Yamaha upright disklavier on heavy tour?

[Isaac OLEG]

Hello Z!

I'll second what you say, I know a few places (bar in hotels where the
boss prefer not to pay a pianist and allow the people to hear these
awful pre recorded CD of pseudo jazz that can play on these pianos).

Well enough rant, the pianos MX100 & 100S are really holding well the
many hours of play every night. Some regulation is necessary from time
to time (kind of lost motion regulation) but really not much. Even
when misregulated, the piano is playing enough to be used.

Never heard of a real problem with these.

At the IRCAM, they use it for written music (MIDI orders) and it works
always as expected.

What I like the most is their Grand Disclavier models, I found them
amazingly well made.

And people like to see the keys moving it is a show in itself.

Regards.

Isaac O!

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Z! Reinhardt
> Envoyé : dimanche 27 octobre 2002 17:46
> À : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: yamaha upright disklavier on heavy tour?
>
>
> Which model upright Disklavier are you intending to buy?
>
> Will the recordings be solo piano or will they include
> orchestral voices?
>
> The beauty of Disklaviers is that the electro-mechanical
> stuff does not get
> in the way of the anything to do with tuning the beast.
> However, be careful
> if you have to do anything behind the bottom "kick" panel
> -- there's a lot
> of electrical stuff in there including the power supply.  Touch the
> capacitors and you may find yourself headed skyward.  (I
> haven't done that
> yet, but a friend of mine has.)
>
> As for reliability, problems in the electrical stuff is
> really very rare, as
> long as you don't compromise the cable running between the
> control unit and
> the rest of the piano.  This assumes that it was properly
> regulated and
> calibrated (in other words, prepped) before the tour.  If
> this is anything
> to go by, I know of an older MX100 upright that has perhaps
> 50,000 hours
> playing time on it to date, and it is still going strong 14
> hours a day, 7
> days a week.
>
> Good luck, and have fun with the tour.
>
> Z! Reinhardt  RPT
> Ann Arbor  MI
> diskladame@provide.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jean Debefve" <kobold@wanadoo.be>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 8:49 AM
> Subject: yamaha upright diskclavier on heavy tour?
>
>
> : Hi all,
> :
> : I am currently intending to buy a yamaha upright
> diskclavier, and use it
> on
> : a children theatre production.
> : That will mean a lot of touring, and transport by
> non-professionnal movers
> : for performances in small venues.
> : Considering the possibilities of the instrument, and my
> preference for
> real
> : sound (vs synthetised  sounds), my only fear is about the
> tuning of the
> : beast (I could probably take care of that on a daily
> basis, and have a
> : technician check it out once in a while), and the
> reliability of the
> : electronical-mechanical device inside.
> :
> : Does anyone have an (good or bad) experience in the field?
> :
> : About the feasability of such a project (I am already writing the
> play!)...
> : Am I only daydreaming ?
> :
> : Thanks for your help and experience !
> :
> : Jean Debefve
> : Artistic director
> : Théâtre de Galafronie,
> : Belgium
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