Disklavier for parts on ebay now.
> Date:��Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:04:03 -0600
> >Hello,
> >
> >We corresponded previously when I bought a used Ivory
>Disklavier last
> >year.��Sorry to hear you are unable to continue with your
>project.
> >
> >The Disklavier looks like the playback works great in the
>videos.��What
> >is the issue with the piano - you can't play using it's
>keyboard?
> >
> >I hope someday to get our Disklavier working from a laptop as
>you have.
> >I would be interested in acquiring any music files or copies,
>either
> >floppy or hard drive.��If you intend to dispose of those could
>you
> >provide a list of what you have and an idea of what price you
>might
> >want?
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Bob Roberts
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Buddhika Wije [mailto:buddhika50@...]
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7:52 PM
> >To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: braking up Disklavier for parts on ebay now.
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >It is a sad day but somthings got to go and make space.
> >
> >I have listed my damaged Yamaha disklavier on ebay for sale.
>The URL is
> >
>
> >http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK
>%
> >3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190073434501&rd=1&rd=1
> >
> >or serach by ebay item number is: 190073434501
> >
> >I have listed the case only, but in comming days I will list
>the
> >disklavier parts and stool etc on ebay. As it stands, still all
>the
> >parts of the player system are on the piano as it is easy to
>demo the
> >piano and the player system to an interested party.
> >
> >Thanks for looking and spreding the word.
> >
> >BB
> >
> >
> >
> >
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