Disklavier

Hi All,

I've had my DC3A for a week now, and I just *love* this piano.

I've noticed some "greasy" spots on the piano that I can't clean off
using the polishing cloth and mitt supplied with the piano (this is
large spot on the bottom of the lid -- regular
old fingerprints come off just fine.)

I haven't checked with the dealer yet, but I was wondering if anyone
out there had suggestions for keeping the finish clean.

I'm also wondering if you do anything special to the inside of the
piano as well.

Thanks in advance,
Bob

Hi,
I am looking for good performances of music by Frank Wildhorn from his
musicals: JECKYLL AND HYDE, SCARLET PIMPERNEL, DRACULA, SVENGALI, CIVIL
WAR, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Camille. DOES ANYONE LIKE HIS STUFF AND PLAY HIS
MUSIC WHO COULD RECORD THEIR PERFORMANCES and send me the files? I've only
found a few dismal midi files which sound like a robot playing.
Thanks,
Victor

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Bob,

I assume you have a black so-called ebony (actually polyester) finish. 
The mit or cloth by itself is not likely to remove grease, but instead, 
smear it. I'd first try a soft cloth like a diaper or an old T-shirt 
with Yamaha's liquid polish on it.  If that doesn't work, try some 
Windex and a cloth.  If that still doesn't do it, call the dealer. In 
the meantime, decontaminate your mit with a gentle washing with soap and 
warm water.

To help keep the inside of the piano clean, close the lid when you are 
not using the piano.  You can use a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush to 
get at the accessible places.  Buy a length of 1/4" or 3/8" plastic 
tubing.  Put a small dust cloth over the end of the tube and attach it 
to the tube with a wooden plug in the tube opening.  Run the tube and 
cloth between the sound board and strings.  My piano tech offered to 
blast the interior and escapement of my piano using his air compressor. 
 That might have worked. However, not wishing to send the drapes to the 
cleaners, I declined.

rwberry99 wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I've had my DC3A for a week now, and I just *love* this piano.
>
>I've noticed some "greasy" spots on the piano that I can't clean off
>using the polishing cloth and mitt supplied with the piano (this is
>large spot on the bottom of the lid -- regular
>old fingerprints come off just fine.)
>
>I haven't checked with the dealer yet, but I was wondering if anyone
>out there had suggestions for keeping the finish clean.
>
>I'm also wondering if you do anything special to the inside of the
>piano as well.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Bob
>
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On 1/18/05 2:15 AM, "Victor Lim" <viclimax@...> wrote:

> I am looking for good performances of music by Frank Wildhorn from his
> musicals: JECKYLL AND HYDE, SCARLET PIMPERNEL, DRACULA, SVENGALI, CIVIL
> WAR, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Camille. DOES ANYONE LIKE HIS STUFF AND PLAY HIS
> MUSIC WHO COULD RECORD THEIR PERFORMANCES and send me the files? I've only
> found a few dismal midi files which sound like a robot playing.
> Thanks,
> Victor
> 

Hi Victor,

Funny you should request this... I have been Frank's arranger and music
supervisor for 17 years (as well as Linda Eder's musical
director/conductor)... It's my piano arrangements that you seek. I'm
flattered that someone out there would ask...

I own a DC5A and one of my projects is doing the definitive Wildhorn
songbook, as played by yours truly... We have 3 albums to complete this
spring then I am going to dig in... I have spoken with Yamaha about
publishing the titles, although nothing firm has been determined... I think
it's going to be a "build it and they will come" situation.

I'll be sure to let everyone on the list know when I get close to making
this a reality.

Thanks for letting me know you're out there...

Jeremy Roberts

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Jeremy,

I hope you do the project with Yamaha. I am also a big fan of the music, 
especially Jeckyll and Hyde.  Your work would be a great addition to the 
line up for disklavier!

Ron


Carpe Per Diem wrote:

>On 1/18/05 2:15 AM, "Victor Lim" <viclimax@...> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>I am looking for good performances of music by Frank Wildhorn from his
>>musicals: JECKYLL AND HYDE, SCARLET PIMPERNEL, DRACULA, SVENGALI, CIVIL
>>WAR, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Camille. DOES ANYONE LIKE HIS STUFF AND PLAY HIS
>>MUSIC WHO COULD RECORD THEIR PERFORMANCES and send me the files? I've only
>>found a few dismal midi files which sound like a robot playing.
>>Thanks,
>>Victor
>>
>>    
>>
>
>Hi Victor,
>
>Funny you should request this... I have been Frank's arranger and music
>supervisor for 17 years (as well as Linda Eder's musical
>director/conductor)... It's my piano arrangements that you seek. I'm
>flattered that someone out there would ask...
>
>I own a DC5A and one of my projects is doing the definitive Wildhorn
>songbook, as played by yours truly... We have 3 albums to complete this
>spring then I am going to dig in... I have spoken with Yamaha about
>publishing the titles, although nothing firm has been determined... I think
>it's going to be a "build it and they will come" situation.
>
>I'll be sure to let everyone on the list know when I get close to making
>this a reality.
>
>Thanks for letting me know you're out there...
>
>Jeremy Roberts
>
>
>
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Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the reply. It's great to hear that we might someday see a good
collection of his songs. Any chance of putting a song or two on the group
archives for us to sample until your deal with Yamaha comes about? A
medley of songs would be a way for it to be different from anything you
would record for Yamaha. You've already heard from several of us
disklavier owners wanting to hear some of Frank's music.  Andrew Lloyd
Webber is well represented so far with several selections of his music on
Pianosoft. It's definitely time for Frank Wildhorn to get the recognition 
he deserves.
Victor


--- Carpe Per Diem <carpeperdiem@...> wrote:

> On 1/18/05 2:15 AM, "Victor Lim" <viclimax@...> wrote:
> 
> > I am looking for good performances of music by Frank Wildhorn from his
> > musicals: JECKYLL AND HYDE, SCARLET PIMPERNEL, DRACULA, SVENGALI,
> CIVIL
> > WAR, CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Camille. DOES ANYONE LIKE HIS STUFF AND PLAY
> HIS
> > MUSIC WHO COULD RECORD THEIR PERFORMANCES and send me the files? I've
> only
> > found a few dismal midi files which sound like a robot playing.
> > Thanks,
> > Victor
> > 
> 
> Hi Victor,
> 
> Funny you should request this... I have been Frank's arranger and music
> supervisor for 17 years (as well as Linda Eder's musical
> director/conductor)... It's my piano arrangements that you seek. I'm
> flattered that someone out there would ask...
> 
> I own a DC5A and one of my projects is doing the definitive Wildhorn
> songbook, as played by yours truly... We have 3 albums to complete this
> spring then I am going to dig in... I have spoken with Yamaha about
> publishing the titles, although nothing firm has been determined... I
> think
> it's going to be a "build it and they will come" situation.
> 
> I'll be sure to let everyone on the list know when I get close to making
> this a reality.
> 
> Thanks for letting me know you're out there...
> 
> Jeremy Roberts
> 
> 


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I've had great success cleaning the polished finish of my piano using 
an ordinary microfiber cleaning cloth found at any hardware store and 
a tiny amount of water (a drop or two either on the cloth or smeared 
over the grease).  The microfiber pulls the grease, fingerprints, or 
anything else right off the finish and leaves absolutely no residue 
or film.  No chemicals, and it doesn't scratch either -- just dust 
the piano with the cloth gently before going back to clean the 
tougher stains with the water.

--Ron

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Robert Welcyng <rwelcyng@...> 
wrote:
>
> Bob,
> 
> I assume you have a black so-called ebony (actually polyester) 
finish. 
> The mit or cloth by itself is not likely to remove grease, but 
instead, 
> smear it. I'd first try a soft cloth like a diaper or an old T-
shirt 
> with Yamaha's liquid polish on it.  If that doesn't work, try some 
> Windex and a cloth.  If that still doesn't do it, call the dealer. 
In 
> the meantime, decontaminate your mit with a gentle washing with 
soap and 
> warm water.
> 
> To help keep the inside of the piano clean, close the lid when you 
are 
> not using the piano.  You can use a vacuum cleaner with a soft 
brush to 
> get at the accessible places.  Buy a length of 1/4" or 3/8" plastic 
> tubing.  Put a small dust cloth over the end of the tube and attach 
it 
> to the tube with a wooden plug in the tube opening.  Run the tube 
and 
> cloth between the sound board and strings.  My piano tech offered 
to 
> blast the interior and escapement of my piano using his air 
compressor. 
>  That might have worked. However, not wishing to send the drapes to 
the 
> cleaners, I declined.
> 
> rwberry99 wrote:
> 
> >Hi All,
> >
> >I've had my DC3A for a week now, and I just *love* this piano.
> >
> >I've noticed some "greasy" spots on the piano that I can't clean 
off
> >using the polishing cloth and mitt supplied with the piano (this is
> >large spot on the bottom of the lid -- regular
> >old fingerprints come off just fine.)
> >
> >I haven't checked with the dealer yet, but I was wondering if 
anyone
> >out there had suggestions for keeping the finish clean.
> >
> >I'm also wondering if you do anything special to the inside of the
> >piano as well.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >To Post a message to the group, send it to:   disklavier@...
> >
> >To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and 
moderator, send it to:
> >disklavier-owner@...
> >
> >To reach our group's web site go to:
> >http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier
> >
> >Todd's family web site was completely updated 012/22/03.  It 
contains some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among 
many other things, The url is:
> >http://MuncyFamily.com 
> >
> >THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP?
> >If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too 
much mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery option 
instead.  That will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to 
the group.  If you insist on leaving us completely send a blank email 
to:

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> >
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> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> -- 
> Robert Welcyng
> Anchorage, Alaska
>