Disklavier

Allanz,

I also have an old Disklavier with DD floppies, and I learned that the
floppy drives are somewhat proprietary, so that a replacement would
set me back about $275, and that's just for another DD floppy drive.
The upgrade to HD floppy disks has been discontinued, and is difficult
to find (and, the HD drive too will eventually go bad). Its retail
price was around $2000 but I think they go on eBay for a couple
hundred bucks - if you can find one. So...... I decided to go the
route of simply hooking my computer (laptop) up to the Disklavier with
MIDI cables, and it works great for playing and recording the piano.
See some of the earlier posts in this group for recommendations on
various software programs and MIDI interface to use.

Bill

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "allanz_2000" wrote:
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> I have an old model PGG10R. Is it possible to attached a cd player so
> that I won't make use of the obsolete floppy disk (DD). If not can I
> use a Floppy Disk HD instead of DD. Another option is how do I connect
> a notebook and play the music from the playlist I will create.
> Please help because my Floppy drive is making too much hizzing sound
> and usually hangs often. Final question, is the floppy drive the same
> as the normal Pc floppy drive on my desktop PC? Where can I find
> guidelines on how to replace floppy drive of PGG10R. I guess it can be
> done by anybody with a computer hardware knowlegable if guided
> properly by Yamaha Technician. Thank you very much for any help you
> can give me, surely will appreciate it. More power to this group!!!!!
>
> allanz
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