Yamaha U1: Professional Upright Piano - Ready to Play

It is these most recent examples of 121cm Yamaha uprights that have created such a strong market. Earlier offerings still bearing the U1 name do not feature the wide tone range, colour and presence in the bass. So in fact, if you are considering a reconditioned / pre-owned Yamaha U1, don’t be fooled that our praise is for the same instrument. We advise against old U1s such as the U1D, U1E and U1H. These are from circa 1960-late 1970s and in by far the most cases were not originally sold new in the UK but have lived in high humidity environments which significantly increases the rate of wear. Simply removing a cabinet screw in a “reconditioned” imported U1 will often show rust on the thread of the screw, despite a polished finish to the surface. U1M and U1A are 1980s vintage and some chance of being a domestic UK owned example may be present, but should really should still exercise some caution and get a decent technician to inspect it for you. 1990s saw the standard U1 arrive in greater numbers to the UK market but still this is no guarantee without validating the piano’s provenance. The best design is the current U1 post 1999.  Your my find our popular article helpful.

The cabinet features include a soft-close fallboard and a lock. The middle pedal is a standard muffler rail for muted practice. Front brass castors and rear steel castors. One piece fallboard and 2 piece top.

For school use, public spaces or requirement to frequently move the piano a short distance, where the piano may not always be sited against a wall, a rear toe conversion can be installed to both upgrade the castors to school-type resin castors with a protruding rear mount for the rear castor. We offer this service frequently for such environments and use.