This is an Excellent Yamaha U-3AR 52 Polished Rosewood upright Piano #4208466 with bench in like new condition. My father is the Original Owner of this piano that he bought back on July 24, 1987 when he retired. He was going to take lessons but never did. My dad passed away in October of 2013 and I moved the piano to my home 6 miles away. This piano had very little use, probably less than 5 hours of my dad poking around total if that and really not played at all in all these years. The piano has been kept in tune even though it was not used. After my dad passed, I kept the piano at my home for sentimental reasons but now it is time to move on and sell this beautiful piano to someone who will use it. This piano is in Excellent condition both cosmetically and mechanically. No scratches or signs of war. This piano was just tuned on 6/4/20 by a professional piano tuner and is in excellent condition according to the piano tuner. All adjustments are solid and internal parts are in excellent like new clean condition. It looks and plays as it did the day it was delivered. This piano now sits in the corner of my living room as it has since 2013 waiting for you to claim this beauty. It is rare to find an unused professional piano like this in such pristine condition. The U3 is Yamaha’s full-size “flagship” studio upright piano. With a string length equal to many baby grand pianos, it is an ideal choice for professional, school, studio, and home use. Yamaha U-series pianos are phenomenal choices for music educators, studio musicians, students and home users. The main difference between a Yamaha U1 upright piano and a Yamaha U3 upright piano is that the Yamaha U3 is 10cm taller and a little bit deeper (measuring from front to back). The extra height of a Yamaha U3 Upright Piano means that it can house longer strings which result in a warmer, richer sound. The Yamaha U3 is a very healthy 131cm tall and houses very long bass strings. When you play a Yamaha U3 alongside a Yamaha U1 (121cm) you can hear a very clear difference. A taller piano is also able to house a larger soundboard which again is good for producing good tone quality. There are three pedals on this Yamaha U3 piano just like a Grand Piano. The pedals are named, from left to right, the una corda, sostenuto, and damper pedal. The damper pedal, also called the sustain pedal, prolongs the sound of the piano by lifting all of the dampers off the strings. This sustains the sound, and also allows all of the strings to vibrate sympathetically. Pedal acts as a selective damper when the pedal is activated, the. Rod engages and holds up only those dampers that have been raised by their keys. The dampers that are at rest remain unaffected. This sustains only the notes that are depressed when the pedal is activated. Thins the tone of the piano by shifting the entire keyboard and action slightly to the right so that the hammers do not strike all of the strings. The shifting of the action also allows the hammers to strike the string with a different portion of the hammer head. This piano comes with all original paperwork, a keyboard cloth cover, a key to lock the keyboard cover and a cushion for the bench seat. Comes from a smoke free home. Any questions let me know. The list was endless and transcended at least two generations. The clientele spanned musical styles and eras. From old Hollywood, there was Tony Bennett, Benny Carter, Quincy Jones, Gene Kelly, George Shearing and Frank Sinatra. Representing rock and soul were Jackson Browne, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and members of the Eagles and the Moody Blues. From the classical world, Emanuel Ax, Andre Previn and John Williams bought from Abell. Abell, the piano dealer to the stars, died of lung disease Saturday Feb 14, 2006 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his family. The item “Yamaha U-3AR 52 Polished Rosewood upright Piano 1987 excellent mint condition” is in sale since Friday, August 28, 2020. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Pianos, Keyboards & Organs\Pianos\Upright Pianos”. The seller is “mag-tracker” and is located in Canyon Country, California. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Model: U-3AR
- Modified Item: No
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Custom Bundle: No
- Number of Keys: 88
- Brand: Yamaha
- Number of Pedals: 3
- SERIAL: 4208466
- Type: Keyboard
