The b Series is where a century of Yamaha craftsmanship meets everyday playability. Compact and elegantly designed, these pianos deliver a responsive touch and clear, resonant tone that makes every practice session a pleasure. Whether you’re sitting down at a piano for the first time or returning to one after years away, the b Series meets you exactly where you are — and inspires you to go further.
For more than fifty years, the U Series has earned its place as the world’s most popular upright piano — and for good reason. These instruments are beloved by professional musicians, conservatories, and dedicated students alike for their precise, ultra-responsive touch and clear, full-bodied tone. Built with Yamaha’s legendary attention to detail, a U Series piano is an investment in a lifetime of music.
The YUS Series represents the pinnacle of upright piano design. Drawing directly from Yamaha’s flagship CF concert grand series, these instruments feature hand-wound German strings, concert-quality hammer felt, and meticulous voicing that produces a tonal range and dynamic depth far beyond what you’d expect from an upright. If you’re searching for the richest, most expressive upright piano available, your search ends here.
Yamaha Vertical Pianos are the clear leader in Modern Upright Piano Design.
Every component in the Yamaha piano is built by Yamaha.
Yamaha Pianos are built in Indonesia or Japan.
Freehold Music Center – Upright Piano Store
We Proudly display the Full line up of Yamaha Upright Pianos.
We also stock the Yamaha silent and Disklavier Pianos.
The Construction of a Yamaha Upright Piano
One of Yamaha’s biggest innovations for the piano action has been the Aluminum Alloy Action Rail.
The Action rail is the foundation of the piano action.
88 individual hammer flanges are attached to this rail, previous wooden models from other makers would be susceptible to humidity and warping.
The essence of the Piano is created at Yamaha’s Kitami Mill in Hokkaido, Japan.
The Spruce is selected by seasoned professionals, only the best grades are allocated to the construction of the Piano Ribs and Soundboards.
The Ribs and Soundboard is what amplifies the sound from the strings via the Bridge, thus the reason on why Yamaha Dedicates such great care to this crucial component of the piano.
The back posts are an integral part of the pianos construction, it is the foundation for the plate and is a conduit of resonance and sustain.
The Back Posts are attached to the back beam which houses the pinblock and the bottom beam which is attached to the bottom of the pianos harp or plate.
Yamaha has mastered the Art of Seasoning Wood.
Years of proprietary research and design has created a scientific wood drying process that maintains the integrity, shape, strength and resonance for decades.
All of Yamaha’s woods go through the Kitami Mill in Hokkaido, Japan,
The height of an upright or the depth of a grand piano and the metal harp inside determines the scaling of the instrument.
Some upright models have more cooper wound bass strings with the hammer hitting one to two stings at once, other’s have more tri chord steel strings which the single hammer strikes 3 individual strings at once.
Due to the complexity of the scaling and the differences in sting height and width Yamaha produces a unique set of hammers for each individual piano model.
This customized approach allows for greater control of tone, response and durability for a life time of enjoyment from your instrument.
In Yamaha’s factory in Kakegawa, Japan, coil winders wind pure cooper over a steel string core to create a custom bass strings for every Yamaha piano.
A piano string is not like other instruments in which the musician will have to switch out and can choose from different sizes or gauges.
Each string is made to exacting specializations with variances in size, tension and wounding in order to produce the desired tone and timbre.
Comparison Chart and Models Chart
| Yamaha Japanese Made Upright Comparison Chart | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | U1 | U3 | YUS1 | YUS3 | YUS5 |
| Height in Inches | 48″ | 52″ | 48″ | 52″ | 52″ |
| Width in Inches | 60″ | 60″ | 60″ | 60″ | 60″ |
| Depth in Inches | 24″ | 26″ | 24″ | 26″ | 26″ |
| Weight | 502 | 517 | 502 | 517 | 530 |
| Single Casters | X | X | – | – | – |
| Double Casters Brass | – | – | X | X | X |
| Hammer Core | Spruce | Spruce | Spruce | Spruce | Walnut |
| V Pro Plate | X | X | X | X | X |
| Middle Pedal Function | Mute | Mute | Mute | Mute | Sostenuto |
| Fall Board Lock | X | X | X | X | X |
| Soft Fall Fallboard | X | X | X | X | X |
| Sound Board Dimensions In Square Inches | 2137 | 2369 | 2137 | 2369 | 2369 |
| Sound Board Material | Spruce | Spruce | Spruce | Spruce | Spruce |
| Floating Sound Board | X | X | X | X | X |
| Extruded Aluminum Action Rails | X | X | X | X | X |
| Tone Escapement | – | – | – | – | X |
| Bridge Material | Hard Maple | Hard Maple | Hard Maple | Hard Maple | Hard Maple |
| Pin Block Material | Hard Maple | Hard Maple | Hard Maple | Hard Maple | Hard Maple |
| German Piano Wire | – | – | X | X | X |
| German Hammer Felt | – | – | X | X | X |
| Standard Key Surfaces | X | X | X | X | – |
| Ivorite White Key Surfaces | – | – | – | – | X |
| Wood Process Composite (WPC) Black Key Surfaces | – | – | – | – | X |
| Number of Back Posts | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Disklavier Option | X | – | X | – | X |
| Silent Piano Option | X | X | X | X | X |
| TransAcoustic Option | X | – | X | – | X |
| Seasoned for Destination | X | X | X | X | X |
| Model | U1 | U3 | YUS1 | YUS3 | YUS5 |
| New Yamaha Upright Piano Chart – Models By Height and Technology Options | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43″ inches tall | 44″ inches tall | 45″ inches tall | 48″ inches tall | 52″ Inches Tall | |
| Made in Indonesia | b1 | b2 | b3 | ||
| b1 SC3 | b2 SC3 | b3 SC3 | |||
| b1 TC3 | P22d | ||||
| P22d SC3 | |||||
| Made in China | M560H | ||||
| Made in Japan | U1 | U3 | |||
| U1 SH3 | U3 SH3 | ||||
| U1TA3 | YUS3 | ||||
| DU1 EN ST | YUS3 SH3 | ||||
| YUS1 | YUS3 TA3 | ||||
| YUS1 SH3 | YUS5 | ||||
| YUS1 TA3 | YUS5 SH3 | ||||
| DYUS1 | YUS5 TA3 | ||||
| DYUS5 EN ST | |||||
| SC3 = Yamaha SC2 Silent Piano | TA2 = Yamaha TransAcoustic Piano | ||||
| SH3 = Yamaha SH2 Silent Piano | D_ _EN ST = Disklavier Enspire ST Player Piano | ||||
