Yamaha electric grand of mid 70's to mid 80's origin more

[pianoman]

Hi,
Doesn't Yamaha make one digital model with a type of action with hammers
that hit a rail and that is when the tone production is started.  I am not
talking about the silent series.
James Grebe
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> From: Martin, Thomas N (MARTITN5) <MARTITN5@Juniata.Edu>
> To: 'pianotech@ptg.org'
> Subject: Re: Yamaha electric grand of mid 70's to mid 80's origin
> Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 6:52 PM
> 
> >Is this the one with regular piano hammers,  bichords instead of
trichords,
> pinblock,  cast iron plate, etc....but no soundboard, using pickups
instead?
> 	
> 	I don't think this has a soundboard (but I have been told it isn't
> inaudible without being amped :-\ )and I'm not sure if it uses microphone
> type pickups or guitar style (I have a feeling it is more like a guitar
> pickup)  I've been told that the action does use specialized parts and
the
> part that really bothers me is the smaller keyboard.  I was told that the
> CP-70 has 70 key (also told 76) and CP-80 has 80 (if CP-70 has 76 - does
the
> CP-80 have 88).  As a classical pianist I don't find 70 keys acceptable
to
> be honest 80 is a compromise at the least - half of Liszt's works come to
> mind and Grieg's concerto - (however it would be fine for classical stuff
> but, I can't afford to have a lot of instruments with limited
capabilities).
> I have a Clavinova in my apartment now but, wouldn't mind upgrading to
> something "real" I have thought about an upright with a device that reads
> velocity so I can still use it as a midi controller which is important to
> me.  After looking at ads for instruments I can across quite a few
CP-70's
> and wondered if one of these could be nice because it seems to be light
> enough that it doesn't take special movers, and has a grand action, plus
> volume control/headphone capabilities, which would please neighbors.  I
> don't think string breakage would be a problem - I could always turn the
> volume up so the sound is more powerful with less force but, if it
doesn't
> have a full keyboard I think I would feel like I was down grading from my
> Clavinova (It has a decent touch but, the sound is terrible - I use the
> stereo Bosendorfer samples of my Alesis QSR instead).  
> 
> Another question.  Are there any velocity sensitive devices for acoustic
> pianos that are accurate and affordable?  I know piano disk makes "quiet
> piano" stuff but that includes a synth.  I don't need a synth - I already
> have one so all I'd need would be something that would allow me to use
the
> keyboard as a midi controller.
> Tom Martin
> 
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