Yamaha, the only significant digital piano manufacturer to also make acoustic pianos, introduces the new 88-note weighted action P85 Digital Piano, combining a realistic acoustic piano experience with the convenience of todays music technology. The playability and versatility of the P85 enables users to experience renowned Yamaha quality, whether performing at home for family and friends, or silently practicing through headphones…

Yamaha Pianos has added two new instruments to its sophisticated MODUS line of digital pianos.

Previously known as the Yamaha "Slimline" piano, the instruments will now carry the brand name MODUS F01 and MODUS F11. These models join the MODUS H01 "contemporary grand" style digital piano to round out the stunning product line.

The elegant MODUS model F11 features player piano-like moving keys and offers Yamaha XG technology, an expanded voice library for fully orchestrated sound, a USB port for computer connectivity and record and playback functionality, as well as a LAN port to enable access to the Internet-based ModusRadio…

Yamaha is upgrading its popular YPG line with a new selection of piano-focused Yamaha Portable Grands, the YPG-635, YPG-535 and YPG-235. The three models (which replace the YPG-625, YPG-525 and YPG-225) are targeted to all levels of players. The YPG-635 includes weighted Graded Hammer action; the YPG-535 and YPG-235 feature a new Graded Soft Touch action and piano-style keys, providing top-quality playing experiences. Yamaha's renowned durability and portability make these models perfect for educational labs and houses of worship.

The 88-key YPG-635 is a weighted graded hammer action portable keyboard…

Yamaha Corporation of America introduces the KX Series USB MIDI Studio, built for discerning keyboard players on stage or in the studio, featuring a high-quality Yamaha keyboard, numerous creative control features, and advanced integration with Steinberg DAW products.

Yamaha is well known for making its own keyboard actions. The KX series derives its superior feel from a long lineage of Yamaha pianos and keyboards with its own high-quality Yamaha keyboard action…

Yamaha Portable Keyboards introduces the PSR-E413 portable keyboard at Winter NAMM 2008, the newest option for all types of players from the beginner to the professional. As a replacement for model PSR-E403, the PSR-E413 offers several innovative features. In addition to two keyboard education tools, the Yamaha Portable Grand and Yamaha Education Suite, the Sound Control Knobs and five types of Master EQ allow users the ability to tweak and tailor sounds and effects, while the Arpeggiator, which offered 50 choices on the previous unit, will provide 100 different patterns and beats…

Edisher Savitski won top honors at the 2006 Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition. Part of his winnings included the recital scheduled for Zankel Hall on December the 11th at 7:30pm. Additionally, Mr. Savitski won a Yamaha Disklavier Pro, and it is with this instrument (at the artist's home in Indiana) that he will connect, via the Internet, to an additional Disklavier placed on stage at Yamaha Artist Services, Inc. in Midtown Manhattan. The result will be that the audience will not only be able to hear and see Mr. Savitski as he speaks, but it will hear him play as if he were present at the Yamaha Piano Salon…

It's a whole new world for keyboard players as Yamaha introduces the PSR-OR700 Arranger Workstation, giving Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Arabic music lovers the ability to play scales that differ from the Western system of music notation. Never before available in the United States, the PSR-OR700 is designed for professionals and provides the ability to play quarter tone notes, common to Arabic music, for instance, which fall between half steps on the Western keyboard scale…

Yamaha's Pro Audio & Combo Division offers most everything that a band or musician needs to perform on stage or to produce a professional recording. This October is Yamaha Music Month, and independent dealers across the country will be offering a number of enticing incentives for discriminating players seeking the best gear at the best value.

Promotion of the sales event will include a national advertising campaign, in-store displays and a strong presence on the Web. The company will also offer 12 months of free financing on any Yamaha product or combination of products when the purchase is charged on a Yamaha Credit Card at a participating dealer…

With the introduction of three new Arranger Workstations, the PSR-S900, the PSR-S700 and the PSR-OR700, Yamaha now offers a complete line of powerful keyboards for beginners and professionals alike.

The PSR-S900 offers a big bang for the buck and adapts several features previously found only on the Tyros2, Yamaha's flagship Arranger Workstation…

Twenty years ago, when Yamaha Corporation of America first introduced the 48" Yamaha Disklavier upright piano in the United States, the announcement of the groundbreaking instrument was made in conjunction with a PianoSoft music library of eleven 3.5" magnetic floppy disks. At the time, the innovative recording and reproducing piano allowed owners to create libraries of their own performances and then play them back or purchase disks of pre-recorded music…