Where can I find a studio with a Disklavier near SF?

September 9, 2008 3:24 PM

Where in the Bay area can I find a recording studio with an acoustic piano that has been upgraded with a Disklavier or other MIDI playback device?

No digital pianos - must be a real acoustic instrument. Anywhere within 100 miles of San Francisco is do-able, though obviously the closer it is to the city, the better. Thanks!

posted by stewiethegreat to Grab Bag (2 answers total)

Not sure how helpful this will be, but I'm pretty sure Berkeley's CNMAT has a Disklavier. The folks I've dealt with thre are really nice, so while I'm not sure about how you'd get access (since they aren't a commercial entity, and thus the disclaimer), perhaps if you have an interesting project you'd be able to use it for free. I believe they also have some programs open to the public, so that might be another way in. I'd try sending them an email with a proposal. Or hey, maybe you'll get lucky and there'll be some music grad students here.
posted by fishfucker at 7:28 PM on September 9, 2008

This is just a google search result, so I don't know if it's current/valid, but this page says sparkworld has one. Apparently they mostly use it for analog "rendering" of existing digital pieces, but presumably you could book studio time and play it.
posted by weston at 8:22 PM on September 9, 2008