The Yamaha P-145 and the P-225

The popular P-45 and the P-125 have a great successor! The P-45 and P-125 are good entry-level pianos that play and sound authentic. However, Yamaha has improved on this with the P-145 and the P-225!

Yamaha

Yamaha was founded in 1887 by Torakusu Yamaha in Japan when he made his first acoustic organ. Torakusu was always very interested in Western technology. As an adult, he became a watchmaker, after which he also worked as a technician in the hospital. This very clever man saw a gap in the market when he had to repair an organ at a primary school. While doing this, he also made a blueprint of the inside of the organ. He used this to make his first organ. What he did with this prototype is legendary, he carried it on a pole over his shoulder and walked across the Hakone mountains to deliver the prototype to the Music Institute in Tokyo. This can be seen on the print opposite.

Here he was severely criticised for the organ's tuning, and he diligently started again to make a better organ. Yamaha was very passionate and soon started making pianos and grand pianos. He was the first in Japan to make pianos. In its development process, this progression and innovation was always present. Through the past century and a half, the company has expanded enormously towards all kinds of instruments. Their first acoustic guitar hit the market in the 1960s, and they have been constantly improving and innovating instruments ever since. The innovation that Torakusu Yamaha contained is still visible in Yamaha's instruments today.

Their philosophy puts the customer first, and they make all their products from the customer's point of view. In addition, their philosophy includes that they believe it is important for people to be able to share passion and culture with others through Yamaha products. They feel it is vital that the instrument is an extension of the authentic individual and should make people happy and creative.

The P-Series

The P-Series contains a wide range of affordable and high-quality digital pianos. The pianos also look very professional and sleek. All pianos have a natural piano touch and high quality sound. In addition, they are specifically designed as compact and affordable digital pianos that mimic an acoustic piano well. All pianos are portable, making them easy to transport. This makes the P-Series pianos very suitable for beginners and advanced pianists.

Acoustic sounds from a digital piano!

Yamaha has gone to great lengths to authentically transform their acoustic piano sounds into a digital sound. So they have professionally recorded acoustic pianos, including the CFIIIS concert grand piano, and created a digital file. This is trickier than it seems, because all the little nuances must then be recorded as well. This is hugely important, because without these nuances, the sound does not sound authentic. So there is a lot of technology and innovation behind this. But they certainly succeeded. The sound can be made even more dynamic with a sustain and/or damper pedal. The P-145 and the P-225 sound beautifully acoustic, making them a great alternative to an acoustic piano.

Authentic playing experience

Not only the sound is authentic, but also the playing experience! This is because the keys of these digital pianos are weighted, which at Yamaha is called the GHC system (graded hammer compact). This means that there is some weight to the keys, making them slightly heavier to press. This is also the case with an acoustic piano, because there are hammers on it that tap the string. A digital piano does not have these hammers, but this system can be mimicked with the GHC system. This provides an acoustic experience, but also a better sound. This is because weighted keys better pick up small nuances in playing, and this can then be better converted to an acoustic sound.

The benefits of a digital piano

But don't forget the advantages of a digital piano. Acoustic pianos have the advantage of a beautiful dynamic sound. But actually, that is also the only advantage. After all, an acoustic piano needs to be kept in a stable climate, regularly maintained and tuned. These are often pricey operations. In addition, an acoustic piano is very large and very heavy. This is because the frame is made of wood and there are many long strings in the sound box. Thus, an acoustic piano takes up a lot of space and cannot be moved easily. A digital piano is therefore much easier. Because it is digital, maintenance and tuning are not important. Also, a digital piano is more stable so climate is less important (although technology should of course be kept away from water).

The P-series pianos are also portable pianos. This means they can be transported and used as a keyboard. The undercarriage is therefore optional. This makes transport a lot easier. Also, the P-145 and the P-225 are more compact than their predecessors, so they take up very little space in your home. In addition, a digital piano is much more versatile. An acoustic piano has one type of sound and one volume level. A digital piano has a wide range of built-in sounds, a volume control and even a headphone jack. Also, digital pianos can often be connected directly to an amplifier or PA system, making them easier to use on stage. So it is often advisable, especially for beginning pianists, to start with a digital piano with weighted keys instead of an acoustic piano. The P-145 and the P-225 are great choices for this purpose. Both are very affordable (especially compared to an acoustic piano), have a high-quality sound, comfortable and realistic playing experience, versatile memory, intuitive controls and beautiful sounds.

The Smart Pianist app

The Smart Pianist app is a very useful addition to the P-145 and the P-225. This app offers all kinds of musical benefits to your playing experience. Most importantly, this app allows you to make small adjustments to the sound, such as reverbs, for example. You can even set which environment the piano is in. So you can have the sound from your living room as if you were playing in a concert hall, or a church, or a studio, etc. The app also includes features such as a tuner, split function, layer function, transpose, etc. Want to play along with certain pieces of music? You can do so via the app! Moreover, you can follow sheet music via the app and even follow exercises from well-known learning methods. Do you have a song on your smartphone/tablet that you want to play? No problem! The app converts the songs to chords and/or sheet music to make it easier for you to learn them.