Disklavier

Interesting comment from uripto.

I would challenge anybody to discern the difference. The same minute 
differences could be attributed to changes in ambient temperature,  
humidity, or altitude as these all effect the transmission of sound 
waves. Also, the pianist wearing a long dress, the acoustics of the 
room, presence of others in the room, whether the pianist has soft or 
callused fingers (as someone who also plays a guitar or violin. ), the 
blood pressure or hydration of the listener as this could effect the ear 
membranes.

If I remember, tomorrow I will check my DK's temperature with my 
infrared surface thermometer.

The issue not noted is that it would be difficult for a professional to 
compare the difference between the two because each will have a slight 
different tune and voice. It would take a blind comparison with many 
DK's and non-DK's to do an accurate comparison.

When I have tried to request performers to record on a DK, it appears 
that some just have a bias against anything but a pure acoustic piano. 
They consider the DK a hybrid.

Mark in Idaho

uripto uripto wrote:
>
> The Piano Teacher was not completely wrong, if we consider the 
> electronic parts inside the piano would take some spaces which are 
> need for the air inside to vibrate perfectly. The heat dissipates from 
> the electric current will also influence the quality of vibration. 
> However, for my ears which are not too sensitive, those are not a big 
> deal.
> I appreciate all of those comments.
> Thanks,
>
> --- On *Sun, 2/15/09, Carol Beigel /<thecarolb@...>/* wrote:
>
>     From: Carol Beigel <thecarolb@...>
>     Subject: Re: [disklavier] piano teacher says DGC1-B not as good
>     To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>     Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 10:03 PM
>
>     Piano teacher is WAY out of touch! The piano is exactly the same with
>     or without the Disklavier electronics. Since the piano will probably
>     still be around when your grandchildren can play it, you were wise to
>     choose a product you can enjoy with or without someone in your family
>     being able to play it.
>
>     Carol Beigel
>
>     On Feb 15, 2009, at 9:33 PM, Mark wrote:
>
>     > Find a piano teacher who knows what she is talking about.
>     >
>     > Mark in Idaho
>     >
>     >
>     > Dokhanchi wrote:
>     >>
>     >> Hi,
>     >>
>     >> I bought a DGC1-B for my kids thinking that this piano was a better
>     >> choice over the same version without the Disklavier. You see I
>     >> followed the more expensive, better product rule. Kidding aside, I
>     >> bought this piano so if my spoiled kids quit playing I could still
>     >> enjoy the piano by playing midi performances by others.
>     >>
>     >> However, the new piano teacher told me today that no matter how
>     good
>     >> they construct these new Disklaviers, they are still not as good as
>     >> the ones with out. I guess in this case the GC-1 model. She
>     said that
>     >> professionals can always tell the difference. I was wondering what
>     >> the
>     >> group thought of this statement. I have a hunch that she may
>     not be
>     >> as
>     >> familiar with these new disklaviers and thinks that we had bought a
>     >> digital piano.
>     >>
>     >> Thank you for taking the time to respond.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >
>     >
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