Why are Yamaha Pianos so respected?

The high quality of Yamaha pianos is founded upon three pillars

1) Complete dedication to building the best pianos possible

2) The highest level of production technology

3) Comprehensive after sales service



1. Complete Dedication



The highest level of musical performance cannot be built into a fine piano by ordinary means. Highly developed artistic sensibilities are required to create a fine sound and touch.

Some of the reasons the name "Yamaha" means fine pianos
• During the more than 80 years Yamaha has been creating pianos, a sense of complete dedication has molded the corporate philosophy. This dedication to perfection has put a finely honed edge on our approach to piano building.
• The input of great artists is so essential that we maintain extensive contact with a large number of pianists and musicians, both foreign and domestic. Yamaha is the favorite of many pianists all over the world; we have gained much value from their experience that helped with the development of the models CFIII, CF, and S-400B.
• A very large number of concert tuner-technicians has been developed and trained by Yamaha. These technicians handle the service for recitals and concerts all over the world. Their input is invaluable. Through these extensive contacts, information relating to the kind of sound and performance characteristics the best pianists in the world are striving for is immediately transmitted back to Yamaha.
• This constant stream of input into our storehouse of knowledge results in refinements that are fully reflected in our finished products. Yamaha is the only Japanese piano maker with an approach this extensive.


2. Highly Advanced Production Technology

Building a piano is the concrete realization of a tonal image, and as such requires a very high order of technical abilities.

The four pillars of Yamaha's technical expertise.

1. Never Ending Research and Technical Development

• Based on knowledge gained through years of experience and research, Yamaha has a firm grasp on the cause and effect relationship between the desired sound and the finished product. For example, what sort of material should be used for each section of the piano and how it should be designed to result in the final sought after sound is an important consideration.
• Yamaha has a wide variety of research facilities used to measure the physical characteristics of piano sounds under widely different conditions, including an anechoic chamber and reverberation chamber.
• In addition, to test the effects on pianos caused by widely divergent temperature and humidity conditions, Yamaha uses a climate testing chamber. To test the long term reliability of pianos, Yamaha also has automatic performance devices, etc. which are used in reliability testing chambers.

2. Advanced Facilities

• Fine pianos cannot be crafted exclusively through manual labor. The seasoning of the wood, the shaping, the casting of the frame, the action of the keys, the forming of the hammers-all of these require large scale, precision instrumentation and mechanical facilities, and Yamaha's factory facilities are without a doubt the best in the world. With such advanced facilities and the combined technical expertise of hand craftsmanship, we are able to build our pianos exactly as they are designed.
• Additionally, we have computer controlled, automatic artificial wood seasoning devices. We also have our own specialized machine tools, wood cementing facilities and painting assemblies, all developed in-house. All of these advanced facilities are fine examples of Yamaha's unique technical expertise.
• As an example they have the world's most advanced V-process frame casting line. This operated by using a vacuum-secured film holding sand as the mold to produce consistently even, high-quality piano frames.



3. Carefully Selected Materials

• Yamaha uses its own supply routes to obtain wood from Alaska, Indonesia and other areas in the world. By purchasing in very large quantities, they can afford to select the choicest wood, using the most appropriate material in the most appropriate way.
• The felt cloth and strings are co-developed with the original manufacturer. All of these are optimum for Yamaha's pianos.
• No matter how good the design, not matter how fine the materials used, a quality piano is not possible unless the overall balance is perfected.
• Not only must each part be very precise and of high quality; how it matches with the whole must also be considered.

4. Accumulated Production Know-How

• Yamaha pianos are built with a combination of technology and experience gained in over 80 years of piano making.
• As a comprehensive musical instrument manufacturer, Yamaha also has a highly advanced metallurgical, chemical and electrical research facilities. The technical know-how in these areas is also effectively utilized in the making of Yamaha pianos.
• Each step in the building of a Yamaha is carried out by a number of highly trained technicians, all well versed in the long Yamaha piano building tradition. These technicians utilize their own technical expertise with the latest technology to create the finest pianos possible

The Creative Concept Behind Yamaha Pianos The Importance of Basic Design

Yamaha pianos are built with a combination of Yamaha's finely honed artistic sensibilities and the latest knowledge in high level production technology. Along with this, Yamaha stresses basic design as the foundation of a fine piano.
• The basic design should not divide the piano into its separate components such as the soundboard, the frame or the strings, but rather should consider the piano as a whole. Based on this, we consider how each part relates to and affects the other parts, so that a synergistic relationship for the entire piano is obtained.
• Since Yamaha has vast research and experimentation facilities which utilize the latest scientific techniques and results, it has a great store of data concerning the cause and effect relationship of the sound and design. This also plays a role in basic when building pianos.
• In addition, with Yamaha's highly developed production technology, the superiority of the basic design is directly reflected in the quality of the fine product.



3. Comprehensive After Sales Service

Why After Sales Service is Required

• However, no matter how fine the original piano may be, once it passes into the hands of the owner, it cannot retain the quality of touch or beauty of tone unless proper service and care is carried out. Only in this way can the full potential of the performance capacity be developed and maintained.

• World Renowned Yamaha Tuning Technology

• The Yamaha Piano Technical Academy was founded to develop and train superior piano technicians, not only to service pianos in the home, but also capable of rendering the high skill necessary to prepare and service pianos on concert stages throughout the world.
• The success of this endeavor is internationally acclaimed. Yamaha's Concert Tuners are in demand the world over.