----- Original Message -----
From: "pasta_man_10" <kevin.culcasi@...>
To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:04 PM
Subject: [disklavier] Re: Questions about my Japanese
HQ300 Disklavier??
>
> I found out that the pistons are part of the 'old
style' hammer rest
> design...perhaps there to ensure the optical DSK
sensors don't sense
> a double strike. I can remove all 88 pistons - no
problem. But
> then, how can I go about designing and installing the
proper sized
> hammer rest rail (and what are the materials I should
use)?
>
> -Kevin
>
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "pasta_man_10"
> <kevin.culcasi@i...> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I recently bought a Japanese import ('93 HQ300
model, like the U3
> > with a disklavier), but I don't have the manual.
> >
> > The Disklavier playback/record functionality is
pretty intuitive
> > (mine has Japanese characters instead of English
text beside the
> > buttons), but I can't quite figure out the
headphone jack and midi
> > in/out features beneath the keyboard (there's also
a switch by the
> > midi jacks)...
> >
> > My piano has the second pedal with the silent
feature (push down,
> > lock left), but, am I supposed to be able to hear
tones from
> > headphones connected to the 1/4" headphone jack?
> >
> > Also, I have a question about the hammer returns.
When a key is
> > pressed, the hammer returns to a plastic piece that
looks a bit
> like
> > a piston -- it appears the piston retracts, then
returns to soften
> > the hammer's return. Well, when the hammer
initially hits the
> > plastic piston, there's an annoying 'click'
sound -- occurs with
> all
> > 88 keys... even if the keys are slightly pressed
(hammer doesn't
> > have to hit the strings). So I can barely touch
each of the keys
> > and here a clicking sound without actually playing
the
> > piano...sounds like a quiet old-style typewriter!
My question:
> is
> > there a way to replace this style of hammer return
with the style
> > used on new U1/U3 models today? I recently visited
a Yamaha store
> > and found that newer models have replaced the
plastic pistons with
> a
> > long piece of felt for the hammers to hit upon
return. Can anyone
> > provide me with some help? This clicking sound is
driving me
> > nuts.... Thanks. -kevin
>
>
>
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