Yamaha TransAcoustic pianos officially launched

The new Yamaha TransAcoustic pianos are real acoustic instruments equipped with two technologies specially developed by the brand: the Silent technology allows for playing silently with headphones and avoids the hammering on the strings but uses instead samples that are amplified by the piano itself ; and the TransAcoustic technology that uses the soundboard as a natural amplifier. The built-in sound generator uses two transducers and a coil that are connected to the soundboard to transform the message into vibrations and generate a natural piano sound.

Both TransAcoustic upright and grand pianos feature volume and tone controls (from a concert grand based on the CFX model to electronic pianos, marimba, clavinet…), and an orchestration playback function.

Main features:

• 88 resin keys
• 3 pedals: damper, silencing, soft
• V-Pro Frame by Yamaha
• 19 voices (16 single and 3 dual)
• 480 XG voices and 12 drum/SFX kits for accompaniment
• 256 voices of polyphony
• 4 reverb types (room, 2 halls and stage)
• 56 song presets
• Metronome
• Pitch control
• MIDI recording and playback
• USB audio recorder
• 2 headphone outputs
• MIDI in/out
• 1/8” Aux in/out
• USB port

The U1TA upright piano has dimensions of 153 × 121 × 61 cm and weighs 242 kg. Its EU suggested price is 12 531€ incl. VAT.

The GC1SHTA dimensions are 149 × 101 × 161 cm and its weight is 311 kg. Its EU price is 24 481€ incl. taxes.

Visit yamaha.com for more details about the new TransAcoustic technology.