Yamaha AvantGrand Piano Gets A Little Too Real At Winter NAMM Show

If I were to tell you that this Winter NAMM video was about one instrument with 12 amplifiers, maybe the image of some guitar virtuoso realizing the fruits of years and years of honing the art of overkill. Nope! It's a Grand Piano.

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[jcammo123]

you also never have to worry about tuning. That is a really big plus. I hope to get one of these in the next 2 years or so.

[drnotes630]

the most important aspect of the avant grand is that it has a complete and real acoustic action. hammers and all. it feels no different than an acoustic yamaha.

[EyMeng]

not convinced. tried one myself. meh. even if it is just psychology....meh.

[QuantikMusic]

@boyinabearsuit Thank you!! =D

[boyinabearsuit]

@boyinabearsuit Ah....then an uptempo 'Veiled Beauty' by Indigo. I think.

[boyinabearsuit]

@QuantikMusic Starts off with 'Change It' by Joe Bonner Trio, then a bit of improv as far as I can tell.

[QuantikMusic]

SOMEBODY! What song is he playing! People want to know =D

[stevey226]

@77edster People limited with space. People who like to practice at early hours of the morning and can't quite afford a silent piano. People who'd like to record to their computers but don't have good recording equipment so they can plug it into their laptop or computer. Bands on a stage that would like a real sounding piano but can't afford to drag an acoustic piano around with them...

[anandthepianoguy]

@77edster those virtuoso pianists who don't like having tuners barge into the house every month or so.

[casioPX500L]

please just made a GT2 without soundspeaker, everyone play with hearphones 95 procent off their life. its to pricy to pay for a furniture. what would new "low price " N1 cost? are ther real stainway keys or just a new version of GH3 plastic keys with wooden shims on key side?

[BladeDC5]

@harvardkarbodie Yes, and watch out for hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and tornados too, LOL! Hey, don't shoot the messenger i.e. MIDI, which is great for its applications. It is really funny how some people judge the sound based on the poor audio quality off YouTube. I'm trying an N3 soon to compare to my C5 grand and then I'll have a real idea what the AvantGrand instrument is like. Who knows, I may even trade-in my accoustic, pocket the extra $30,000 and never tune the thing again!

[77edster]

Sounds nice, looks odd, can't see what the market is that they're aiming at. For £10k you can get a very nice acoustic piano and tuning doesn't cost much or have to be that often. I've got a low end Clavinova which is great for my needs but who is this aimed at?