This Yamaha Disklavier Pro 2000 was introduced at the NAMM Show in honor of Yamahas 100 years of piano manufacturing. It is a seven-foot designer grand with a built-in Pentium III computer with DVD, and a thin-panel touch-screen monitor with which a moving-key, synced-to-video multimedia performance can be cued. At that time it went for $250,000. Hans Sander, RPT U of L, School of Music >>> rrg@nevada.edu 04/11/00 10:59AM >>> I just saw a report on the Nightly Business Report regarding a new piano being rolled out by Yamaha. They say that it will have a price tag of $333,000.00, making it the worlds most expensive retail piano. So far only three have been made. According to the report, it is a disklavier model that contains a voice recognition chip. The owner can command the piano to select and play music by simply asking it to do so. The reporter said that the music was stored on a DVD disk. Perhaps they are using this format because these disks can store a much larger amount of data than a normal CD ROM?? They also said the piano is hand made from scratch and features a rosewood and oak case. Has anyone heard of this or knows any details? No word on when it will be offered at dealers. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV
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