Disklavier

My concern is that you do not buy a gray market
Disklavier because you will NOT be able to get parts in
the U.S.A. should you have a problem.  Whatever you
buy, write down the serial number and call Yamaha to
make sure the instrument was made for sale in the
U.S.A. market.  Not to engage in shameless self
promotion, but there is all kinds of information about
buying used and new Disklaviers on my website:
www.carolrpt.com as well as a description of what a
gray market units are.

Basically, the older the model you buy, the more hoops
you will need to jump through to do many things that
the later models do.  Although a DCD1 or a DSR1 can be
purchased to ($1295 each) to upgrade most units to a
MarkIIXG capability, it also takes a new memory board
($300) on many models to upgrade to NEAR the capability
of a MarkIII.  Full featured MarkIII units have
transposable audio that allow you to play Yamaha
pianosmart disks along with older CDs that were not
recorded at the standard internation pitch of A440 hz.
Even after adding the DCD1, DSR1 and a new memory board
to older models, you are still limited to playing those
piano smart disks that match prerecorded CDs that were
originally recorded at A440 hz.

Used Disklaviers, like used cars can be a good value.
Since Volkswagons never perform like Mercedes, you need
to make sure the selection fits your wants.

Carol Beigel

----- Original Message -----
From: "alfredcss" <jcss@...>
To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 6:34 AM
Subject: [disklavier] Types of Disklaviers & Disks


> Hi, I'm new here. Would like to start with some basic
questions.
> Tried going through the site...see most of the issues
are pretty
> advanced, so would really appreciate your patience to
help me with
> some basic stuff.
>
> i. What's the cost of the DCD1?
> ii. Does it make Pianosoft Plus/Smart CDs to be
playable on older
> disklaviers, or make 1st Gen Disklavier become XG?
>
>
> 4. I should be ordering a used disklavier 121 or
131cm height within
> a week, imported from Japan. Any advice?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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