The Disklavier 21st Century Singing Player Piano: Bring Your Sleepy Living Room to Life This Summer

BUENA PARK, CA (July 9, 2004) The hot weather is upon us and while the kids get to live it up, you still have to go to work. Whatever happened to your summer relaxation? Now, imagine this:

Shown here in the Bubinga finish, the Yamaha Disklavier comes in a variety of styles and finishes to match a variety of decorating tastes.

After a hard day at the office, you return home, pour yourself a glass of mineral water with a lemon twist, walk into the living room and insert a Norah Jones CD into the hi-tech Yamaha Disklavier Mark III piano. The keys begin to play by themselves, while Jones sings her hit "Don't Know Why" and the rest of her award-winning CD on the built-in sound system. You take off your shoes, sit back on the couch, close your eyes and relax. There's no place like home!

The Disklavier is a real, concert quality piano that can also perform by itself, entertaining you and your guests for hours. Pop in a CD from your private collection along with an accompanying floppy disk from Yamaha, and sit back as the piano "sings," combining live piano performance with classic vocals by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Elton John or Bette Midler, holiday favorites and hundreds more. Or, you can play the piano part yourself right along with your favorite star.

The Disklavier also features SmartKey, which shows beginners how to play simple melodies while the Disklavier backs them up with professional-sounding accompaniment: the correct key will actually move slightly, cueing the user to strike it, and in response the piano plays a rich harmony or lush arpeggio before the next key begins moving.

The Yamaha Disklavier adds style and elegance to any room in the home while integrating the latest in piano technology.

For owners who enjoy playing the piano themselves, the Disklavier can store a live performance on a floppy disk and play it back note-for-note the keys, pedals and hammers matching the player's every nuance. Now, your child can record a piano performance on one coast, mail the disk, and let Grandma and Grandpa attend a private "recital" on the other.

Yamaha's Disklavier is not only a high-tech home entertainment center, but a beautiful piece of furniture and an ideal investment. Your décor may change over the years, but a fine piano keeps its value and never goes out of style.

For more information on the Disklavier Mark III series grand pianos, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622-6600; telephone (714) 522-9011; or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.