Disklavier

I'd love a DKC850, but I just can't justify spending $1600 for the moderate-to-light use I would give it. 

I don't have any data stored only on floppy: it's all on my PC, too. But I do have a lot of performances on the DKC55RCD's memory disks that I've never copied off. About 95% of them are things I could easily do without, but a handful are pieces (mostly by other people) that I'd like to keep if possible. 

If the floppy drive is permanently dead, is there any way I can copy these files off the DKC55RCD? If I play them back, can I record them via MIDI on a connected computer? (Since moving, I haven't bothered reconnecting the piano to the computer and outboard synth I have but rarely use. But I could if I needed to.)

Also, is there a way to play back MIDI files from the CD? ISTR that a few years ago I read here about a utility that did that, but when I tried it, songs would play to a certain point and then stop. 

Thanks.

--James  

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, George Frederick Litterst <PianoBench@...> wrote:
>
> Good morning, everyone.
> 
> I strongly recommend the DCK-850 in this situation. It will substantially modernize your experience.
> 
> You'll still be left with the issue of what to do with your floppy disk content. IMHO, it is worth the effort to migrate that data to the computer and then to USB flash drive.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> 
> www.georgelitterst.com
> 
> On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:15 AM, sjhart110110 wrote:
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> > An expensive fix would be a DKC850! :). Although you can hook a disk drive to the unit, it is much easier to use the common utilities to just convert them and then load them all into the memory. No more disks..... SJ
> > 
> > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "jthyder" <jhyder@> wrote:
> > >
> > > The other day, I noticed that the DKC55RCD controller for my DC3A wasn't reading my floppy disks. It would sort of grunt twice, then give up. 
> > > 
> > > A few days later, I got a can of compressed air, sprayed it into the slot, loaded a floppy, and it worked fine. I thought, "Okay, it was just a little dusty, and now it's fixed." 
> > > 
> > > Wrong!
> > > 
> > > Now it's doing the same thing again, and a lot of spraying hasn't helped. 
> > > 
> > > Does anyone have any suggestions for getting it to work again? Is it possible to open the unit up and replace the drive?
> > > 
> > > Thanks.
> > > 
> > > --James
> > >
> > 
> >
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