Disklavier

ありがとうございます。

It is at this time of year that I especially enjoy the great Yamaha disklavier that has been in my home over the last 12 years or so.

My wife wanted a piano as she does play, and I said that I wanted one that I could play as well (I don't play piano),

So we purchased a "lightly used" vintage 1992 wagon C3 from a dealer and it has worked flawlessly since.

I upgraded it years ago with a used DSR1 that I bought on Ebay, attached it to my old stereo receiver and speakers, and have enjoyed playing through my laptop for years.

I have collected >25K midi files over the years and made it my "hobby" to adjust them to play well on the piano. I refer to myself as a midi-mechanic.

I have had the pleasure of making internet "friends" tracking down songs that I wanted or collect and being a part of this online community.

(Always looking for variations of "You Made Me Love You" our wedding song, and most recently was helped in finding "Little Curly Hair in a High Chair" that I need for my daughters upcoming wedding, still looking for the Fats Waller version).

Special thanks to Terry Smythe (a gracious gentleman) for all his great work, and to all who continue to support the disklavier community.

If I can offer any "public" midi files from my collection that anyone is seeking, do let me know and to all including the people at Yamaha whom have created a wonderful instrument, thanks and Merry Christmas.

Dan

Midi-Mechanic

What a wonderful post. I also love my Yamaha Grand. This is the time of year that gives it a real workout. I would also like to publicly thank Terry Smythe for all of his work to preserve the 1000s of piano roll files.

I would also like to thank all of the great members of this group. I recently wanted to be able to play my Disklavier wirelessly from my iPad. I was up and running within a week. 

Thanks and Merry Christmas to all. 

Sent from my iPad