AWARD WINNING YAMAHA PIANOS
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Making music at home and playing an instrument is enjoying renewed popularity and Yamaha, the world’s most successful and innovative creator of musical instruments has been at the forefront of this trend as their portfolio of pianos in particular combine leading edge technology with traditional craftsmanship.

Unparalleled in their beauty and musical range, grand pianos are the ultimate expression of the pianos makers art and Yamaha grand pianos have earned a global reputation for outstanding quality and value.

Renowned for their wide expressive range, and for their reliable performance a Yamaha grand piano is a sound financial investment as well as a superb enhancement to any home environment.

Yamaha have been crafting fine upright and grand pianos for over a century, pioneering numerous innovations and improvements, whilst at the same time amassing unparalleled experience. The current range is designed and constructed to integrate perfectly with today's environment and to adapt with a wide range of situations and demands.

When selecting a piano there are many different factors to consider. Firstly the tone, it should be warm and rich yet clear and bright. The touch is also important, the keys should travel smoothly and as well as being pleasing on the ear, additionally, a piano should be aesthetically beautiful.

Yamaha pianos can be found in many of the world's finest concert halls, recording studios and are the piano of choice in many demanding live concert environments, all thanks to the companies obsessive attention to detail which ensures that the instruments inspire even the most demanding and discerning of players.

Yamaha’s global reputation for both craftsmanship and technological leadership comes together in the critically acclaimed Disklavier range of upright and grand pianos. First introduced in 1986 the Disklavier introduced digital music technology to the world of the acoustic piano.

In addition to offering all the attributes of a traditional piano, Disklavier pianos offer a huge range of new features to enhance and expand creativity, providing exiting, interactive musical entertainment at any time.

Essentially computer age player pianos, the Disklavier can record and playback every nuance of the players performance.

Many models are equipped with a newly designed technology featuring built in CD players and additional sound generation facilities capable of reproducing over 700 new sounds.

Almost any sound you can image can be reproduced from the Disklavier keyboard and multi-part arrangements and orchestrations can be created and then saved to CD or sent to other parts of the world over the Internet. The Disklavier is a complete home entertainment system.

A huge range of software is also available some of which offers pre-recorded piano concerts by some of the world’s finest pianist bringing the performer ‘virtually’ into your home.

You can experience the keys moving up and down replicating every nuance of the original recording performance.

YAMAHA SILENT PIANOS

Yamaha’s award winning silent pianos offer the best of both worlds, a traditionally crafted piano with the option to use headphones that totally ‘silence’ the instrument.

Imagine yourself seated at a classic Yamaha piano, the superb tone and renowned sensitivity of the piano action and keyboard. You can now play the instrument in complete privacy thanks to integrated digital components.

These instruments offer unparalleled flexibility and are ideal for students and mean that a dedicated music room is not required. You can play without being disturbed or disturbing others.

When in ‘ silent’ mode the instrument utilises a digital sample of a Yamaha concert grand through the headphones reproducing and capturing all the tonal subtleties of a grand piano. The shift of a lever stops the hammers from striking the strings as the control unit activates the digital samples.

MIDI terminals (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) allows connection to other musical instrument or computers further extending the capabilities of these innovative instruments. Other inputs allow you to play along with pre-recorded music or amplify your performance.