Disklavier

Please help us find a good deal quickly on a PRO or at least a 
Mark II Disklavier. Needs to sound great for recording. Prefer the 
DC7 PRO, however any size can work. Most important is that it's 
a good deal, so later we can trade up or sell without losing 
much. 
        The best deals I've found so far are two DC7MKII's for $27K 
(new warranty, demos, from two different dealers).  
      Obviously, we're looking for well-cared-for pianos on without 
the brand-new depreciation hit. 
PLEASE SEND ANY ADVICE OR DEALER NAMES, ASAP!!
THANKS!
Troy&Genie

Please help us find a good deal quickly on a PRO or at least a 
Mark II Disklavier. Needs to sound great for recording. Prefer the 
DC7 PRO, however any size can work. Most important is that it's 
a good deal, so later we can trade up or sell without losing 
much. 
        The best deals I've found so far are two DC7MKII's for $27K 
(new warranty, demos, from two different dealers).  
      Obviously, we're looking for well-cared-for pianos on without 
the brand-new depreciation hit. 
PLEASE SEND ANY ADVICE OR DEALER NAMES, ASAP!!
THANKS!
Troy&Genie

If you have serious info, please email back or call 888-801-5190 
and leave a message. We're in Nashville, but we'll fly anywhere 
to mae this work.

In my limited experience, $27K for a DC7PRO is an excellent price. However, 
if you are interested in Yanaha's best acoustic sounding grand (for 
recording) plus the PRO features, you ought to listen to and play the S 
series. You should be able to get a new DS6PRO (6" 11") for less than $50K  
(lists for about $80K). A used one should be even less. You really have to 
listen to both the DC and DS models to appreciate the acoustic differences. 
If acoustics are not a strong preference, it sounds like you have a super 
deal on a DC7PRO (assuming the piano has been checked out by a Yamaha 
approved technician).

Mel

Its debatable whether the S6 is better sounding than the C7.  That's a
highly subjective issue.  In fact, every Yamaha dealer I've spoken with, and
every Yamaha Artist that came to perform preferred the C7 and never even
took me seriously when I asked about the S6.  The general feeling I got was
that the S6 is really just a lot of hand built stuff....to provide something
for the Steinway snobs out there that insist a piano has to be built that
way.

However, the Artists I have spoken with, the ones that play Yamahas every
day for a living in order to sell them, etc..  They all love the C7.  In
fact, the C7 is hands down the number one selling Yamaha amoung Pros....and
the most used in recording studios....mainly because of its excellent tone
when going to tape.  And the bass tone on the C7 kicks butt on just about
every piano out there.  Go lay your fingers into the bottom octave of the
keyboard and compare it to the S6.  There is no comparison.  The S6 (because
its shorter) will have a muddy sounding bottom end...the C7 is rich and
clear.

I started out looking into the S6 piano also..thinking it must be
better...it is afterall...more expensive ain't it?  But I never found one
that sounded as good as a C7.  Maybe that was because the store didn't have
it tuned properly.  Likely so.  But why didn't they?  Why were they all
hyped on the C7 and just kinda going "eh, its ok" whenever I asked about the
S6?  You'd think they'd want to sell me an even more expensive piano...in
fact...they'd be happy to sell me that one.  But over and over again...the
story came through...they all preferred the C7.

Its interesting that Yamaha chose the C7 piano as the basic underlying
design for their $333,000 Milenium Piano.  Not the S6.

In short...the C7 kicks butt.  The DC7Pro is even cooler....and the price
you have quoted below is an ABSOLUTE STEAL for this piano.  Grab it...or
give me the guys number so I can buy it!!!

have fun!

-steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MELAMAT@... [mailto:MELAMAT@...]
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 11:58 AM
> To: disklavier@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] NEED To Buy Disklavier ASAP!
>
>
> In my limited experience, $27K for a DC7PRO is an excellent
> price. However,
> if you are interested in Yanaha's best acoustic sounding grand (for
> recording) plus the PRO features, you ought to listen to and
> play the S
> series. You should be able to get a new DS6PRO (6" 11") for
> less than $50K
> (lists for about $80K). A used one should be even less. You
> really have to
> listen to both the DC and DS models to appreciate the
> acoustic differences.
> If acoustics are not a strong preference, it sounds like you
> have a super
> deal on a DC7PRO (assuming the piano has been checked out by a Yamaha
> approved technician).
>
> Mel
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