•Hi All, This is a shameless plug. As an authorized non-stocking dealer for QRS, I can sell the Pianocorder cassette tapes for 10% below the catalog list price. However, the catch is that you must order a minimum of $100.00 worth of tapes. If you would like a free Pianocorder Tapes catalog, send me ...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- My girlfriend has a lovely Yamaha with a Pianocorder system. We have lots of Pianocorder cassette tapes. The cassette player sort of works but I want to find some sort of solution to remove the cassette player from the system. I was wondering wha...

•Dave Snowdy wrote in 030103 MMDigest: > I was wondering what the options are for operating the Pianocorder > without cassette tapes. Go back to the Mechanical Music Digest home page, http://mmd.foxtail.com/ go to Archives, Subject, P, Pianocorder. The information you need is there. It's a simple ch...

•A highly-placed source at QRS informed me today that they have stopped the manufacture of Pianocorder System cassettes. Once existing stock has been exhausted, there will be no more made. We will continue to manufacture our MC-2 MIDI Converters that enable Pianocorder Systems to respond to any suit...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- We have a Marantz piano which was purchased in the early 1980s, maybe late '70's, which we are interested in selling. The piano needs to be tuned, the Pianocorder works fine. On the front is two stained glass roses and "ragtime piano 25 cents" in...

•A fellow technician asked me this question: How do you unhook the cable to the record strip on a Pianocorder on a grand piano so you can remove the action? He did not see a connector in the middle of the cable such as PianoDisc has. John Dewey jdent@soltec.net

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Hello, I'm looking for a complete set (80 pieces) of springs which are used in a Pianocorder "Vorsetzer" model to return the solenoids to their upper position after pressing the piano key. Can anyone support me with those springs or know a seller...

•Hi Group, Michael Herklotz asked for help in finding Pianocorder Vorsetzer parts in MMDigest 04.07.08. Try Carl Meyer 2107 El Capitan Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050 Bus: (408) 984-0482 Home: (408) 248-8594 He got my Vorsetzer up and running again and also furnished parts. I could not reply to you dir...

•[ John Rutoskey asked in 040812 MMDigest: >> My question is, is this old PianoDisc system (I believe it is the >> first version, PDS-100?) okay to use just for feeding MIDI through it? Hello John, If it is determined that your PianoDisc cannot play MIDI files straight from your computer, or cannot ...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Hello, Do you know where I can get a Marantz Pianocorder manual? Thank you in advance Randy Hewitson randy@musiciansbestfriend.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

•This is in response to Randy Hewitson's request for a manual of the Marantz Pianocorder. Randy, I do not have an extra copy, but I could make you copies of mine and some other material such as schematics if you wish. The schematics need to be copied from larger sheets than the usual 8.5 by 11 inche...

•In MMD 041021 Randy Hewitson asked where to get a Marantz Pianocorder manual. John Tuttle offers reprints of the Pianocorder manuals for purchase through his Player-Care web site: https://www.buysecure.com/playercare/reprints.html Assorted Pianocorder documentation is also available in PDF format o...

•Hi Randy, You can find almost all the documentation pertaining to the Marantz Pianocorder at Mark Fontana's "Pianocorder Resource" page: http://dp70.dyndns.org/pianocorder/doc.html The manuals are all in Adobe Acrobat format and can be printed for use. Full schematics are included. Hope this helps...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have a Vorsetzer Pianocorder, and would like to know the value. It works, probably needs some tune up work done, and some of the felt replaced. Thank you, B. Sutton

•I would like to communicate with others who have Pianocorders equipped to play MIDI files. Additionally, I would like to borrow, rent, or buy the original Pianocorder tapes in Volumes 19 ("Elite Syncopations") and 20 ("Ragtime Rhapsodies"). David Sharpe Western Massachusetts

•In the 07.06.13 MMD, Jane Purtzer asked: > Does anyone have a source for Pianocorder parts, particularly > a tape player or a complete whole unit? Hi Jane, I maintain a web site of Pianocorder resources at http://www.pianocorder.info/ One of the pages there provides a list of Pianocorder technician...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I've got a Pianocorder that has been stored since my dad closed his music store in the early 1980s. I'm trying to determine it's value. I'll probably be selling it on eBay but not until I've checked its condition as well as inventoried and photog...

•I am looking for a complete Pianocorder system, P-100 or similar, either removed from a piano (all parts, cassette deck, etc.) or preferably a complete never-installed kit. My goal is to convert a 1970s vintage Wurlitzer console piano to a solenoid controlled piano to play MIDI files. I have a very...

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Could anyone tell me what a Pianocorder unit, Model P-100, still in the original box may be worth? Mike P.

•For sale: Marantz Pianocorder 80-solenoid piano player action. It appears to be in good condition. Jim Williams tel.: 1-801-394-7263 ampicojim@netscape.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]