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Need help tuning Clavinova CLP-220

Posted: 06 Oct 2012, 00:16
by ramendik
Hello,

I have a Clavinova CLP-220 which for some reason is playing significantly too high (approx +47% according to tuning software). Honestly I am no musician, my wife is, and she is distressed because of this.

I tried the procedure from the user manual - to tune down, hold A1 and A1# and press any key between C3 and B3. I tried repeatedly pressing the key between C3 and B3 while holding A1 and A1# ; I also tried repeatedly pressing all three. None of this has made any difference. Meanwhile transposing works, so it seems that keyboard control in general does work.

Is there any way I can change the pitch of this piano? Apart, of course, from using it as a MIDI source with a separate synth, which is not a cheap option.

I would be very thankful for a solution!

Yours, Mikhail Ramendik
County Limerick, Ireland

Re: Need help tuning Clavinova CLP-220

Posted: 07 Oct 2012, 23:05
by ramendik
After much more googling I found a solution to the problem. The keys to press are not A1 and A1# but the two or three LETMOST keys on the keyboard, which the manual, confusingly, names A-1 and A#-1.

I hope this thread can stay on the Forum so that those running into the same problem could find it by googling.

Re: Need help tuning Clavinova CLP-220

Posted: 08 Oct 2012, 00:19
by athomik
I would suspect the tuning software. It's extremely unlikely that any Clavinova plays 47% sharp, esp. after re-setting it - they shouldn't even be able do that when they go seriously wrong. If you think that you're software is right, call Steve Marsden at Yamaha on 01908 366700.

Re: Need help tuning Clavinova CLP-220

Posted: 09 Oct 2012, 20:56
by ramendik
After the reset it plays correctly. My problem was that I misunderstood which keys to press to reset.

Re: Need help tuning Clavinova CLP-220

Posted: 07 Mar 2013, 13:43
by rocklandpiano
Featuring the actual sounds of a concert grand piano, the CLP-220 utilizes the sophisticated AWM Stereo Sampling tone generation and the expressive GH keyboard to reproduce the rich resonance and golden tones of an actual piano. With 64-note polyphony, three foot pedals and a built in speaker system, the CLP-220 delivers the full nuances of an acoustic instrument. It also features a 1-track song recorder to capture your inspirations, and MIDI terminals for tapping into the wide world of computer music.

Re: Need help tuning Clavinova CLP-220

Posted: 07 Mar 2013, 20:40
by athomik
rocklandpiano wrote:Featuring the actual sounds of a concert grand piano, the CLP-220 utilizes the sophisticated AWM Stereo Sampling tone generation and the expressive GH keyboard to reproduce the rich resonance and golden tones of an actual piano. With 64-note polyphony, three foot pedals and a built in speaker system, the CLP-220 delivers the full nuances of an acoustic instrument. It also features a 1-track song recorder to capture your inspirations, and MIDI terminals for tapping into the wide world of computer music.
:roll:

So which bit of the promo literature did this come from? Cutting and pasting from corporate literature and publishing it usually involves some sort of copyright infringement, so I'd be a bit more careful.

With regard to digital pianos these days, it's impossible for a digital piano to out of tune with itself (i.e. you don't get the odd key out of tune with the rest of them - unless you've played around with some sort of micro-tuning facility). In any case, resetting a digital piano to factory settings should always get you back to A440.

Re: Need help tuning Clavinova CLP-220

Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 11:23
by joseph
It's like a computer generated response isn't it!

Re: Need help tuning Clavinova CLP-220

Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 22:18
by athomik
joseph wrote:It's like a computer generated response isn't it!
Yep.