What does CVP mean

[Howard]

I got a new promotional DVD off the UK Yamaha website that showcases the CVP210 and the Tyros today. For anyone who is interested in collecting demo videos it is worth filling out the form on the Yamaha website.

Even though I have had my 209 for 2 years, I never knew what CVP meant - all was revealed on the video.

Any ideas what CVP is the acronym for or was it just me that didn't know?

Perhaps the first to post the correct reply should win a free one year subscription to the CVPUG forums??:D :D

[Midi Magic]

Hi Howard

Could you post the web site address for the free DVD as there are so many search through.

[Howard]

The link for the free video is
www.yamaha-europe.com/yamaha_europe/uk/service/030_contact/dvdvideo_offer/index.php

You can also view the new Clavinova TV advert from this page.

Howard

[dbjorck]

Hi!

As the free DVD is only open for UK residents (and I'm not really interested in it anyway), would you mind sharing what CVP stands for?

When I got my first Clavinova some 20 years ago (I think the model name was CVP-2) I assumed that CVP stood for ClaVinova Piano. But then there's the CLP range which could also stand for CLavinova Piano...

Brgds

Danny

[Howard]

According to the video .....

The C stands for Clavinova
The P stands for Piano

Can anyone guess what the V stands for??

I'll post the answer to this little brain teaser tomorrow:D

Howard

[Midi Magic]

Hi

V is for Versatile Clavinova Versatile Piano

I think the L is for Clavinova cLassical Piano


Am I close.

[Howard]

Spot on.

The V is for versatile.

The CLP acronym isn't explained on the video but it would be logical for it to be Clavinova cLassical Piano as you described.

Howard

[dancaputi]

Nahhh - that would be CCP.

I don't know about the UK (since you guys do everything backwards) but here in the US we rarely use the second letter of a word in an acronym. :p

Maybe Clavinova Less-expensive Piano :D

- Dan C.

[wally]

Well, shoot. I thought "CVP" meant that the Clavinova "Can Vicariously Perform."

It made sense to me all these years.;)

[dbjorck]

Hi!

I went over some 20 years old documentation I had to see if I could find out what CVP and CLP stood for. It doesn't state it out-right, but the sales brochure does use the words "versatile" and "versatility" repeatedly, so that is quite certainly what the V is about. (And by the way it was a CVP-5 I had, not 2 as I said above). I didn't have anything on CLP though.

But it sure was fun in memory lane! Back then there were an amazing 16 voices, and 16 styles (but they were called Auto Rhythms).:p The Guide function already existed. But a smart idea I had forgotten about, was that you could buy sheet music with a chip embedded in the paper that contained the MIDI data! All you had to do was to place the book on the stand and there was a reader that automatically read in the data. Really smart - you had both the printed notes and the MIDI file loaded immediately. It's a shame that concept didn't catch on.

Brgds

Danny

[Midi Magic]

Hi,

Well it sort of did. When I bought my first cvp which was the CVP 50 this had a book with a floppy disk. It was called "Disk Orchestra Collection"

Far better then a chip as you could make a Backup of it, just in case. Something you could not do with a chip.

[Lorraine]

I am a fairly new member here.

Thanks for solving the CVP mystery. Even the sales people who sold me mine, and I have been using them for 12 years, could not tell me what it stood for.:D

[Lorraine]

Hi pianogirl,

The good deal I got on my lease was tied to a promotional activity. The store, in partnership with Yamaha, sponsored a Yamaha Festival where students supplied by teachers in the area perform on the Clavinova all day long. The more students you entered, the better the deal on the lease.

Since that does not seem to be one of your options, I would recommend that you price a model 207 or 208. Now that the newer 300 models have come out, the 200 models should be sold at a lower price than they were originally. While I have not seen the 307, I understand that it does not do as much or is as convenient to use as the 207.

It might be worth it to ask about that.

Even my favorite Yamaha dealer would probably not like to get into a price war. He just has a lot of promotional activity.

Frankly, if your local dealer had anything on the ball, he would LOVE to get a teacher in his area using the Clavinova. It would promote sales like crazy. After I learned how to get around on the instrument, the store I deal with even arranged for me to teach teachers how to use it, and that resulted in even more sales for him.

By the way, if you purchase the instrument you might ask if you, as a teacher, can get the school price.

Good luck.

[ericho]

dear pianogirl

I beleve that 9613 dollars (36*267+1) for a cvp307 is to much, even in the states
So I whent shopping for you on the internet.

I found a company in the us that will sell you a 307 for 4640 dollar + shipping

click on the following link

http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38091&item=3762377471&rd=1

Its an advertisment for a 206 but youll find there phonenumber and the prices for the 307 is on the same page.

Good luck

Eric

[jimbuist]

Before buying a piano from the dealer listed in the e-bay site link in the above reply, you might want to do a search on the internet for the company selling that instrument, namely Best Price USA. When I checked them out recently, I found some concerning info. Here is a link to one of the pages:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/scam_alerts/best_price.html

All that said, however, you might be able to use the price info to help you negotiate a better deal.