Disklavier

Glad to have found out about this group.  Will contribute what I
can...Thanks for the warm welcome.

William

I'm on board this group now....  Mike Bates/Yamaha USA

BonsaiMike@... wrote:
> 
> I'm on board this group now....  Mike Bates/Yamaha USA

Hello Mike,
     I do not have a disklavier as yet, but I am a big admirer of most
of the technology.  What I wonder is why Yamaha apparently puts the the
ability to play quietly and to pedal properly, only on its very
expensive "pro" line of pianos.  Shouldn't the price people pay for even
the least expensive disklaviers entitle them to these features?  If I've
mixed up the complaints and the features and models, etc. I apologize. 
I just hate to see what apparently is the best system hampered by these
picky little problems, especially since it appears most dealers don't
seem to think that people merely playing an instrument in their home
don't need or deserve the "pro" features.  I guess the bottom line is
Mike, I think Yamaha would make up for the added expense of making ALL
their models with the "pro" features, through increased sales to
thousands of enthusiastic potential owners like me.   Let the more
expensive units have a fancier finish, cabinetry, artwork etc. - Things
that are Luxuries, NOT necessities.   Thanks for listening.

Steve Millward

Hi,

I'm new to this group, but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth.

I looked at Yamaha/Disklavier systems and thought they were very nice,
BUT, when I compared the features of them vs. PianoDisc vs. price and
the ability to have the PianoDisc installed on an older piano e.g.
Steinway or Knabe for rough half of a Yamaha the choice was clear and I
went the Pianodisc route. I'm on my second PianoDisc system now. My
first was on a Baldwin spinet and now I have a 128+ on a 7'  Chickering
in Brazilian rosewood. It plays beautifully and I only have about $11.5
in it.

Also the PianoDisc has the ability to play other makers discs as well as
MIDI from a computer. At the time I was looking Yamaha did not, which
limits your selection of music. I was advised that the system that QRS
sells is not nearly as responsive as either Yamaha's or PianoDisc's
however.

Thanks!

Jim

Just to let you know. Yamaha does sell a silent option on the non pro
Disklavier. I know this because I bought one of these recently.

Steve

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Steve Millward [mailto:millstev@...]
		Sent:	Friday, February 25, 2000 12:20 PM
		To:	disklavier@egroups.com
		Subject:	[disklavier] Re: Hello

		BonsaiMike@... wrote:
		> 
		> I'm on board this group now....  Mike Bates/Yamaha USA

		Hello Mike,
		     I do not have a disklavier as yet, but I am a big
admirer of most
		of the technology.  What I wonder is why Yamaha apparently
puts the the
		ability to play quietly and to pedal properly, only on its
very
		expensive "pro" line of pianos.  Shouldn't the price people
pay for even
		the least expensive disklaviers entitle them to these
features?  If I've
		mixed up the complaints and the features and models, etc. I
apologize. 
		I just hate to see what apparently is the best system
hampered by these
		picky little problems, especially since it appears most
dealers don't
		seem to think that people merely playing an instrument in
their home
		don't need or deserve the "pro" features.  I guess the
bottom line is
		Mike, I think Yamaha would make up for the added expense of
making ALL
		their models with the "pro" features, through increased
sales to
		thousands of enthusiastic potential owners like me.   Let
the more
		expensive units have a fancier finish, cabinetry, artwork
etc. - Things
		that are Luxuries, NOT necessities.   Thanks for listening.

		Steve Millward

	
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