Hello all!

I found the following post in the USENET group rec.music.makers.piano
and thought it may be of use to some of you.

On 26 Sep 1996 05:53:38 GMT, in rec.music.makers.piano mikeh@op.net
(Michael Hyman) wrote:

>In article <527nkj$cq@appo.kobe.hp.com>, yoshi@kobe.hp.com says...

> > Does anyone know how to make a backup copy of the floppy for
> > Yamaha Player Piano disks?
>
> Try Giebler Enterprises.  They sell PC software that copies various Yamaha
> disk formats to your computer's hard-disk or another floppy.  Their software
> also converts Clavinova, Disklavier, and Pianodisc disk sequences to
> Standard MIDI Files (.mid files) and vice-versa using your PC's 3.5" floppy
> disk drive.  Tell 'em I sent you!
>
> Giebler Enterprises
> 26 Crestview Drive
> Phoenixville, PA  19460
> Voice: (610) 933-0332
> Fax:   (610) 933-0395
> e-mail: giebler@aol.com
> WWW: http://members.aol.com/giebler/
>
> Mike
> mikeh@op.net                  ENSONIQ Resources on the Internet:
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Ron Yost <musik@tcsn.net>
The sky fell already.  Now what?

 [ Editor's Note:
 [
 [ Giebler's products provide tools for converting one music
 [ file format to another.  Its the most comprehensive list of
 [ such software I've seen.  Its products can be used to
 [ make backup copies of music disks.
 [
 [ If the objective is to make "backups" rather than to manupulate
 [ the music by converting to a format suitable for your favorite
 [ music editing program, it may be sufficient to make a "sector
 [ copy" of the disk in question.  The destination diskette must
 [ be the same size (700k or 1.4 meg), and must be pre-formatted,
 [ and must be error free.  Then use the DOS diskcopy command:
 [
 [     diskcopy a: a:
 [
 [ Its advisable to have the "source" disk write protected!
 [
 [ Jody