Disklavier

Thanks for the help, Steve.  From what you've said I don't think that I 
would miss the pro functionality too much.  Would you say the same for 
the hammer sensors that come on the DC3A and above?  I think yours is 
supposed to have them, and that would probably increase the accuracy 
quite a bit.

My only quibble with Yamaha is that if the pro technology only amounts 
to a $5,000 difference in price, why not offer it on smaller pianos?  
I'm sure that it's not a size issue, since the disklavier technology 
only occupies the part of the piano that is closest to the keys.

Carl

On Jan 21, 2004, at 11:44 AM, Stephen J. McAndrew wrote:

> Carl,
>
> I have been watching this discussion for a while now and am the owner 
> of a 1 year old DC3A.  I considered the Pro model and after 
> researching it found that the pro did have more sensitivity and did 
> not have the built in speaker system ( which I don't use anyway). I 
> have found, however, that the recording qualities of the regular DSK 
> have been more than sufficient for my purposes.  The playback is 
> excellent at 0Db (which is where the playback level should be).  A lot 
> of folks want a piano that can be played back very softly instead of 
> at the actual levels of the performance and that doesn't make a lot of 
> sense to me.  If I want to hear a piece at a level other than it was 
> meant to be reproduced I will play the recorded version on my stereo 
> system as background music.
>
> For more critical applications and in concert performance applications 
> the Pro unit would certainly be a measure above albeit it not a gross 
> improvement.  I have a midi studio and do orchestrations and 
> arrangments sometimes utilizing the DSK in them.  I couldn't be 
> happier with the results and this is fairly critical utilization the 
> of instrument.  I have heard people time and time again submit 
> responses to the list-serv stating that the regular DSK is excellent 
> and if you have the money to spare, sure, buy the Rolls Royce.  I 
> would love to get a DC7A and would get better lower end response, but 
> for the size of my room and the type of application it'simply 
> "frosting on the cake" that that would cost me about $17, 000.000 to 
> upgrade. For the return on investiment musically,  for the venue in 
> which I use it, and in terms of my pocket book, the return on 
> investiment isn't there.  I have had two non-pro DSks and they have 
> been excellent, the pianos are excellent.  I also have a C3 regular 
> grand that was purchased in 1972 that plays better now than it did at 
> time of purchase. So I can't recommend the piano itself enough.
>
> Whatever you decide the DSK is a superb instrument whether you buy the 
> Pro or the Non-Pro version.  If you get the Pro you would need to get 
> the ProA to get the same features available in the Mark III non-pro so 
> you would need to add a few dollars more on top of that.  
> Personallyhaving had the DC3A theres no way I would spend that much 
> extra money for a little more accuracy.
>
> Good Luck on your final purchase
>
> Steve
>
> Stephen McAndrew, MA
> Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
> 603 650-8114
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