U SERIES

The world's most popular upright.

Precise, ultra-responsive touch, clear, full-bodied tone and a reputation for reliability have made U Series pianos the choice of professional musicians, conservatories, teachers, students and music lovers, the world over. Add to that our legendary attention to every detail of every piano, and it’s no surprise that the U Series has been the world’s most popular upright for over half a century.

Features

The finest woods
Back posts, forward thinking
Advanced V-Pro frame
Specially designed hammers
Specially crafted bass strings
The world's first aluminum action rail
Soft-Close Fallboard

The U Series soundboards and ribs are crafted from solid spruce that has been hand selected at our Kitami Mill in Hokkaido, Japan giving these pianos a richer, more resonant voice and evenly balanced timbre across the entire keyboard.
Years of cutting-edge research, including our proprietary wood-drying process, result in back posts that maintain their shape, strength and resonance for years to come.
Yamaha was the first company to use an advanced Vacuum Shield Mold casting technology called V-Pro to create a stronger, lighter, more durable frame. Every U Series piano features a full-perimeter frame built to our exacting specifications at our Iwata Forge in Japan.
U Series hammers are crafted of the finest materials and painstakingly designed for each model to provide optimum tone, response and a lifetime of musical enjoyment.
Yamaha artisans in our factory in Kakegawa, Japan oversee the winding of pure copper and adjust the balance and tension of each bass string to the exacting standards and sound profile of every U Series piano.
Often copied but never equaled, the patented Yamaha aluminum action rail helps assure our piano keyboards are resistant to tiny fluctuations in humidity and temperature over time.
Inspired by our grand pianos, our damping mechanism prevents the fallboard from dropping abruptly, guarding against accidental injury or damage.

U1
U3

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U3

Crafted by Yamaha in Kakegawa, Japan
Soundboard: Spruce
Soundboard Ribs: Spruce
Back Posts: 5 - Spruce
Bridge Construction: Two-piece separated
Wood seasoned for destination: Yes
Frame: V-Pro Vacuum Shield Mold Process
Key Material: Seasoned spruce
White Key surfaces: Acrypet™
Black Key surfaces: Phenolic Resin
Fallboard: Soft close
Fallboard lock: Yes
Pedal: Soft/Mute/Damper
Caster: Front: Double-wheeled, Rear: Single-wheeled
Weight: 517 lbs (235 kg)
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Colors / Finishes Polished Ebony
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U1

Crafted by Yamaha in Kakegawa, Japan
Soundboard: Spruce
Soundboard Ribs: Spruce
Back Posts: 5 - Spruce
Bridge Construction: Two-piece separated
Wood seasoned for destination: Yes
Frame: V-Pro Vacuum Shield Mold Process
Key Material: Seasoned spruce
White Key surfaces: Acrypet™
Black Key surfaces: Phenolic Resin
Fallboard: Soft close
Fallboard lock: Yes
Pedal: Soft/Mute/Damper
Caster: Single-wheeled
Weight: 503 lbs (228 kg)
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Colors / Finishes Polished Ebony

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