Yamaha Upright
Piano - U3
52" Professional Collection Acoustic Upright Piano
Designed for the experienced pianist and professional musician.
Upright pianos with outstanding tone, touch and durability.
AVAILABLE FINISHES:
Polished Ebony, Polished Dark Walnut
Specifications
Yamaha U Series upright pianos have long been a leading choice
for educational institutions, professionals, musicians and
discriminating home pianists. Now, thanks to comprehensive redesign,
substantial refinements in materials, construction, production
processes and overall design, the Yamaha U1, U3 and U5 pianos are
better than ever.
The updated Yamaha U series acoustic upright pianos, all offer a
longer music rack, and improved back assembly. The U3 piano has a
new floating soundboard support system (like the one already
featured on the U5).
The floating soundboard support system is based on Yamaha grand
piano design and allows the soundboard to vibrate more freely, thus
improving the depth and characteristic of bass and mid-range tones.
| Seasoned for Destination |
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Yamaha specifically seasons this piano for the North
American market. The tuning stability, finish and
overall musical integrity are enhanced over the long
life expected of a fine piano.
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| Spruce Soundboard |
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At the Yamaha lumber mill and wood processing facility,
the finest spruce is quarter sawn; and less than 10% of
the total is selected and reserved for Yamaha piano
soundboards. Solid spruce, rather than laminated spruce
or poplar, is the choice in all fine pianos for the best
amplification of sound, best tone and sustain.
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| Full Length Ribs |
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Yamaha reinforces the crown in its soundboards by using
ribs that continue to the edge of the soundboard, and
are glued into the notched liner (or inner rim on the
grand piano). Reinforcing the crown ensures that the
tone quality will remain for years and years and
improves tuning stability.
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| V-Pro Plate |
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Yamaha uses V-Pro (Vacuum Shield Mold Process) in
casting the iron frame (plate). V-Pro plates are
stronger and visually more appealing. Critical
dimensions are produced more accurately than before.
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| Metal Action Rails |
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Yamaha engineering developed a unique Extruded Aluminum
Alloy Action Rail (bearing a Yamaha patent) that is one
of the best innovations for improving a piano action in
the last 100 years. The usual fluctuations in wood rails
that effect touch, caused by periodic weather changes,
are eliminated allowing stable, long-lasting action
regulation.
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| Balanced Action |
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Each key of a Yamaha piano is individually tested and
measured for the corrections needed to obtain uniform
"down weight" pressure. Yamaha actions play correctly
and uniformly. This balancing helps ensure a lifetime of
superior touch and control across the keyboard.
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| Uniform Key Travel |
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Yamaha designs all grand and vertical pianos to have the
same key travel. Regardless of size, type or model of
Yamaha piano, the keyboards will always feel the same.
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| Spruce Keys |
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Yamaha uses Spruce for the keys on all models of pianos.
Spruce is very light and possesses a very high ratio of
strength to weight. It is ideal for key construction,
even though its cost is greater than either sugar pine
or bass wood. Yamaha keyboards respond quickly providing
fast repetition for the most intricate piece of music.
Yamaha keyboards withstand heavy use over years of
fortissimo passages.
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| Yamaha ServicebondSM
Assurance Program |
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Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. and authorized
participating Canadian Yamaha Piano dealers are pleased to
provide the Yamaha Piano Servicebond program. After delivery
a qualified piano technician checks regulation and specified
adjustments of the new Yamaha piano to ensure it performs to
factory specifications. Piano tuning service may also be
done at this service visit as specified by your dealer. This
exclusive no charge service provides valuable input from
customers, dealers and piano technicians to ensure the best
in quality control and musical performance of each Yamaha
piano.
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| Finishes |
| Polished Ebony (shown), Polished
Mahogany |
| Dimensions |
Height: 52"
Width: 60"
Depth: 26" |
| Weight |
517 lbs. |
| Speaking Length of #1 bass string |
47.5" |
| Hammer weight in lbs. |
22 |
| Soundboard |
Dimension: 2369 square inches
Material: Spruce |
| Back post material |
Spruce |
| V-Pro Plate |
Yes |
| Bridge material |
Hard Maple |
| Pinblock material |
Hard Maple |
| Tuning pins |
Cut thread |
| Center Pedal |
Mute |
| Metal action rail |
Yes |
| Seasoned for Destination |
Yes |
| Soft-close fallboard |
Yes |
| Keyboard |
88 keys |
| Pedals |
3 |
| Finishes |
Polished Ebony, Polished Mahogany |
