Disklavier

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 Grand.

Both have had difficulty in playing the recordings in that the sustain does not move fully on their pianos making the playing sound 'clipped'. (I did fully depress the sustain pedal when making the recordings and the playback is fine on my E3).

I have tried adjusting the pedal position on my E3 by tightening the trap work wing nut and then re-adjusting damper lift, by turning the vertical rod which is damper side of the disklavier control unit in the LH side of the piano. This doesn't seem to make any difference.

I have made some test recordings on my E3 and found that it can exactly record half pedalling/damping etc.

I am not sure if earlier versions are as sophisticated as the E3 with regard to the sustain.

My questions are:

1 Is there a problem in playing E3 recordings on earlier models of disklavier?

2 Is there a way of making sure that my sustain pedal is calibrated correctly - the menu on the control box doesn't seem to have a facility for this.

Thanks in advance for any help

Richard

Good morning Richard,

Mechanically adjusting the pedals on Disklavier uprights, without calibrating the pedals, can cause what you are describing.

Calibration may or may not correct this condition.

If calibration fails, then the pedal system will need to be properly adjusted.

I suggest hiring a Disklavier technician to make these physical adjustments.

Calibration is what unifies Disklavier pianos so that a recording made on one piano will play back correctly on other Disklavier pianos.

Bill

On May 16, 2014, at 12:59 AM, "stridingwith88notes@... [disklavier]" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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 Grand.

 

Both have had difficulty in playing the recordings in that the sustain does not move fully on their pianos making the playing sound 'clipped'. (I did fully depress the sustain pedal when making the recordings and the playback is fine on my E3).

 

I have tried adjusting the pedal position on my E3 by tightening the trap work wing nut and then re-adjusting damper lift, by turning the vertical rod which is damper side of the disklavier control unit in the LH side of the piano. This doesn't seem to make any difference.

 

I have made some test recordings on my E3 and found that it can exactly record half pedalli ng/damping etc.

I am not sure if earlier versions are as sophisticated as the E3 with regard to the sustain.

 

My questions are:

1 Is there a problem in playing E3 recordings on earlier models of disklavier?

2 Is there a way of making sure that my sustain pedal is calibrated correctly - the menu on the control box    doesn't seem to have a facility for this.

 

Thanks in advance for any help

 

Richard

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 adjusting pedals on standard Yamaha uprights. Special attention to the adjusting procedure is critical.

It is likely that you have taken the adjustments to far out of spec for the Disklavier system to properly calibrate.

If calibration fails, then adjustments will need to be made.

Bill

On May 16, 2014, at 9:39 AM, "Bill Brandom billbrando@... [disklavier]" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Good morning Richard,

Mechanically adjusting the pedals on Disklavier uprights, without calibrating the pedals, can cause what you are describing.

Calibration may or may not correct this condition.

If calibration fails, then the pedal system will need to be properly adjusted.

I suggest hiring a Disklavier technician to make these physical adjustments.

Calibration is what unifies Disklavier pianos so that a recording made on one piano will play back correctly on other Disklavier pianos.

Bill

On May 16, 2014, at 12:59 AM, "stridingwith88notes@... [disklavier]" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 
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 Grand.

 

Both have had difficulty in playing the recordings in that the sustain does not move fully on their pianos making the playing sound 'clipped'. (I did fully depress the sustain pedal when making the recordings and the playback is fine on my E3).

 

I have tried adjusting the pedal position on my E3 by tightening the trap work wing nut and then re-adjusting damper lift, by turning the vertical rod which is damper side of the disklavier control unit in the LH side of the piano. This doesn't seem to make any difference.

 

I have made some test recordings on my E3 and found that it can exactly record half pedalli ng/damping etc.

I am not sure if earlier versions are as sophisticated as the E3 with regard to the sustain.

 

My questions are:

1 Is there a problem in playing E3 recordings on earlier models of disklavier?

2 Is there a way of making sure that my sustain pedal is calibrated correctly - the menu on the control box    doesn't seem to have a facility for this.

 

Thanks in advance for any help

 

Richard