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Yamaha DGC1 Mark IV Disklavier Ebony Baby Grand Piano - $10,500 (half moon bay)
condition:
excellent
make / manufacturer:
Yamaha
model name / number:
DGC1M4 Mark IV
size / dimensions:
5'3"x59"x40"
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Please READ carefully and confirm you have done so when contacting me. I am confident it will answer most, if not all, of your questions.
1) The price is non-negotiable. See Price Explanation below. I’m looking for a buyer who wants to own a great piano at a fair price, not a dealer or reseller wholesale price.
2) This is not the acoustic only GC1 Model - it is the Disklavier DGC1, which is a GC1 with the added electronics and machinery for acoustic recording, playback, streaming, remote live performances, and support for “quiet/silent” mode. Even without the Disklavier electronics and actuators, this is still a beautiful Yamaha GC1 acoustic piano.
3) It is in excellent close-to-new condition, rarely used in a clean/smoke-free home, I am the ORIGINAL and ONLY owner - bought in Sep 2008. I am NOT a dealer. The serial number is 6152530, manufactured in 2006-2007 in Hamamatsu, Japan. Yamaha has been well known decades for their extremely high quality workmanship, and their factory in Hamamatsu is considered their best.
4) The Mark IV supports "Quiet" or "Silent" mode, with headphones (not included) plugged into the 1/4in jack of the DCM-100 controller. The piano uses the keyboard actuators and pedals to digitally reproduce the sound in the headphones rather than allowing the hammers to actually strike the strings. It sounds surprisingly authentic.
5) All software and electronics fully functional but previous generation -- but the buyer can later upgrade it to the latest Enspire version at their own arrangement and expense, if desired. (Google the differences between the Mark IV and the Enspire, I personally never found the extra stuff worth the upgrade). The piano can be controlled wirelessly through the included PRC-100 controller (which likely needs a new battery, but I always just use it with its long power cord) or through Android or iOS apps if the Disklavier is connected to your local network. The Mark IV must be connected via wired Ethernet to your local network, it does not have its own WiFi. I used a small AirPort Express (not included) tucked up underneath as a bridge to give it local WiFi connectivity.
6) The piano comes with a small library of preinstalled pieces, mostly classical. Yamaha still sells hundreds of pieces of music for the Mark IV via their MusicSoft store, but tracks must be ordered or downloaded onto physical media separately to be loaded onto the Mark IV’s HDD for playback. The Mark IV can also still access their streaming service, Disklavier Radio, and their RemoteLive performances by famous artists if you connect to your local network via Ethernet. With an inexpensive Bluetooth adapter (not included), you can also stream a huge selection of MIDI music pieces through a third party app, PianoStream, some free and some paid.
7) The piano has never needed mechanical service, but the original hard disk failed and was replaced a few years ago. It is in very close to perfect condition inside and out, excepting only two very minor scratches in the finish. It has not been tuned in over a decade, but still sounds great -- but of course you will want to tune it after a move.
8) Located in Half Moon Bay, CA -- delivery/moving at buyer's expense. The piano is in a house with long flights of difficult exterior stairs with turns, so that cost is likely to be on the higher side. However, I can possibly recommend some economical and highly reputable movers that service the San Francisco Bay Area. Please make sure that you have an idea of and are prepared for your potential moving costs, especially if you are not local to the Bay Area; moving a baby grand piano can be quite expensive. The sale will be final as soon as your movers touch the piano.
9) Serious inquiries can arrange a video chat to initially look closer at the piano and hear it. I also can provide audio of all the keys and video of the Disklavier playing a piece by Schubert. Then a home visit can be arranged to see and play it directly.
Thank you for reading. If you are interested, please reach out. This piano deserves a great new home.
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Price explanation: I really don't want to move or store the piano, so I've dropped the price for that convenience. But I've gone as low as I'm willing. If you're interested, now is the time -- it won't be this low when I relist after moving. Even with tuning, delivery, and a strictly optional later upgrade -- this is still far less than a new Yamaha DGC1 Enspire. Web research and dealer conversations indicate the DKC-900 Enspire upgrade can cost $1500-$5000 depending on the labor. A new Enspire MSRP is over $40K and will realistically sell for over $30K new from a dealer, so you can get essentially the exact same piano for many thousands less. This piano, if upgraded and resold by a dealer, would go for $16-20K -- so here is your opportunity for a real bargain.