Hi Sam,
Yeah - I nearly bought a DKC-850 a while ago until I realised how limited it actually was compared to the original unit (effectively a DSR1) for recording. It's a tempting upgrade if you have the piano playing back a lot, but I use mine mainly for the silent system and as a MIDI controller so the benefits for me aren't that great. That said, I may use it a bit more in the future as my daughter grows up, so perhaps I'll change my mind - though an iPad with MIDI is probably a better option long term for my purposes (the soft pianos are far better than the sample in my piano, and as I understand it the DKC-850 doesn't upgrade any of the sounds including the main piano sample, which makes it even more overpriced in my opinion!).
If you do want to get one you might find you have change from the combined costs of a return flight to Japan and purchasing one there as opposed to the ridiculous UK asking price, and that's if you can find a UK dealer that will sell it to you - most I tried denied it existed or stated that they don't sell upgrades for older instruments as they'd rather you traded in and bought a new instrument, including Chappell (where I bought the instrument from) who are now called 'Yamaha Music London'. I rather like my existing instrument...
Anyway, good luck whichever way you go, and drop me a line if you are interested in the DCD1.
Regards,
James
On 11 September 2015 at 13:15, 'PEOPLES, SAM' SPEOPL200@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi James.The DKC-850 is basically the E3 minus a few features and the better hammer and pedal sensors of the newer pianos you can’t upgrade what’s inside the piano to make it more accurate apart from ripping the whole guts out and installing something else or heck trying to find someone with a MK IV disklavier who’s selling the internals LOL which I don’t think anybody does and even then you’d have to figure out a way to get the new electronics into the piano and make everything compatible with each other. Some folk have told me to steer clear of the DCD1 as it has some known problems and isn’t that useful but I dunno I’d quite like to have a full set of gear just to make it complete. I’d love a DKC-850 too to bring it right up-to-date but as you say they’re mental money. I’ll ask my dad and get back to you shortly as there’s a guy in the States who apparently has a brand new in the box never been sold DSR1 with manuals, cables and everything. If this is a good price and the guys not joking then this could be a great deal cause all the others are missing bits here and there.Cheers
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Hi Sam,
I used it with my MPX1Z upright MarkIIXG disklavier, which has a DKC500RW with XG sounds (basically the 'this comes with your disklavier' version of the DSR1), and can handle pianosmart where the CD doesn't need pitch adjustments. Price wise I'm not looking to be greedy - it's sat on top of the piano but not plugged in at the moment unused, and I'd rather it went to a good home. At some point I may downgrade to the DKC850 (though as it costs almost as much as my piano is worth it might not be worth it...)
Kind Regards,
James
On 10 September 2015 at 20:56, 'PEOPLES, SAM' SPEOPL200@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi James.What did you use your DCD1 module with? Did you own a Disklavier too or a digital piano or something that needed a CD drive? How much roughly do you want for the module?Cheers
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Hi Sam,
I'm in the UK (Gloucestershire) and wish to sell my DCD1 as I simply don't use it. It has probably had less than 24 hours of playback time in total. Please feel free to message me off list if you are interested and able to find a DSR1.
Regards,
James
On 9 September 2015 at 23:09, 'PEOPLES, SAM' SPEOPL200@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi guys.I currently own a 1989 Yamaha G2B original wagon disklavier grand piano and am looking for Yamaha DSR1 and DCD1 modules to upgrade my unit with. It seems there aren’t any for sale here in Scotland but if anybody has one they’re no longer needing or wants to sell please get in touch as I am desperate to have either of these modules as it’s something I want to get more into as I like playing the piano.Cheers
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