<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sounds like "one of a kind" for the independent = wealthy "rich & famous"</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ken Gerler</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:rrg@nevada.edu" title=rrg@nevada.edu>robert = goodale</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 11, 2000 = 9:59 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Yamaha Pro 2000 = piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I just saw a report on the <U>Nightly Business = Report</U> 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. <P>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. <P>Has anyone heard of this or knows any details?  No word on = when it will be offered at dealers. <BR>  <P>Rob Goodale, RPT <BR>Las Vegas, NV </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>