RE: [disklavier] Disklavier problem - upgrade or fix?
2014-06-28 by uecker.juneau@juno.com
Jon, I m no expert, but for the cost of the DKC 850, you might want to check out what the QRS PNOmation system can do for you. Inexpensive options are
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Re: [disklavier] Disklavier problem - upgrade or fix?
2014-06-28 by George Frederick Litterst
Hi, again. This is a dealer item. I am not certain of the current suggested list price. You can locate a dealer here: http://usa.yamaha.com/dealers/ searching
RE: [disklavier] Disklavier problem - upgrade or fix?
2014-06-28 by Jon Arnold
Thanks for the great response. Do you have any idea where to purchase one of those and/or how much it costs? Any recommendations for service in the Melbourne
Re: [disklavier] Disklavier problem - upgrade or fix?
2014-06-28 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Jon, your model Disklavier is a Mark II and was made between 1992 and 1997. It supports double-density floppy disks but not high
Disklavier problem - upgrade or fix?
2014-06-28 by Jon Arnold
I bought a beautiful Yamaha 5 2 grand, love it. It came with a Yahaha Disklavier DKC100R unit (the one that uses the floppy disks), and the original owner
Re: More On Perfessor Bill
2014-06-11 by georgeall@...
The upload problem is solved and I ve put a zip file of Perfessor Bill s Joplin rags in the All new uploads go here folder. Most of these files have right
More On Perfessor Bill
2014-06-09 by georgeall@...
Regarding the earlier post on Perfessor Bill’s midi files that are not successfully playable on Disklaviers because they are recorded on three channels —
Re: Perfessor Bill
2014-06-05 by georgeall@...
I use the open source program MuseScore (at musescore.org/en ) to fix Perfessor Bill s midi files and play them on my Disklavier. Perfessor Bill scores his
Re: [disklavier] appropriate posting ? school selling Mark IV
2014-06-04 by Todd Muncy
I allowed the original post, but let’s go private on all responses. We don’t need to involve thousands of members in sales negotiations. There is a reply
Re: [disklavier] appropriate posting ? school selling Mark IV
2014-06-04 by Raymond Moore
Do you know the price and what kind or model it is? Sent from my iPhone
appropriate posting ? school selling Mark IV
2014-06-03 by Dafna Naphtali
Hi, My daughter s school (E. Village Manhattan) had a Mark IV donated. They want to sell it (to buy much needed instruments for the band.) It was suggested by
Re: [disklavier] Lost music on Yamaha Disklavier
2014-06-03 by Mark Fontana
Unless Yamaha has any recovery tools or a utility to extract a raw dump of the memory disk storage, I think the only way to proceed would be to send the
Failing DKC500RW Control Unit
2014-06-03 by scovis@...
I have a DC7 MkIIXG Pro, and the control unit, DCK500RW is starting to fail. I m wondering if anyone in the group might have one they want to sell, or if
Re: [disklavier] Lost music on Yamaha Disklavier
2014-06-02 by Spencer Chase
what do you mean by a memory disc? is this a flash drive of some type? if you disconnect (or turn off power) while the directory is being updated you can end
Lost music on Yamaha Disklavier
2014-06-02 by herblindahlpianotuning@...
I thought I would resend this message from February, 2014. My client is still looking for help. He realizes it is a longshot but he was hoping there was some
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by James Fry
Interesting choice to mic up the piano rather than make use of the silent system! On 2 Jun 2014 01:37, Donal Galvin discodonal@me.com [disklavier]
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Skanter123
Instead of invisible pianist , I like the idea of using the DKV in experimental musical situations. I have some old algorithmic MIDI software, that I haven t
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Bill Current Gmail
Understood! Bill iPhone ... Being a musician, I am super-sensitive to this. Perhaps too much so. When I see any pre-recorded music on stage with live
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Skanter123
... Being a musician, I am super-sensitive to this. Perhaps too much so. When I see any pre-recorded music on stage with live musicians, it pushes my buttons!
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Bill Current Gmail
Thanks for sharing that video Donal! I thought was really cool! I don t think the use of the Disklavier was to replace a musician, but instead, purely for the
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Donal Galvin
Seasoned disklavier owners are so used to it but anytime I have a visitor or somebody that has never seen it before are amazed by an invisible pianist. Sent
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Skanter123
Glad you enjoyed it, I guess its a novelty to have an invisible pianist. Doesn t do it for me, I d prefer a live musician. Perhaps Yamaha could use it for PR
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Donal Galvin
No I liked the fact that he composed the song and could play it live with his toes if he wanted to !! I just thought it was different and entertaining ? They
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Skanter123
Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 ... So you liked the pre-recorded DKV version better than Chris Martin?
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Donal Galvin
I think Chris Martin normally plays the piano part so I thought it was really good in my opinion. Good pr for Yamaha ? Sent from my iPhone
Re: [disklavier] Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Skanter123
I like seeing the DKV, (I guess a novelty for Coldpaly) but not the idea of pre-recorded music at live performances. I went to a wedding a while back,
Coldplay
2014-06-02 by Donal Galvin
http://youtu.be/azpRwybCuPo Spot the Disklavier
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘Trans Acoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-06-01 by James Fry
That store is where I purchased my Disklavier, and later had absolutely no interest in finding out whether they could get a DKC850 for me. Compared to when I
RE: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundbo ard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Th anks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technol ogy - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-06-01 by Owen Sayers
Here is a link from the UK – September 2014 expected http://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/P~YAM-U1TA-PE~U1TA-TransAcoustic-Upright-Piano From:
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-06-01 by Bill Current Gmail
I believe they become available in Europe about the same time they do in the US, sometime late this summer or early fall. Bill iPhone On May 31, 2014, at
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Tu rns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Th anks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-06-01 by rightnightboy@...
Hello Bill Any idea of availability or viewing possibility in europe ?
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Bill Brandom
I am sure it would sound really good! Bill iPhone ... Pianoteq s modeled piano lets you tune each key individually, and gives you total control over every
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Skanter123
... Pianoteq s modeled piano lets you tune each key individually, and gives you total control over every parameter of a piano s construction. You can model a
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Bill Current Gmail
That is true. The better the piano is in tune, the better everything sounds. :) Then you have acoustic stretch to consider. The stretch of a good tuning on a
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Skanter123
... That might be easier said than done, as (according to my experience) acoustic pianos go slightly out of tune in different areas and registers. I don t
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns the Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransA coustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Bill Brandom
Hi Sam, For me, having an in-tune piano is what I want, whether it is in a standard acoustic piano or a Transducer piano. I believe the pitch of the piano, vs
Upgrade of player system
2014-05-31 by Bob & Nancy Roseman
I purchased a DGP1XG 5 3 Disklavier Grand in September 2000 and I am interested in upgrading the playback system. Is it possible and what should I expect to
mk4 hard drive failure
2014-05-31 by juan.ferret@...
Hello, Recently my hard drive in my mk4 dc5 disklavier appeared to give out. The REC, user, and Standby light were blinking and Martin (Yamaha tech) told on
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Skanter123
Another question - can outside digital samples be applied to the soundboard, or only the internal sounds? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 ...
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Skanter123
Bill, I can t wait to try it for myself. I saw a few videos, but they don t really give much an idea of the experience. It seems that adding the digital piano
Re: [disklavier] Yama ha U1TA PE Upright Pi ano Turns the Soundbo ard Into One Big Loud speaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ T echnology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Ev ents - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Bill Brandom
Sam, I have been with Yamaha nearly 35 years. During those years I have seen lots of cool Yamaha stuff. The TransAcoustic pianos are up there at the top of the
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Skanter123
Bill, how would you describe the innovative aspects of this technology? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 ... Bill, how would you describe the
Re: [disklavier] Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns th e Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Events - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Bill Current Gmail
I did the TransAcoustic Piano demos for Yamaha at this year s NAMM show. I have heard them a lot. Bill iPhone On May 30, 2014, at 8:41 PM, Skanter123
Yamaha U1TA PE Upright Piano Turns the Soundboard Into One Big Loudspeaker, Thanks to ‘TransAcoustic ’ Technology - Pianos & Keyboards - News & Eve nts - Yamaha United States
2014-05-31 by Skanter123
Hello all, Has anyone heard the transacoustic pianos? Sounds interesting. Probably not yet in DKVs, though I assume this technology will make it there soon.
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Skanter123
Thanks again, Carol, I will forward to my tech and see what he thinks. Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 ... Thanks again, Carol, I will forward to
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Carol Beigel
It really is sounding more and more like the damper lift timing. The sooner you feel the weight of the damper lever springs the heavier the touch. This
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Skanter123
Thanks Carol, I will forward your comments to my tech. I don t think I like an extraordinarily heavy action - just not a very light one. Without enough
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Carol Beigel
Sam, piano technicians spend their entire careers studying touch weight. Not only is there up-weight and down-weight to consider, there is also friction. One
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Skanter123
... Understood. Don t really want to make them equal, just that I really like two and dislike the third. I m somewhat convinced that the third cannot be
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Bill Current Gmail
Sam, Without seeing these three pianos, it is impossible for me to say whether something can be done to make them feel more equal. Bill iPhone ... Bill,