One of the primary ways you can begin to investigate the value of your piano is by locating the serial number. Information - Concerts, News,FAQs, Archives. Organs - Electronic (B3 etc.), Pipe, Theatre. Who's Who - Professional Pianists on Piano World Member Recordings - Non Classical Pianist CornerĮVENTS! Piano Concerts, Recitals, Competitions.įun Stuff! - Parties, Tours, Projects & More.įorum Members Parties, Tours, Cruises, & M. MY NEW PIANO or KEYBOARD! - Share Your Story! I've never played a U1 J to compare to the standard U1, but there have been a few posts about it from shoppers.ĭigital Pianos - Electronic Pianos - Synths &a. Assembled in Japan is a fair, common sense statement for the current U1. I don't think it's really an issue for the performance of any mass produced instruments, but the concept of 'made in Japan' does play on consumer confidence.

This is no longer the case as some makers first create sub-assemblies called 'strung backs' in one factory but do final assembly in another. In the late 1990's - mid 2000's they brought this model name back, but put it on a different model that is 125 cm.Īlso, and I don't want to make the origin an issue, but in the early 1980's, the OP's U1 was 'Made in Japan' in a very common sense way - constructed from wood and parts, many of the parts also made in Japan, in a complete assembly. 40+ years ago, they made a K50 studio upright that was ~120 cm. The confusion comes from the long history of models that has, in this case, repeated itself. The only other model letters are finish related, 'PE - polish ebony' or 'PM - polish mahogany'. The model is simple the U1 J, no other designation, but no misleading information either. The U1 J is offered in many markets, just not currently in the US. The p22 is the school piano but used to be great for home use. The Yamaha B series is made in Indonesia. I remember when I bought the piano from a Yamaha dealer he said the U series are made in Japan, the others it looked like a U series, maybe it was a P or B or something,

I bought a new YUS 5 in 2015, it has taken a while not to go much out of range, but I have it tuned every other month, also have a humidifier and dehumidifier in the room and keep the RH between 40 - 50, so the environment is pretty stable for the piano. I would ask your turner what he/she recommends. Your serial number came up on this site to check the the piano was made for the US market https:/ / paragon/ piano/ serialnumberlookup.htmlĪs for tuning, (just from my learning), my tuner who also refurbishes pianos said if the piano is not tuned for a long time it won't hold the tuning. Https:/ / yamaha-pianos/ yamaha-piano-serial-numbers/ CDN Blue Jay, Here is the site to enter Yamaha serial numbers, yours did not come up on the first link.

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