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Yamaha Grand Piano
- S6
SIZE 6' 11"
Hand Crafted Concert Collection Grand
Piano
Superbly Handcrafted
Instruments of Singular Eloquence
Individually assembled in the Yamaha
concert grand workshop, Yamaha S4 and S6 grand pianos are conceived
and crafted to gratify the most discerning professionals. Recently
redesigned to incorporate the latest Yamaha advances, they proudly
reflect the pinnacle of piano-making expertise and the apex of
artistry by those who play them.
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Specifications
| S Series Grands |
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Yamaha S Series grand pianos are instruments of rare
perfection, handcrafted from the very finest materials
to the highest professional standards in the Yamaha
concert grand workshop. Incorporating a host of recent
advances, today's redesigned S series grands are more
impressive than ever, offering concert-quality features
and performance for the most demanding pianists.
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- Refinements in the specifications of copper-wound
strings generate purer, more perfectly pitched and
harmonious bass tones.
- Select bridge materials deliver warm, rich tones and
extended resonance.
- Heavy-duty double casters offer improved mobility.
- Aesthetic refinements to legs, music desk and lyre,
and beautiful plate and inner rim surface finishes,
provide a distinctively elegant appearance.
- A lit prop safety stop guards against insecure prop
positioning.
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| Celebrating a distinguished century of
grand piano making |
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Unparalleled in their beauty and musical range, grand
pianos are the ultimate expression of the piano maker's
art. The year 2002 representing our grand piano
centennial year, Yamaha is proud to present a
comprehensive line of incomparable grands, reflecting
the very latest in Yamaha acoustic and technological
advances. Embodying over 100 years of accumulated
expertise, these instruments epitomize the quality,
performance and value for which Yamaha has long been
renowned, as we enter the second century of Yamaha grand
pianos.
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| Crafted with uncommon care and
integrity |
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Yamaha grand pianos have earned a global reputation as
instruments of outstanding quality and value. Renowned
for their eloquent expressive range, and for their
reliable performance over time, they play an important
role in the performing arts and music education. They
are consistently among the pianos most highly
recommended by piano tuner/technicians and a leading
choice of pianists at all levels, all over the world.
The Yamaha reputation rests on a century-long tradition
of uncompromising care and craftsmanship, supported by
an unmatched range of integrated expertise,
top-of-the-line production facilities, and an
exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable and dedicated
workforce. Our strength in the full range of relevant
technologies allows us to produce virtually every part
of every piano ourselves – an approach that has helped
us initiate significant advances and set what has long
been recognized as the industry standard in quality
control.
An open dialog with professional musicians generates
invaluable input that, in conjunction with sophisticated
research facilities, has led to continual advances in
each new generation of Yamaha pianos. Our global network
offers Yamaha customers additional advantages, from
cost-efficient regional manufacturing to the ready
availability of sales and support throughout most of the
world.
Balancing cutting-edge technology and innovation with
the timeless skills of expert artisans, Yamaha pianos
have come to represent an unsurpassed standard of
affordable excellence. It is a standard that continues
to generate ever-higher acclaim and make Yamaha grand
pianos the first choice of many of the world's most
discriminating pianists.
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NEW S Series Enhancements:
bridge materials
deliver warmer, richer tones and extended resonance.
Refinements in the specifications of copper-wound
strings generate purer, more perfectly pitched and
harmonious bass tones.
Heavy-duty double casters, like those of the concert
grand, offer improved mobility.
Aesthetic refinements including redesigned legs,
music desk and lyre, and beautiful new plate and inner
rim surface finishes, provide a distinctively elegant
appearance.
A new lip prop safety stop guards against insecure
prop positioning.
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SCALE DESIGN
- Each Yamaha grand piano is
designed to deliver the optimum performance for
its size, through careful selection and
balancing of everything from case materials and
soundboard design to string configuration and
hammer-felt density.
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BACK FRAME & RIM
- Carefully crafted from select
materials, the structural framework of Yamaha
grand pianos is designed to provide generations
of stable, dependable support.
- Radial back posts are
dovetailed into the inner rim for superior
strength and rigidity.
- Rims are precisely formed
from layers of select, solid woods to create a
strong, resonant acoustic chamber and a
beautiful appearance.
- New rim specifications
attuned to the characteristics of each model
optimize strength, stability and resonance.
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| V-PRO IRON PLATE |
- Yamaha V-PRO plates
provide unyielding support for the 20
tons of string tension generated by a
fully strung and tuned grand piano.
(all models except CFIIIS)
- Use of a
Yamaha-developed vacuum shield mold
process, rather than traditional
sand-casting, assures superior precision
and structural integrity, free of
pitting or other flaws, and allows an
uncommonly beautiful, finished
appearance.
- A golden matte finish
on the iron plate, similar to that of S
Series grands, gives a more elegant
visual impression.
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| SEASONED FOR DESTINATION |
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All Yamaha pianos are
specifically seasoned for the North
American market. The tuning stability,
finish and overall musical integrity are
enhanced over the long life expected of
a fine piano.
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| SOUNDBOARD |
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- An all-important
element in piano sound production, the
soundboard reflects and amplifies the
vibrations of the strings.
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At the Yamaha lumber mill
and wood processing facility, the finest
spruce is quarter sawn; and less than
10% of the total is selected and
reserved for Yamaha piano soundboards.
- Yamaha grand piano
soundboards are crafted from carefully
selected, well-seasoned, clear,
fine-grained spruce timber, for superb
tonal clarity, volume and projection.
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Yamaha reinforces the
crown in its soundboards by using ribs
that continue to the edge of the
soundboard, and are glued into the
notched liner (or inner rim on the grand
piano). Reinforcing the crown ensures
that the tone quality will remain for
years and years and improves tuning
stability.
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Soundboard classification is different,
with higher-grade materials being used.
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| BRIDGES |
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- Bridges transmit
string vibrations to the soundboard, and
require superior materials and
craftsmanship to deliver the best
possible sound.
- Yamaha
Bridges crafted
from more finely grained woods, selected
to complement each scale design, provide
superior sound transmission.
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NEW for C Series
(C3 and above)
Bridges crafted from more finely grained
woods, selected to complement each scale
design, provide superior sound
transmission.
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NEW for S4 and
CFIIIS!
New bridge materials deliver warmer,
richer tones and extended resonance.
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| STRINGS |
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- Strings are produced
in Yamaha's own facilities from special
steel wire, and wound with pure copper
for the lower registers.
- Specially designed
equipment is used in stringing the
pianos, to assure uniform winding and
balanced tension.
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NEW for C Series, S Series and CFIIIS!
Refinements in
the specifications of copper-wound
strings generate purer, more perfectly
pitched and harmonious bass tones.
- NEW for CFIIIS!
Precise
string-by-string analysis and strike
point alignment provide improved tonal
characteristics, especially in the
tenor.
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| TUNING PINS & PINBLOCK |
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- Humid-a-Seal®
pinblocks, laminated from layers
of beech and hard rock maple and sealed
with a special resin, offer exceptional
tuning stability, unaffected by changes
in climate.
- Nickel plated to
protect against corrosion, Yamaha tuning
pins are lathe-cut, rather than
roll-pressed; this ensures a better grip
in the pinblock, enhancing tuning
stability.
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| HAMMERS |
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- One of the few piano
makers to produce its own hammers,
Yamaha designs hammers to perfectly
complement the scale design of each
grand piano model.
- Yamaha hammers are
faced with premium quality felt,
securely bonded and T-fastened to
hardwood heads and shanks.
- NEW for C Series
Barrel-shaped
treble hammer shanks, similar to those
of the concert grand, improve dynamic
and tonal response.
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| KEYBOARD |
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Yamaha uses Spruce for
the keys on all models of pianos. Spruce
is very light and possesses a very high
ratio of strength to weight. It is ideal
for key construction, even though its
cost is greater than either sugar pine
or bass wood. Benefit: Yamaha keyboards
respond quickly, providing fast
repetition for the most intricate piece
of music. Yamaha keyboards withstand
heavy use over years of fortissimo
passages.
- Matched key sets are
cut from solid blocks of clear spruce,
fitted with durable hardwood key
buttons, and individually weighted,
balanced and laser-leveled for uniform
travel and response.
- Anti-warp keyframe
construction guards against
climate-induced changes, ensuring
stable, trouble-free keyboard
performance and extended longevity.
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| ACTION |
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- Yamaha piano actions
are famed for their responsive
sensitivity, rapid repetition and
uniform feel, as well as for their
reliable performance over time.
- Action components are
manufactured to precise
specifications—some to tolerances as low
as 0.05 mm—to ensure that these complex
mechanisms operate smoothly and
dependably.
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Yamaha engineering
developed a unique Extruded Aluminum
Alloy Action Rail (bearing a Yamaha
patent) that is one of the best
innovations for improving a piano action
in the last 100 years. The usual
fluctuations in wood rails that effect
touch, caused by periodic weather
changes, are eliminated allowing stable,
long-lasting action regulation.
- Precise note-by-note
strike point alignment produces crisper,
clearer tones.
- Heightened precision
in damper installation offers superior
pedaling and expressive control.
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| SERVICE BOND PROGRAM |
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Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
and its participating authorized
Canadian piano dealers are pleased to
provide the Yamaha Piano Servicebond
program for new Yamaha pianos. A
qualified piano technician checks
regulation adjustments and other
specified items after delivery at no
charge to the customer, to ensure that
the new Yamaha piano performs to factory
specifications. Routine piano tuning
service (not part of the Servicebond)
may also be done during this service
visit as specified by each Yamaha piano
dealer. The exclusive Yamaha piano
Servicebond program provides opportunity
for input from customers, dealers and
piano technicians which is valuable to
ensure on-going top quality control and
performance of Yamaha pianos.
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| Dimensions |
Length: 6' 11" (212 cm)
Width: 61" (154 cm)
Height: 40-1/2" (102 cm) |
| Weight |
843 lbs. (383 kg.) |
| Duplex Scaling |
Yes |
| Tone Collector |
Yes |
| Key Surfaces |
White: Ivorite®
Black: Wood composite |
| Music Desk Positions |
5 |
| Lid Prop Positions |
3 |
| Lid Prop Safety Stop |
Yes |
| Lid Edge |
Sculptured |
| Soft-Close Fallboard |
Yes |
| Lid/Fallboard Locks |
Yes |
| Center Pedal |
Sostenuto |
| Cabinet Finish |
Polished Ebony |
| Also available as: |
Disklavier Mark III Series: |
DC6PRO |
In accordance with our supplier dealer agreement, this product is not
available for sale over the internet.
If you would like to purchase this product, please
contact us
or call toll free
1-800-633-7088.
Specifications Subject to Change.
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