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Re: [disklavier] Furniture suggestions?

2008-06-27 by Mark

Kevin,

Would you really think a knocked down computer cabinet would look good 
next to the high quality furniture and finish of a Yamaha piano. Do you 
have a do it yourself brain kit too.

Take it private.


Kevin Goroway wrote:
> Thinking about this instead of a file cabinet:
>
> http://www.homedecorators.com/detail.php?parentid=5117010&aid=froogle&CAWELAID=130285947
>
> It doesn't look great open, but the "alternate view" shows it in 
> white, but with the doors closed... Have to try it against the wife...
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Kevin Goroway <kgoroway@...>
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:37:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Furniture suggestions?
>
> A 30" screen isn't going in there, that's for sure...
>
> Mark, can you please take the time to spell out to the entire group 
> what YOUR email filters are set up for?  This way the rest of us can 
> be certain that we abide by YOUR rules of email subjects.  I'm sure 
> that the rest of us have nothing better to do then to worry about YOUR 
> email filters.  Does it support wildcards?  You might look into 
> that... I can guarantee that I will forget about YOUR email filters 
> in, oh, about...now.
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mark <MarkGMID@cableone. net>
> To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com <http://ups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:31:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Furniture suggestions?
>
> Kevin,
>
> Before you deride me with your comment about using the delete button,
> how about you learn to use a space bar between Mark and IV so we can
> filter out the Mark IV posts. You are the one who started the MarkIV
> MIDI vs USB thread that got past my filter settings. So far, there have
> been 15 post to that thread.
> I can't imagine the aesthetics of a Grand piano in a room with a giant
> 30 inch flat panel like was suggested.
>
> My suggestion would be to buy a tablet laptop so you can flip the screen
> and set the laptop on the piano just about anywhere.
>
> Mark in Idaho
>
> Kevin Goroway wrote:
> > I suppose it wasn't taken private for the same reason that I posted it
> > here in the first place.
> >
> > The audience of this group consists primarily of people who own
> > disklaviers. I couldn't think of a more appropriate group of people
> > to ask for suggestions on furnishing a room when one chooses to add a
> > computer to their piano. I don't think posting this question on, say,
> > the piano forums "piano" group would make sense since most pianos
> > can't have a computer connected to them in the first place...
> >
> > There's also the possibility that someone else on this group, now, or
> > in the future might be interested in the same question.
> >
> > Another point...The description of this group is (taken directly from
> > the yahoo groups page):
> >
> >
> > "Description
> >
> > For owners of Yamaha Disklavier pianos to swap non-classical musical
> > performance files in Midi & E-Seq formats."
> >
> > Do you think that accurately describes the discussions of this group?
> > Me neither. So who are you to decide what is appropriate here?
> >
> > Lastly, in response to "If you do not know how to reply privately, how
> > can you figure out how to
> > operate or play a Disklavier?" I say, if you know how to respond to
> > the group, you certainly know how to delete an email that doesn't
> > interest you...
> >
> > -Kevin
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Mark <MarkGMID@cableone. net <mailto:MarkGMID%40cableone.net>>
> > To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com <mailto:disklavier%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:18:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [disklavier] Furniture suggestions?
> >
> > Why have you not taken this thread private? It is not relevant to the
> > rest of us. I do not care about the problems with one small room and all
> > the problems it presents.
> >
> > Remember, all of the e-mails have the original senders e-mail address.
> > If you do not know how to reply privately, how can you figure out how to
> > operate or play a Disklavier?
> >
> > Enough already!!!
> >
> > Spencer_Lists wrote:
> > >
> > > Greetings Kevin,
> > >
> > > Another possibility is using a wireless MIDI connection at the piano
> > > and a notebook computer or put the desktop computer wherever makes
> > > sense. The notebook is best because it can be anywhere in the room or
> > > closed up and or taken completely out of the room when not actually
> > > using it.
> > >
> > > Spencer
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

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