YAMAHA U1A (1985)

A top piano for your music room

“A noble, inexhaustible, and sympathetic fulness of tone, together with an exquisite action which admits of the utmost variety of shade, bear testimony to the fact that the manufacturer has attained the utmost degree of perfection in the art of instrument making” – as Rubinstein once noted.

Still holding true today, the new C. Bechstein Concert pianos are easily being mistaken for a grand piano. Not only by sound, but also by its unique action that comes amazingly close to a grand piano action. Conveniently sized and full of rich tone, the C. Bechstein Concert C 6 will adorn your music room and bring you endless moments of joy.

Based on the long tradition of German piano building, the F130 Tradition model has been designed with attention to detail. The triumph of this, the largest of all Fridolin upright pianos, is the German Schimmel construction of sound and touch. This gives the pianist the German tradition of rich sound and well-balanced touch.

Fridolin Schimmel - an intelligent investment

• The Fridolin instruments are part of the Schimmel brand family. This ensures that you are purchasing a valuable instrument for which Schimmel vouches with its name!
• All Fridolin instruments are built by Schimmel. With over 130 years of excellence in piano manufacturing, we ensure that Fridolin pianos also offer the soul of a German piano in terms of sound and touch.
• All Fridolin instruments are designed by Schimmel. Schimmel has won numerous design awards such as the Red Dot Design Award, the Good Design Award, or nominations for the German Design Award. Fridolin instruments have a chic and elegant appearance.
• All Fridolin instruments are manufactured using processes defined by Schimmel and supervised by German artisans from Schimmel. This ensures a promise of consistent quality.
• All Fridolin instruments are made from carefully selected materials, such as German hammer felt or Rösslau strings, to guarantee you the purchase of a valuable instrument.
• All Fridolin instruments come with Schimmel's extended factory warranty to underline that you're buying a durable instrument.
• Fridolin instruments are a smart investment for which Schimmel vouches with its name.

Touch

Millennium III Upright Action

The Millennium III Upright's action features components made from ABS-Carbon, a composite material created by infusing carbon fiber into our famous ABS Styran. ABS-Carbon is incredibly strong and rigid, enabling the creation of lighter action parts without compromising strength. The result is a more powerful, faster action offering greater control and stability than conventional all-wood actions. 

Tone

Solid spruce conical soundboard

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its role is to transform the vibrations of the piano strings into a rich, resonant sound. Kawai uses only solid quarter-grain spruce for the K series soundboards. Each soundboard is strategically tapered to maximize its tonal capacity. Only those that meet or exceed our strict quality standards are selected for use in our professional upright pianos.

The hammers

Mahogany wood core and double felt hammers secured with T-shaped staples.

Mahogany hammerblocks are lightweight and extremely responsive. Found only on the finest pianos, mahogany is used for the hammer moldings on the entire range of K-Series professional upright pianos. All K-Series hammers are stapled in a T-shape to preserve their shape, and feature an additional inner layer of felt to support the creation of exceptional sound.

Specifications

Weight & dimensions