MX-100MR English-language manual
2005-08-02 by Dan Brescoll
I just found this discussion group and have already been amazed at the wealth of knowledge among its members, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed someone can help me! I recently purchased a used "gray market" MX100MR. (Based on its serial number, it was built in Japan in 1989 or 1990.) I did so knowingly because the instrument alone is worth the price I paid for it - it's practically brand new - and I viewed the Disklavier system basically as a freebie. Problem is, since it's a Japanese market piano, the face plate is in Japanese, the display menus are in Japanese, and I don't have an English language manual. (The person I bought it from had no documentation at all.) Yamaha Japan, while very nice, said they simply don't have an English language manual for this model, and Yamaha U.S., since it's a gray market piano, refused to talk to me at all. Does anyone have English language documentation for the Disklavier unit in a piano of this vintage that might allow me to figure out how to operate it? I would be mostly interested in moving data in and out of the Disklavier via the MIDI ports, as I write music on the computer (on a Mac OS X system), rather than recording to and playing from the internal disk drive. Also, anyone know if the Disklavier firmware can be changed so that the display menus read in English? Finally, any recommendations for great Disklavier technicians in the Los Angeles area (I'm in Venice) in case I want to have someone do routine maintenance on the unit? Thanks in advance for any help... I can't wait to see what the Disklavier can do! Best regards, Dan Brescoll