Re: [disklavier] Yamaha Support and product development
2007-08-31 by Ron Natalie
Did you ask him about grey market pianos?
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Yamaha Support and product development
2007-08-31 by yeloc2
If any potential Disklavier buyer was a little hesitant because of the technology involved in this product and was wondering about support....then I say fear
Re: [disklavier] Re: Where can I buy 720kb diskette?
2007-08-31 by Ron Natalie
... As I stated before. Take the disk and use the disklavier to format it. Then you can write it in the PC. Frankly with the exception of the firmware
Re: [disklavier] Re: Where can I buy 720kb diskette?
2007-08-31 by ISKI1@aol.com
You can find everything you need to know about using floppies and formatting them at the following web site. _http://www.carolrpt.com/disks.htm_
Re: Where can I buy 720kb diskette?
2007-08-31 by rondisklavier
Thanks! But can my old MX100II play a HD disk that was formatted to a 720kb disk? And how to format HD to DD? Please advise. RS ... times... ... this ... my
Re: [disklavier] Where can I buy 720kb diskette?
2007-08-31 by glenn matherly
Just an F.Y.I. you can reformat 144mb disc to 720mb, I have done it many of times... rondisklavier wrote: Hi All, I have just bought a
Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by pl88ks
Yes please, let s move on. ... a near lifetime to the art of servicing Disklaviers every day,--or opinionated, arrogant experts whose logic relies solely on
Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by rondisklavier
Excellent questions! My doubts start from the same questions. ... homes ... winter
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by Mark
My Disklavier was purchased new in the US and I have no plans to purchase another piano so this argument is purely academic for me. None the less I find this
Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by rondisklavier
http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/Text_WithCatMenu_XC/0 ,,CNTID%25253D12175%252526CTID%25253D410010,00.html I think there is an implicit
RE: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by Paul J
Ed, I have to agree with you. We should have a free flow of information and let people make their own decisions, nobody’s opinion should be shouted down. I
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by Ron Natalie
... Which Yamaha statement would that be. As weasel worded as the article on buying used Disklaviers on YMA s website is, it doesn t say anything of the
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by athomik
I can t be 100% sure that certain parts, such as the soundboard and case are still treated differently for the US market (I believe that may have been the case
Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by rondisklavier
Sorry, what I mean is conducive not conductive. English is not my first language... If you do not agree with the logic, give us the reasoning. Not only saying
Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by rondisklavier
Richard, There is no doubt that Carol is very knowledgable in disklavier. However, this is a discussion group. None of the postings from the opposing view from
Re: [disklavier] General info about the MK4 Disklavier
2007-08-31 by JORGE FERNANDEZ
I think the same group has 2 servers One in YAHOO and one in GOOGLE But I don t know if meesagges are mirrowed in any woay, so I keep both. As far a s I
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by Richard Kerr
Whom do you believe--a highly, skilled technician, who has devoted a near lifetime to the art of servicing Disklaviers every day,--or opinionated, arrogant
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-31 by athomik
Judging by the service manuals for Disklaviers (from the very first ones in the mid 80 s right up to now) there is very little difference between pianos sold
General info about the MK4 Disklavier
2007-08-31 by yeloc2
Will be the proud owner next week of the MK4 and I have been trying to find out all I can in advance. This site has been very informative, but I was wondering
Re: [disklavier] Installing a Mark III or IV in a Yamaha Grand
2007-08-30 by Joseph Slomka Jr
There are two systems out there that I know of - Pianodisk and QRS (Pianomation). Both of these systems are installed as a retrofit to any piano. I owned a QRS
Re: [disklavier] Installing a Mark III or IV in a Yamaha Grand
2007-08-30 by Ron Natalie
... There are after market player mechanisms, QRS is perhaps the most popular, but they won t be a Disklavier, and not a Mark III or IV. The Mark III or IV
Re: [disklavier] Installing a Mark III or IV in a Yamaha Grand
2007-08-30 by JORGE FERNANDEZ
NO I do not think so. But are similar products from other brands that can be retrofited. I can not recomend any but from the gropups opinion they are accetable
Re: Where can I buy 720kb diskette?
2007-08-30 by Bob Larkin
... I recently bought 50 DS/DD (720kbyte) disks, their part 3DDDOS, from WorldWise Computer Supplies in Columbus OH (800-994-7344). This came to $25 plus $6
Re: [disklavier] Installing a Mark III or IV in a Yamaha Grand
2007-08-30 by Albert Edwards
Aren t hack versions available? ... From: Ron Natalie To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 4:10:11 PM
Re: Where can I buy 720kb diskette?
2007-08-30 by alfredcss
Hi Wanda, I guess its demand/supply, as well as bulk purchase discount in your case :) Let me refine that a bit: A. You can go straight to:
Re: Piano climate control systems for Disklaviers
2007-08-30 by pl88ks
You are great Carol and thank you for the microphone tips a few days ago! Steve T ... Every situation is different, so your piano tech can advise you better
Re: [disklavier] Installing a Mark III or IV in a Yamaha Grand
2007-08-29 by Ron Natalie
Mark III and IV s are models of Disklavier. The Disklavier is not available as a retrofit to other (even Yamaha) pianos.
Installing a Mark III or IV in a Yamaha Grand
2007-08-29 by acejazz
Does anyone know how to install a Mark III or IV in a Yamaha Grand? Also, where does one buy a Mark III or IV? Thanks, Al Edwards
Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by rondisklavier
If a person purchased a gray pianos, YCA has the full right to not providing support. They must protect their market and also reduce the costs. Because Cost
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by Carol Beigel
If Yamaha was one big global corporation, and not several regional ones, I could understand the insistence for global support. If they distrubued the same
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by JORGE FERNANDEZ
... I agree 100% whit Carol s statement. But, if someone decides to take the risk of purchasing a Yamaha gray market piano. Is it acceptable that Yamaha USA
Piano climate control systems for Disklaviers
2007-08-29 by Carol Beigel
This is my personal opinion about piano climate control systems. Every situation is different, so your piano tech can advise you better than I can. Dampp
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by Carol Beigel
In this global world of ours, I think it is very hard to understand how everyone else lives. It is quite difficult for me to understand that the U.S. is not
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by Ron Natalie
I think a lot of this comes from MISUNDERSTANDING the Yamaha position paper on this. The document does NOT say that the North American pianos TODAY are
Re: gray market pianos... and question about moisture control
2007-08-29 by wandamusic@aol.com
Carol, Thanks from a relative newcomer as well - it is clear you are not personally gaining from your lengthy explanations, which makes your thoroughness in
Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by rondisklavier
Carol, I am not arguing about the fairness of service. Yamaha Corp of America has all right to prevent losing market share. Therefore, they must do something
Re: Where can I buy 720kb diskette?
2007-08-29 by wandamusic@aol.com
Hi, Alfred,
RE: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by Michael D. Chipolone
Amen! Many of us must be wondering Who is Carol Beigel and how did someone like Carol become so knowledgeable? There must be more than just 30 years of
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by Richard H. Kerr
Amen to Todd. Kudos to Carol. I thought the tone rather out of place, inconsiderate, and disrespectful of someone we all love and respect highly. ... From:
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by Todd Muncy
Carol, I was becoming impatient with this thread and the tone it was taking, but your consistent cogent voice of knowledgeable experience made me confident
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by Jimmy Lewis
Once more, well said Carol. Hope it is clear now for everyone. ... Jimmy L. Once more, well said Carol. Hope it is clear now for everyone. Le 07-08-28 à
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market pianos
2007-08-29 by Carol Beigel
I realize this gray market issue comes up regularly, and if I was not concerned about the issue and how is so sadly affects the cusotmers who buy these pianos,
Re: [disklavier] Microphone for Disklavier DGC1B
2007-08-29 by Carol Beigel
That is one of those questions you can ask of 5 audio engineers and get at least 8 different answers! From what I have seen, if you use a small microphone that
Re: Where can I buy 720kb diskette?
2007-08-29 by alfredcss
Hi, You can find them at: http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php? action=ProductCatalog&category_id=159 Alternatively: 1. Go to yamahamusicsoft.com 2. Click
Microphone for Disklavier DGC1B
2007-08-29 by pl88ks
Can any one offer advise on amplifying, by a microphone, the acoustic piano tone of a Disklavier with a home audio system? What sort of a microphone should be
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-29 by John Isella
No it doesn t, it s a lot of crap. :) With the air on here full time in Fl it s 60% humidity, if I move to Phoenix it will routinely get below 10%, stay within
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-28 by rb3232@gmail.com
then just delete the message. you don t have to read it. i m interested in as much info and opinion as possible on the subject. if you are reading this then
Re: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-28 by James Fry
... Then mark the thread as such in your mail client and don t read the rest of the posts. Discussions like this are a valuable resource for the archives.
RE: [disklavier] Re: getting back
2007-08-28 by Stephen Bennett
Hi there one and all! Is it me ... or what .. or have I lost the plot here? I thought this was a group where we could enjoy Disklaviers for what they are! A
RE: [disklavier] Re: gray market disklaviers (was owners manual)
2007-08-28 by David Gardner
May I kindly suggest that those that are currently interested in this current round of Grey Market issues, take the conversation private? I think I have had