Pogue Review: Yamaha U1 TransAcoustic Piano

[@gregfam6250]

At last. A real review that's not by a piano shop!

[@marcusvaldes]

1:48 Chopin's Barcarolle--one of my favorite pieces!

[@canunot3741]

Its gonna be mine in a few weeks, can't wait!

[@lk7948]

How do you like it? Do you still have the piano?

[@bandar7891]

Hope you're enjoying it without any back fires during a near 6 years of usage

[@lk7948]

Did you give it back? A bunch of us on a piano forum are wondering how modeling software like Pianoteq sounds when played back on a TransAcoustic.

[@edwinov]

"So you still have to tune it"... ONLY for the acoustic sound I would imagine, NOT the digital sound. Which also does bring me to the following question: what if I tune my piano differently (eg equal tempered), is there a way to tell the digital part to also fallow that tuning?

[@Sloimer]

Use your brain dude. Lol.

[@edwinov]

@@Sloimer clearly *I* am, not sure about you.

[@Sloimer]

@@edwinov clearly you aren’t.

[@edwinov]

@@Sloimer Clearly you are simply too stupid to see.

[@Sloimer]

@@edwinov ok good.

[@townnet]

2:19 But your voice disturbing neighbor. lol

[@tokyospliff]

Do they still take 2 seconds to turn on? surely not

[@ingejustavanderhelm5208]

very wonderful

[@hopesonmakokha5217]

I need this!!

[@hermanhermitz9101]

Don't tell me you are actually George Bush.

[@rotarygomasters452]

Comment of the Century goes to you, Sir!

[@gs4913]

Is $16,000 the MSRP or what you actually paid for it? I'm assuming the price is in usd

[@NFincNetherbow]

DID HE JUST CALL ME SPEAKERS CHEAP!!!!1!!!!11!1!!!! Well thats probably true :- l

[@BayAreaPianoMasters]

I would like to enhance your review with important elements and objectivity. 1) The touch of a $2,500 digital piano is better than these pianos. A Yamaha CLP digital piano can reproduce exactly the same repetition rate and key depth of a grand piano, the Transacoustic action/touch has the same downsides of all upright pianos. 2) The action of these pianos has more limitations than a regular upright as the mechanism's regulation is compromised to accommodate the hammer traveling a shorter distance when the mute rail is engaged; which also changes the normal key depth. The touch is the most important factor for the piano-student as well as for the experienced piano player, personally, I would not recommend to compromise the touch (respectfully) this is an "expensive gimmick" 3) Electronics and acoustic pianos are always a bad combination. The acoustic piano will last 30-40 years the electronics would not last for that long and they will be obsolete in 3-5 years. It will hurt the resale value of the piano, which typically is very good without the electronics. 4) The price is NOT $16K... the average market price in southern and north California is about... $9,800 plus tax. 5) If you need to practice with headphones, record or play with different sounds, it is better to have a digital piano and separately purchase a regular piano; the acoustic piano will last a long time and you can replace the digital-piano once turned obsolete or stopped working. All for less than $9,000. 00 for both. (I hope you allow the public to read this perspective as this is a big purchase for most families)

[@paulinechen8468]

San Mateo Piano thanks for sharing your advices.my Yamaha digital Yamaha piano has been played for more than 20 years. It still works now. Pls Don’t worry about the digital part . Clp series can be a good choice too!

[@MusixPro4u]

@@paulinechen8468 My CLP stops working now after 5 years. Some keys are randomly being played at maximum volume, regardless of how hard I press the key. This is very disturbing and practically makes the piano useless.

[@michelepiserchia1403]

The problem with your 20 years old yamaha is that is sound shit compared to new digital piano, I think that is what he s addressing with "obsolete"

[@Hallenyoyo]

@@michelepiserchia1403 well but that is not realy the case anymore with newer digital pianos. I have a 10 year old one and it sounds even better then the new one my cousin bought since I have "bigger" speakers. Nowadays digital pianos are so good that buying a new one doesn't give you that much of an improvment anymore.

[@serioussam808]

song at 2:14 PLEAAAASEEE!!!

[@Babka1403]

That's Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565.

[@nassimbestandji4538]

Song at 1:50 please so beautiful.

[@canibanoglu9643]

Chopin's Barcarolle, Op. 60 in F sharp Major

[@southpark5555]

2:18 - geez!!!!!! You just woke up my neighbours!!

[@BSnedeker]

Great review. Succinct and clear. Maybe a little too much Pippin lol

[@aggorow1473]

What is the first song

[@ra1lgunz268]

I wonder why people said yamaha sounds horrible i know some piano from yamaha sounds horrible but oh pls the rest still sounds good

[@user10426]

What song was he playing in the beginning? :0

[@humanrightsforyou3153]

soy the entertainer by Scott Joplin

[@gauravramasani9395]

Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin

[@demoncorejunior]

"YOU CAN PRACTICE WITH HEADPHONES ON AND YOU WON'T DISTURB ANYONE" he screams, disturbing everyone

[@Risnox]

2:23 You are disturbing with your voice now lol

[@mrteera88]

🤩

[@edwinov]

2:17, ok that was funny

[@lucpel]

You weren't that bad yourself you know ;)

[@binhannguyen1365]

He just like Ross in Friends 😂

[@nathrezim3703]

interesting

[@wizardz7938]

all all these pianos in his house lol

[@heimway]

I got one. It is worth the price of 14k € ..each cent

[@gundabalf]

what has science done

[@shookstylez]

The digital piano sounds horrible

[@HuberSeppJr]

Blah

[@FilipeFerro]

have you heard it in person? the digital piano is resonating the actual soundboard, so in that sense it is acoustic and not digital. I bet you would never know the strings were disengaged if you didn't have knowledge this kind of piano existed. People need to stop looking for whatever unsubstantiated criticism they can give, it's dumb.

[@ismayil9047]

I have and I agree that in comparison with a good Petroff upright it sounds horrible. However it takes a trained, practicing musician to understand it.

[@abz124816]

The host is full of himself. Pathetic