I've linked to each song on each piano (by Mark and then David) to help me compare - hopefully it'll help you too. Mark - Song 1 2:09 - U3 Medium/Mellow 1976 3:47 - U3 Medium 1978 5:10 - U1 Bright Mark - Song 2 2:26 - U3 Medium/Mellow 1976 4:01 - U3 Medium 1978 5:30 - U1 Bright Mark - Song 3 2:52 - U3 Medium/Mellow 1976 4:23 - U3 Medium 1978 5:40 - U1 Bright David - Song 1 7:29 - U3 Medium/Mellow 1976 9:27 - U3 Medium 1978 11:30 - U1 Bright David - Song 2 8:36 - U3 Medium/Mellow 1976 10:31 - U3 Medium 1978 12:35 - U1 Bright

CONGRATULATIONS for your video. very interesting for compair the diferentes Yamaha models. Thanks a lot

Thanks David! Yamaha pianos are vibrant, energetic and extremely dynamic. Love them.

Yamaha pianos are all manufactured in the same factory. They all have the same strings, soundboard and basic structure - especially 1970's-1980's. Medium, mellow or bright sound will depend on only a few factors. If the piano has been played to buggery and has not been maintained it will be very bright. Basically the "brightness"of any piano comes down to the condition of the hammers. Very hard (compact) hammers (very played) will produce a very bright sound. Brand new hammers will produce a beautiful mellow, accoustic sound. If your piano is too bright, you should ask the supplier or tuner to regulate your piano. This involves "Pinning" the hammers to make them softer as well as ensuring everything is balanced and even within the action of the piano. So in summary, every decent piano should be mellow, accoustic and musical. Avoid secondhand bright pianos as they have been most likely played to death and not maintained...

I had a 1987 U3 before my Steinway grand and it was fannnntastic! It was bold and complex sounding and I miss it, I should have kept it too but I couldn’t afford the upkeep on two pianos.

Who could dislike this video? It's great. I love the way you show the different brightness of the pianos and I love the pieces David plays, they're so fast and fun, what a show off ( insert big simile face here)!! I'm looking for a baby grand, do you have any?

Thanks! We'll be testing the Yamaha U1 yrs '70 till '80. Looking for the bright sound.

Excellent video. Very informative for someone new like me, just starting research in acoustic pianos. It's not hard to tell the differences between these pianos. I will be playing lots of Chopin and probably more from that era. I guess it's no surprise I prefer the mellow one. :-)

great video!

Thank you!

Very nice video. It leaves open the question of where these differences come from. Different usage over the years? Different materials used in manufacturing in different years? U1's being inherently brighter than U3's? Also knowing the microphone used could give indications about the difference between what we hear here and what we would have heard if we were there in person :-) The difference between the U3s and the U1s here may be comparable with the difference you obtain when switching microphone on the same piano...

I like the second one!!

I just bought a new Yamaha U1 yesterday afternoon. Can't wait for the delivery!!!

Hi. I find the mic that you used for recording here very good. Can I know what mic you are using?

Hi Would u compare he Yamaha u3 and Kawai us 6x ?? Which one do u prefer more ?

You're right about the misconception about Yamaha's equal bright. They range in tone as you point out. Yet you see that a lot in comments on Yamaha. And the newer ones, and even the YUS Yamahas have a different type of tone to these. There's more of a bloomed sustained tone to the YUS pianos, and the CX grands and high-end SX and CF Yamahas.

What is the piece he starts to play at 8:30 ?

I have two questions: 1) what is the second song played by the pianist, 2) is it true that mellow u3s are unable to display the full range of dynamics a u3 medium/u1 can?

Hey guy in the video!, your a wonderful piano player, dont diss yourself =D

I'm a bit too sensitive at high-pitch sounds, compared at 5:11 (U1) and 2:09 (U3) and the difference is very surprising! (Love the U3 btw)

Thanks a lot for the upload... do you have a showroom in london?

The medium U3 is my favourite

Kindly let me know the model of camera used for the recording. Thanks in advance.

I mean from different store, I'm in USA.

Love the 1st and 2nd songs played by Mark, could anyone please tell me the names? Thank you

You're not too shabby yourself, Mark, if you're playing a Rachmaninov prelude!

are you christopher eccleston ?

I think a mellow u3 is fantastic.

I like mellow

does anyone know if when you play a piano and there are others around like in here, if the other pianos strings ressonance with the vibration of the other pianos? tks

how do you go about getting a medium one? do you need to request one?

whats the second song david plays? loved that one

mellow all the way...!

whats the second song mark plays

same by me ;)

Mellow!!!!!m

nevermind discovered it's Dizzy Fingers by the Carpenters

Piano 1 2:10 Piano 2 3:49 Piano 2 5:11

I want to ask my type of my piano, my serial number is X 2284250.

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yamaha dgx660 sound better than this video