Until the Disklavier MkIV came out, all Disklaviers were basically hardware-based. Each successive model was electronically & physically different from the previous model. This means that it is not economically viable to produce an updated control unit. It is much cheaper to trade in your old piano and buy the latest model. As an analogy, try getting your car dealer to change your 3 year old Toyota into a Lexus - it may be possible, but you wouldn't want to pay for it.
As far as ethernet, wireless control, etc. are concerned, there is an easy option: get a laptop and connect via MIDI.
athomik
On Oct 7 2007, sjhart110110 wrote:
>Several of us have discussed in the past. Yamaha has deaf ears on
>this subject. With today's electronics, you could likely fit
>everything you needed into a new Mark III control box. Maybe add
>an Ethernet jack, USB ports, etc. I dream about my Yamaha tech
>coming to my home. Replacing my box with the new version. The tech
>would simplay remove the old unit and put the unit in the same exact
>space as the old unit. Plugging the new unit into the existing
>control chords, etc. They could even add a wireless tablet that
>interfaced with the new control unit. The tech would run some
>utilities to sync the new control unit to the Mark III..... Sorry,
>I was dreaming - I'll wake up now :)...
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>There are really two "electronic" parts to the Mark III piano. The
>control unit and the piano mechanism. Although you could never get
>a new piano/keyboard mechanism like a Mark IV, you could drive the
>Mark III with a new control unit. This unit would understand the
>architecture of the keyboard and interface accordingly....
>
>--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, wandamusic@... wrote:
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>> In a message dated 10/7/2007 8:42:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> disklavier@yahoogroups.com writes:
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>> They could use this same new control unit for their
>> upright pianos. They could be collecting our monthly Internet
>> Radio fees right now :)...
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>> What a great observation! Maybe this will work itself back to the
>CEO.
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>> I just got my Mark lll upright less than a year ago, and would
>love the
>> internet radio feature.
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>> Blessings,
>> Wanda
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