Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Skanter123
... Bill, thanks again for the explanation. My 1980 studio U1 felt light, so my tech put weights on the back side of the keys - very nice feel, though my
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Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Skanter123
Bill, thanks for the explanation. If I understand you correctly, the key weight cannot be adjusted (unless weights are put on the back of the keys, which I
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-25 by Bill Current Gmail
Hi again Sam, Touch down weight is affected by flange tightness, weight of the hammers, etc. In the factory, touch weight is changed with the size and location
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-24 by Bill Brandom
Sam, This is the point I think your technician may have overlooked. Key dip and after touch have very little to do with a light or heavy touch. Touch DOWN
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-24 by Sam Kanter
Bill, what is touch weight, and how is it adjusted? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from phone - please excuse brevity and typos.)
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-24 by Skanter123
He wasnt sure, but he checked key dip (even made it a bit deeper to no avail), mentioned aftertouch was OK. He said there are some small pieces of velvet in
Re: [disklavier] Appraising DKV
2014-05-24 by Bill Brandom
Hi Sam, I am surprised too that your technician could not identify why the action on this piano is so much different than the two you have. Did he say that the
Appraising DKV
2014-05-24 by Skanter123
I went and took another look at 2001 MPX 1Z UI upright I was considering buying. If you remember, last rime I checked it out I was unhappy with the feel of the
Re: [disklavier] Replacement CD Drive
2014-05-22 by Sam Kanter
Welcome to Yamaha. How about $350 for a floppy disk drive? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from phone - please excuse brevity and typos.)
Replacement CD Drive
2014-05-22 by Fred Brown RPT
Does anyone know if CD drive in DKC55RCD is a standard CD-ROM or proprietary. I need to replace one and the Yamaha Part seems a bit pricey. Fred Brown RPT
Re: [disklavier] E3 Playback Volume
2014-05-22 by Bill Current Gmail
Fred, Since you will be servicing the piano, Do you want me to email you the calibration procedure? Bill iPhone On May 21, 2014, at 6:44 PM, Fred Brown
RE: [disklavier] E3 Playback Volume
2014-05-22 by Fred Brown RPT
Thanks Bill, I will check it when I go out next week. Fred From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com [mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
RE: [disklavier] E3 Playback Volume
2014-05-22 by Fred Brown RPT
Donal, Thanks for your reply! I think you have hit the nail on the head. Bottom line is it’s a piano not a stereo. They want to be able to stand next to the
Re: [disklavier] E3 Playback Volume
2014-05-21 by Bill Brandom
Fred, My good friend Donal is correct in what he says. The E3 has the ability to play softer than any Disklavier Yamaha has produced. If the piano is playing
Re: [disklavier] E3 Playback Volume
2014-05-21 by Donal Galvin
My view is that all player pianos are too loud for a normal sitting room for background music when you have guests. Calibrate the piano for your customer to
E3 Playback Volume
2014-05-21 by Fred Brown RPT
Hello All, I have a customer with a 1 yr old E3 system complaining of playback volume being too high. This will be my first time visiting one and I would like
Re: [disklavier] E3 Sustain Pedal Recording will not playback on earlier models
2014-05-16 by Bill Brandom
Now that I re-read what I wrote, it may appear I am contradicting myself. Mechanically adjusting upright Disklavier pianos is quite a bit different than
Re: [disklavier] E3 Sustain Pedal Recording will not playback on earlier models
2014-05-16 by Bill Brandom
Good morning Richard, Mechanically adjusting the pedals on Disklavier uprights, without calibrating the pedals, can cause what you are describing. Calibration
Re: [disklavier] E3 Sustain Pedal Recording will not playback on earlier models
2014-05-16 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Richard, it sounds as though there is either a recording problem or a playback problem. The best way to determine what is going on is
E3 Sustain Pedal Recording will not playback on earlier models
2014-05-16 by stridingwith88notes@...
Dear Experts, I have an E3 Upright on which I have made several recordings (of hand playing) for friends. One friend has a Mark 3 upright, the other a Mark 2
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-13 by Spencer Chase
George, I found that I had written a program to add a sysex message at the beginning of midi files in batch mode so the work is done other than changing to
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-13 by Spencer Chase
i can write a utility to add the needed event to the beginning of midi files if this would really be useful. i might not ave time to do so for a while unless i
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-12 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Spencer, the answer is a bit complicated. Back in the days of the Mark IIXG and the Mark III, the Disklavier had a setting called
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-12 by Spencer Chase
so is it safe to say that putting all data that you want to play as acoustic piano on channel 1 of a type 0 file will play correctly, on pretty much all DKVs?
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-12 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Spencer, the early model Disklaviers (Wagon Grand, MX100A&B, and MX80 series) uses a file format called E-SEQ. The Disklavier
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-12 by Spencer Chase
remap channels will do batches. it does not clone channels but changes them. not sure why you need to clone channels, redundant information should not be
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-12 by plpfoot@...
Thanks Spencer. I found that if I convert Perfessor Bill s midi file to a 0, then clone channel 3 to channel 1, then clone channel 2 to 1 then it will play
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Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-11 by Spencer Chase
i am not the expert on how different DKVs might be different but i think it is usually the case that the left and right hands will be on channels 1 and 2
Re: Perfessor Bill
2014-05-11 by plpfoot@...
That is, I have the file stored in the piano s memory. Of course it does the same thing when playing it from a USB memory device. As an aside, is it possible
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-11 by plpfoot@...
I want to play the mid file on my piano. The piano plays the left hand but the speakers play the right. Evidently the files are coded with the hands on
Re: [disklavier] Perfessor Bill
2014-05-10 by George F. Litterst
Good evening, everyone. Are you attempting to play the file using the control unit of the Disklavier or are you playing the file from an external device such
Perfessor Bill
2014-05-10 by plpfoot@...
Perfessor Bill Edwards has a great selection of music on his website, but the left hand plays on my U1E3 and the right hand comes through on the speakers. How
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Bill Brandom
Sam, Something is funny then, with the regulation of the piano. I am quite sure your technician will be able to identify the cause and have a solution to the
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Skanter123
Bill, this U1 sounded a lot brighter than my other two, but the action felt totally different. Again, the feeling of little key dip, and very light action. I
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Bill Brandom
Sam, Also keep in mind that how a piano SOUNDS influences how you think it feels. For instance, if all else is the same and if one piano is more mellow than
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Skanter123
I emailed my tuner/tech, i ll let you know what he says - thanks. Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Bill Current Gmail
It can. It is a Yamaha U1. Bill ... That would be great, but don t action parts (and maybe geometry) change over the years? I m referring to U1s from 1979,
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Skanter123
... That would be great, but don t action parts (and maybe geometry) change over the years? I m referring to U1s from 1979, 1997, and 2001 - the 1997 and 2001
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Bill Current Gmail
Yes, they can be adjusted to feel the same. They are using the same action parts and same action geometry. Bill ... That s great news, Bill. So, do you think
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Skanter123
... That s great news, Bill. So, do you think action on two U1 DKV should be able to be adjusted so they are similar? The action on my MPX 100II feels great,
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Bill Brandom
Sam, Key height and key dip is completely adjustable by a piano technician. If the action feels different when you are in Disklavier mode, vs when the
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Skanter123
George, that must be it. I forgot that the volume is in effect even when playing the piano acoustically and not using disklavier functions. Besides this,
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by PianoBench@...
Good evening, everyone. Sam, I believe that with this model of upright, the piano will engage the soft pedal at certain volume settings. Normal volume is 0 .
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Skanter123
Bill, what affects feel (light or heavy) of action? My 1997 U1 DKV action feels much heavier than the 2001 U1 DKV. Could it just be stiffer if not played as
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Skanter123
Bill, thanks for the info. Can key dip be adjusted/regulated by a technician? Also, the action felt different after self-play than it did when power was turned
Re: [disklavier] MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Bill Brandom
Hi Sam, The key tops on Yamaha pianos are the same width. It is easy to check. Simply measure from the left edge of key #1 to the right edge of key #88 and you
MPX 1Z (2001) 48" upright
2014-05-10 by Skanter123
Hello all, I m considering buying the above model DKV (U1 48 upright) from a friend. I got to try it out today and played it for quite a long time, as well as
New Replacement Floppy Drive
2014-05-08 by uecker.juneau@juno.com
I have a brand new floppy drive available for the MX100, MX200, MX300, or the Wagon Grand piano. It s a Yamaha P/N V4863200. I purchased it from Yamaha a few
Re: [disklavier] Some newbie questions...
2014-05-07 by James Fry
... Wow, I wouldn t have thought that was possible! Even in 2001 when I bought my MarkII XG I felt the synth sounds were lacking and had more in common with