Disklavier

Thanks, appreciate that. I might try Radio Shack for a floppy disk head cleaning kit, they seem to stock older stuff like that.

 

Where can I get info about either a replacement drive for my DKC100R, or more info on the DKC850? Although there has been a ton of info shared here, which is appreciated, I think I am more confused now than when I first asked the question!  On the 850, as far as the”$1200 worth of songs that come with it” per my local Yamaha dealer, are those piano only, or piano and MIDI stuff also, since I currently have the connection from my 100R to my MU50 MIDI box? Does the 850 take the place of that MU50 in its entirety or is the MYU50 still needed if I want to hear MIDI stuff if I upgrade to the 850?

 

Is there a discount place to get the 850 if I want to go that route?  My local Yamaha dealer quoted me around $1750 for it, but then there is installation on top of that yet, and he no longer has a Yamaha tech, where the nearest place to get one would be Orlando, and there would likely be an upcharge for a 70 mile drive one way to a customer site?

 

 

From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com [mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:08 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [disklavier] Re: Disklavier problem - upgrade or fix?

 

  

Hey Jon, 

Aside for an upgrade to DKC850 I would advise to buy a small 3.5 diskette cleaning kit.  On my DKV I also use diskettes and every now and then my floppys start failing and by running a cleaning diskette I am good for another 6 months or so.  As diskettes itself these days cleaning kits are not easy to find but still around. 

Greetings.