Yamaha N-3 Avant Grand

Hybrid piano from AvantGrand series that is the ultimate expression of “Innovation with soul”, providing an 88-key keyboard and pedals indistinguishable from those of a grand piano. It offers the player a specially-developed grand piano action that features the same configuration as the action of a real grand. The hammers strike the "strings" from underneath, allowing minute adjustments to the weight distribution of the hammers, and to the movement of the hammers themselves, for a smoother feel when playing. In addition to a hammer sensor, this instrument employs a non-contact key sensor that has no effect on the movement of the keys, affording excellent recognition of the player's pressure on the keyboard, timing, and the other delicate nuances that affect musical expression. This combination provides an impressive sensitivity for the entire range from pianissimo through to fortissimo, and the ability to translate even the swiftest trills of the pianist with transparency. The wood construction of the keyboard mirrors that of the grand piano, and features New Ivory II on the white keys. The piano also features three Specialized Grand Piano pedals, including a half-pedal, that reproduce the sensations of a grand piano's pedals as faithfully as possible. Utilizing the Spatial Acoustic Sampling tone generating technology, it provides 5 voices and 256-note polyphony. Together with a variety of piano sounds, this instrument features samples of the actual vibrations from within the soundboard of the instrument, taken from a specially-selected example of Yamaha's CFIIIS full concert grand piano. Opening the lid of the instrument reveals the Spatial Acoustic Speaker System that consists of 4 speakers in an impressive and attractive layout. It utilizes a four-channel multi-speaker system, designed in a three-way configuration with the bass woofer pointed down and the treble cones facing up, to allow more natural reverberation in the soundboard. Each of the speakers in this layout is equipped with its own dedicated amplifier, a luxury that reduces the interference in each pitch range and offers more natural expression to the delicate nuances in each sound. In addition to the four-channel multi-speakers, the piano also features a flat-panel "Soundboard Resonator" where the music rest would be when laid flat, allowing a more subtle reproduction of the build-up of sound felt by pianists when playing a grand piano. An oscillator called a "transducer" transmits vibration to the flat-panel soundboard, giving a realistic sound response that is especially evident in the higher range. The Tactile Response System further features two transducers in the soundboard, the area underneath the keyboard, resonating natural reverberation throughout the entire instrument – as it would in acoustic piano. The piano also provides reverb effects, metronome with tempo range of 5-500, built-in tuner with 7 types of scale and recording function with 300KB data capacity. For connection of various devices, two headphone, aux in and aux out connectors are provided, as well as the USB and MIDI connectivity. Dimensions: 1481 x 1014 x 1195 mm. Weight: 199 kg. Polished Ebony colour design.