Disklavier

I'm interested in getting a disklavier grand piano.  The size of the
grand is not as important to me as the disklavier features.  It's
difficult to tell the difference between models from the Yamaha
website.  Do all of the disklavier models have pretty much the
same features other than the differences in the actual piano (and
of course disregarding the playback only models), or do different
models actually offer different levels of disklavier technology?

Also, I just saw the post about the new Mark IV system.  Will this
system be offered on smaller grands or just on the Pro series?
I want all the latest features but I'd rather save as much money
as possible on the actual piano.  A baby grand would be fine for
me, as long as it had all the latest features.

Thanks for your help.

Carl Youngblood

Thanks for all the help.  I'm posting this follow-up on the disklavier grou=
p because 
the dug mailing list specifically requests that there be no mention of pric=
ing details on 
the list.

I would like to do a lot of my investigation of pricing over the Internet r=
ather than 
shopping from store to store, but am surprised at the paucity of informatio=
n available.  
I think Yamaha should make better use of the Internet to sell its disklavie=
rs.

Anyway, can somebody give me ballpark figures for what I would expect to pa=
y for the 
different models listed below?  If it makes any difference, I will be shopp=
ing in the 
Seattle area.

Thanks!

Carl

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Good morning, everyone.

In a message dated 1/17/04 1:14:19 AM, John.Gewartowski@... =

writes:

DGC1A, DC1A and DC2A:    Key and pedal sensors that enable recording.
DC3A and up:            Hammer sensors are added to enable capture
of key release data
Pro models:            Much greater sensitivity is added to sensors
when recording in highest mode - can
capture much more nuance on key and pedal movement.


This is a pretty good explanation, except that the hammer sensors in the DC=
3A and 
up are there for the purpose of recording hammer velocity--which is more ac=
curate 
than recording key velocity alone. I would amplify on this chart as follows=
:

DGC1A, DC1A, DC2A
--key sensors capture 7-bit velocity data for each note-on message
--pedal sensors capture 4-bit incremental pedal movement data

DC3A and up
--hammer sensors capture 7-bit velocity data for each note-on message
--pedal sensors capture 4-bit incremental pedal movement data

Pro models (available in the C3 size and larger)
--hammers sensors capture 10-bit velocity data for each note-on message
--key sensors additionally capture 10-bit key velocity data for downward ke=
y 
movement
--key sensors capture 10-bit key release data for each note-off message
--pedal sensors capture 7-bit incremental pedal movement data

Regards,
PianoBench

Another question.  What is the difference between the regular pro 
models and the A pro models?  For example, there is the DC3PRO and the 
DC3APRO?

Thanks,
Carl

On Jan 17, 2004, at 6:01 AM, PianoBench@... wrote:

> Good morning, everyone.
>
> In a message dated 1/17/04 1:14:19 AM, 
> John.Gewartowski@... writes:
> DGC1A, DC1A and DC2A:    Key and pedal sensors that enable recording.
> DC3A and up:            Hammer sensors are added to enable capture
> of key release data
> Pro models:            Much greater sensitivity is added to sensors
> when recording in highest mode - can
> capture much more nuance on key and pedal movement.
>
>
> This is a pretty good explanation, except that the hammer sensors in 
> the DC3A and up are there for the purpose of recording hammer 
> velocity--which is more accurate than recording key velocity alone. I 
> would amplify on this chart as follows:
>
> DGC1A, DC1A, DC2A
> --key sensors capture 7-bit velocity data for each note-on message
> --pedal sensors capture 4-bit incremental pedal movement data
>
> DC3A and up
> --hammer sensors capture 7-bit velocity data for each note-on message
> --pedal sensors capture 4-bit incremental pedal movement data
>
> Pro models (available in the C3 size and larger)
> --hammers sensors capture 10-bit velocity data for each note-on message
> --key sensors additionally capture 10-bit key velocity data for 
> downward key movement
> --key sensors capture 10-bit key release data for each note-off message
> --pedal sensors capture 7-bit incremental pedal movement data
>
> Regards,
> PianoBench