Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-22 by <skanter123@...>
Mark, PPFUB works great on 720KB disks, but would not read a Pianosoft sample disk that is 1.4MB DD. Will covering up hole with tape work (not there now so
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Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by FC TC
Thanks for your input. I just spoke with David from Yamaha who assumed I was a technician --- I never pretended to one or not to be one : ). The markup on
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Spencer Chase
i don t do dealers :) i do all the maintenance myself and have an independent mechanic for anything i can t handle. Mercedes parts might be a little higher
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Emile van Sebille
That may be true, but when the rearview mirror got loose in my SL350 the quote was $1400 to fix it. Maybe the part was only two bucks, but the opportunity for
RE: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by ayanzen
a PRC-100 replacement costs $1000.00 from Yamaha. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone ... From: Skanter123 Date:01/21/2014
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Sam Kanter
This is from Carol s site, Modifying generic drive to work in Yamaha instruments. Not sure if it will work for DKVs, but if anyone wants to try, please go
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by FC TC
OK, guys, we can complain as we are entitled to or does anyone have a schematic, block diagram or anything that I can maybe hack my way through a fix. How
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Skanter123
There was something about this on Carol Beigel s site, but it seemed FAR too complicated, and she said there was no guarantee it would work. Sam
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Spencer Chase
i might remembering info for Pianodisc but i remember that there was either a jumper or a minor pc board change to make std floppy drives work for the piano.
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Skanter123
Certainly no excuse for this type of gouging. The Yamaha service rep was actually embarrassed to tell me the cost of the floppy - $311.15 The USB floppy I just
FYI article from Music Trades
2014-01-22 by Skanter123
http://digitaleditions.sheridan.com/publication/?i=191212&p=120#%7B%22page%22:120,%22issue_id%22:191212%7D Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by PianoBench@...
Good evening, everyone. Fred, check out this article on the new Disklavier Education Network website:
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Spencer Chase
actually, parts for my Mercedes do not cost much more than similar parts for my Toyota and the Mercedes needs them less often. certainly not 20 times as much
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Alan Dorschug
They also spend a lot more for BMW and Mercedes parts. ... From: Spencer Chase To: disklavier Sent:
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Spencer Chase
because there are a lot of rich doctors and lawyers who own DKV ... -- Best regards, Spencer Chase 67550-Bell Springs Rd. Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-22 by Sam Kanter
How about $311.15 for a floppy drive? Why does Yamaha need to gouge us with these prices? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from phone -
Re: [disklavier] Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-21 by FC TC
I just called Yamaha and they want $250 + tax and shipping to replace the CD ROM Drive. Ya got to be kidding! I was referred to a technician by the name of
[disklavier] New Poll for disklavier
2014-01-21 by <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the disklavier group: Do you use silent piano? With internal digital piano or external virtual piano on
[disklavier] New Poll for disklavier
2014-01-21 by <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the disklavier group: Do you buy Pianosoft material, free PD, or both - Pianosoft - Both - Free PD To
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-21 by <skanter123@...>
Ignore previous post - found poll section.
[disklavier] New Poll for disklavier
2014-01-21 by <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the disklavier group: Do you play, or just listen to your DKL? - Just listen - Play and listen To vote,
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-21 by Skanter123
As a new DKL owner, I m curious about other users. (Is there a poll section for this?) How many of you play piano vs listen to playback only? Do many use
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-21 by Spencer Chase
was being a little facetious. ... -- Best regards, Spencer Chase 67550-Bell Springs Rd. Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only. Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS
RE: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-21 by Geoff Ward
Bill, Thanks for the advice. The delays are probably not significant for most of the music I listen to which is scanned from pianola rolls, a lot of which has
How to mute accompaniment tracks on the disklavier mark IV
2014-01-21 by David Masher
Hi, I am trying to mute the bass track on a pianosoft disc (Terry Trotter Trio/On the Sunny Side of the Street) IÆd like to just play along with the drums.
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by Kevin Goroway
If they were trying to be green with the power supply, they forgot to consider the rest of the system. It sucks down 75 watts in standby iirc... ... If they
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by carwizard
I just power down for 20 seconds with good results Take Care, Neal Polan - President Affordable Classics, Inc. 310-542-5824 w On Jan 20, 2014, at 2:40 PM,
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by Spencer Chase
i don t know specifically how the dkv power supply works but most power supplies have rather large filter capacitors which will hold a charge for a long time.
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by Emile van Sebille
I m not sure my experience with computers is applicable to a Mark IV, but I commonly advise clients to unplug first the power, then disconnecting and
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by James W Kenney
Just a clarification. I did not remove the power when I first rebooted. Jim ... From: Horatio Kemeny To: disklavier
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by Horatio Kemeny
I m curious if anyone has some insight as to why powering down for so long is necessary? Most electronics require a few seconds at most to be completely
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by James W Kenney
Bill Thank you again. The fix worked. I had powered down, but quickly rebooted. That did not work. Jim ... From: Bill Brandom To:
A reminder to members about reducing emails
2014-01-20 by Todd Muncy
There has been an unusually high volume of email from the group lately, which is great. Unfortunately that always seems to cause a flurry of people
Re: [disklavier] virtual pianola
2014-01-20 by Adrian Thomas
MIDI files often have a load of commands to control various settings. If you set the volume before the song starts, the MIDI date can reset the volume
Re: [disklavier] Stuck Key
2014-01-20 by Adrian Thomas
If the acoustic side of things is OK (i.e. the doesn t stick when playing normally, there may be a problem with the key solenoid. Adrian Thomas
Floppy drive affects orhercDKV functions?
2014-01-20 by Skanter123
The floppy drive on my MPX100II came back to life for a short time tonight, then went back into oblivion. Now nothing happens when I hit the DISK button, can t
Re: [disklavier] External floppy
2014-01-20 by Sam Kanter
Can t ask more from this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MBI1NG/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 My 64-bit Win7 machine recognized it
Re: [disklavier] Stuck Key
2014-01-20 by Bill Brandom
Hi Sheldon, The solenoid plunger goes through a tube in the center of the solenoid coil. It sounds like the inside of the tube has distorted out-of-round just
Re: [disklavier] Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by Bill Brandom
James, Completely power down the Disklavier by holding in the oblong green on/off button. After it quits blinking, unplug it from the wall and let it sit about
Re: [disklavier] External floppy
2014-01-20 by FC TC
Stay away from TEAC. I had 2 that didn t work and worse yet, corrupted existing floppy data. I got credit w/o having to return anything --- they KNEW! I
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-20 by Bill Brandom
Hi Geoff, For a high velocity note, the delay will be as short as 32 milliseconds. For a low velocity note, delay will be up about 225 milliseconds. Bill ...
Need update on Repairing CD Drive vs. Upgrading to 850
2014-01-20 by FC TC
We have a Mark III w the DKC55RCD Controller w 15 pin connector. The CD stopped working (won t recognize CDs, won t eject CDs unless using a pin/staple). To me
RE: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-20 by Geoff Ward
Yes, VanBasco still works but there is a timing mismatch between the melody and the progress of the lyrics. Geoff _____ From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Re: [disklavier] Pedals not working
2014-01-20 by Skanter123
From a new DKL owner: why, when and how does one calibrate? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 ... From a new DKL owner: why, when and how does one
Re: [disklavier] Stuck Key
2014-01-20 by Sheldon H. Deluty, M.D.
Good Evening: I have a Mark II Baby Grand with a DKC850 upgrade The middle E (just above middle C) key now gets stuck halfway down each time it is played by
Re: [disklavier] Pedals not working
2014-01-20 by Bill Brandom
Just run 3.1 (Full) CALIBRATE IN SERIES WITH GS check. Bill Sent from my iPhone. On Jan 19, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Geoff Ward wrote: Hello
Inactive M IV part 2
2014-01-20 by James W Kenney
I connected a set of ear phones and I can hear the music. Nothing from the keys. Jim
RE: [disklavier] Pedals not working
2014-01-20 by Geoff Ward
Hello Bill Having gone into the DMP area from the Service Center Menu of my Mark IV, I find the following calibration Options: 3. Piano Calibration - Full 1.
Inactive M IV
2014-01-20 by James W Kenney
I hit standby on the PRC 100 and have not been able to get the piano to play since. I have rebooted everything. The IPad and IPod say that the piano is playing
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-20 by JORGE FERNANDEZ
I use Van Basco KAR player, even cascading to an external tone generator, no problems, it works great! From PC to DKV to generator using MIDI, lyrics delayed