2014-08-31 by Spencer Chase
a cheap little LED strobe light works really well in cases where you can not fill the entry holes easily. ... -- Best regards, Spencer Chase 67550-Bell Springs
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2014-08-31 by paulstepclan@...
I am a retired piano technician and have seen many pianos with mouse damage. Your major concern is keeping the critters out or the piano. The most common
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2014-08-29 by Donal Galvin
And get a Cat !! Sent from my iPhone
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2014-08-29 by Spencer Chase
strobe lights also keep mice away. i got some little led ones on e-bay and they worked to keep mice out of my honda until i found where they were getting in.
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2014-08-29 by Sam Kanter
I would finish the job by placing some mouse traps in the area. Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from phone - please excuse brevity and
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2014-08-29 by freddismuke@...
With the irreplaceable help of the wiring diagram in the MX-80 service manual and many hours of precise and tedious work each evening for the past week, I was
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2014-08-14 by Fred Dismuke
Well all is not lost. I ve come across a service manual for the MX-80. The wiring diagrams it contains, a VOM, a soldering iron, and a couple of Saturdays may
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2014-08-13 by freddismuke@...
Thanks Spencer but as you stated the mice found the wire so yummy they ate 1-2 inches away at each excavation site. Maybe I should switch to wire as bait in
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2014-08-13 by JORGE FERNANDEZ
I have a similar working setup at home, but since it is a try an error procedure please send me a direct email message and I ll try to explain it to you You
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2014-08-13 by vinnie@...
Thanks! The E3 DOES support MIDI in via XLR and I believe RCA jacks. Vince
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2014-08-13 by Spencer Chase
i have no idea about using the built in controller for text but there are programs for creating the CD+G Karaoke format which is used on stand alone players
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2014-08-13 by Spencer Chase
i have found that it is some times possible in cases of chewing or other form of destruction of wires to examine the ends of the cut wires with a microscope
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2014-08-13 by freddismuke@...
I ve followed this group since I purchased my (used) MX80 Disklavier years ago. It has been a valuable resource for me. It has a problem, now I am truly
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2014-08-13 by vinnie@...
I m actually a new Yamaha dealer, and am at a loss as to how Karaoke might work with this system. Yes, I know it s not supported, but in simple terms, can one
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2014-08-13 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. At the risk of sounding self-promotional, I would like to inform users of: Home Concert Xtreme Classroom Maestro Internet MIDI that
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2014-07-28 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Paul, there are several settings and connections that must be made correctly: (1) Disklavier MIDI Settings To transmit what you are
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2014-07-26 by Jorge Fernández
Not familiar with your model. Anyway 2 details: Remember to connect MIDI IN TO OUT and MIDI OUT TO IN. Change the SW on the controller from HOST to MIDI. Try
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2014-07-26 by Charles Naselli
I had a similar problem trying to use a MIDI converter with both a Yamaha Clavinova and a Disklavier IV. Then I saw the USB connector (it s the almost-square
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2014-07-25 by Paul Stephens
We have a Yamaha G1F Wagon Grand. My wife is attempting to send what is played on the keyboard to Finale PrintMusic. We have a midi/USB converter, but we
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2014-07-24 by rightnightboy@...
I live in France; until now I didn t need servicing for the unit but I asked yamaha france to connect me with a competent technician for disklaviers in my area
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2014-07-23 by Lars-Magnus Österberg
Thank you for replies. Being out of a correct warranty and taking repairs on your on account is one thing. Having trouble with local service centers to touch
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2014-07-23 by Bill Brandom
Yamaha products are warranted only in the country they are sold in. Bill iPhone On Jul 22, 2014, at 10:06 PM, rightnightboy@hotmail.com [disklavier]
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2014-07-23 by rightnightboy@...
Hi, I bought one from Japan 2 years ago and at that time the warranty was valid only in Japan. For uk or france its considered grey market ... I took the risk
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2014-07-23 by larsmagnus@...
Anyone have experience of buying this unit in the USA, and having trouble getting it fixed in Europe if its broken? I´m note sure if Yamaha/Europe has an
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2014-07-19 by mangez@...
Was working for Yamaha, I was told that (officially) it is down to copyright issues. Adrian Thomas Music Services www.adrianthomas.net On Jul 18 2014,
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2014-07-18 by Skanter123
That makes sense, George. I was thinking the DKC-850 could be bypassed altogether if DKV radio was streamed from the internet, something Yamaha would probably
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2014-07-18 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Sam, I have not read a public statement from Yamaha as to why a Mark II with a DKC-850 is not allowed to receive DisklavierRadio and
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2014-07-18 by Skanter123
Jon, i would recommend looking into PG Music s Band in a Box, an incredible program for auto-accompaniment. I ve been using it for playing and teaching for.
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2014-07-18 by Skanter123
George, for those of us with Mark II DKVs, I wonder if it s possible for us to receive DKV radio (and other data) on our computers on the internet and send
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2014-07-18 by George Frederick Litterst
Hi, again. Jon, IÆm sorry that my link did not stay attached to my text. Go to this page:
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2014-07-18 by Jon Arnold
Thanks PianoBench, Appreciate the info. Yes the piano is a grand, a beautiful instrument. While I enjoy being able to play along with drums/bass/etc on a
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2014-07-18 by George Frederick Litterst
Hi, again. Jon, Here is the song list for the DKC-850, which includes solo piano performances as well as song files with MIDI backing tracks: Disklavier
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2014-07-18 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. John, here are some answers: (1) Your 45 floppy disks If you get a compatible USB floppy drive, you can plug it into one of the two USB
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2014-07-18 by Ralph Specht
Thanks. I used the utility to copy to the hard drive. Used EExplore to setup the right order. Reindexed with EExplore and then copied back to a floppy. Worked
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2014-07-18 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Ralph, song files play in the order that they were copied to the floppy disk or in the order in which they were subsequently created.
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2014-07-18 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Kevin, on a Mark IIXG, Mark III, E3, or DKC-850, you can press a Voice button and access any of the available XG voices, including the
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2014-07-18 by Kevin Weng
Thank you George. Does this mean I have to enter the record mode in order to use the cello voice? That will quite inconvenient as I have enter the mode every
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2014-07-17 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Kevin, the Mark IV Disklavier has both a General MIDI (GM) and XG sound set. XG is YamahaÆs superset of GM. The Mark IV (unlike all
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2014-07-17 by rightnightboy@...
Hi Have a look there maybe you find something better but as long as it is a cello score per se its bound to use the tenor key I think... Cello Concerto, Op.85
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2014-07-17 by Kevin Weng
Hi there! I was thinking playing Elgar cello concerto main theme on the disklavier. Just casually to entertain myself. I found the scores here:
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2014-07-10 by capespechts@...
Recently purchased and downloaded two floppy discs from Yamaha. The order of the songs on the Web page is different that the order that the songs play on my
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2014-07-10 by Sam Kanter
There s a program that will convert the disks - more later when I have time at home. Sam Kanter www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 On Thu, Jul 10, 2014
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2014-07-10 by Jon Arnold
Sam, Ideally, if I could find a way to do it and to format the USB drive appropriately, an external USB drive or even a thumb drive would be perfect. But I
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2014-07-10 by Richard Banks
Well I think the upgrades are a rip off personally .... I found that if you put a tooth pick under one edge just a little as a test, left or right side of the
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2014-07-10 by Sam Kanter
I bought an external USB floppy drive for 10 bucks, then transferred all floppies to computer. AFAIC, there is no reason to keep worrying about and using
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2014-07-10 by Jon Arnold
Thanks, appreciate that. I might try Radio Shack for a floppy disk head cleaning kit, they seem to stock older stuff like that. Where can I get info about
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2014-07-10 by Jon Arnold
I’m not that that it is “stuck” but out of a dozen floppies, it will only play ONE of them, where it displays an error with the others. But the others
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2014-07-10 by Sam Kanter
I ve fixed two floppy drives in DKVs by jamming in a floppy really HARD. This seems to unstuck them. Worth a try. Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
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2014-07-10 by caruser25@...
Hey Jon, Aside for an upgrade to DKC850 I would advise to buy a small 3.5 diskette cleaning kit. On my DKV I also use diskettes and every now and then my
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2014-07-10 by JORGE FERNANDEZ
Hi all. If you are like me, a Piano Roll lover and have an archive of scanned to MIDI Piano rolls... Then try this piece of software it s free (for play
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