This is a japanese made yamaha baby grand built for the american market.
Yamaha baby grand piano gh1 size.
The different models of yamaha baby grand pianos the gb1 is the smallest yamaha grand piano 4 11 149 cm length.
The yamaha gb1 is just 151cm long and pianos this small have very short bass strings.
5 3 this is a japanese piano made for the north american market.
It actually falls under the category of petite grand which are the smallest grand pianos.
Yamaha designers engineers and craftsmen were challenged to bring out the expressive tone subtle colors and dynamics of a conservatory grand from a more compact instrument.
The gh1 reflects the culmination of yamaha s decades of piano designing experience.
A yamaha gh1 5 3 size baby grand piano purchased new from henderson music in may of 1999 for 23 000.
It s like looking at a black mirror.
Is it too small.
The action has been expertly regulated to play precisely.
This piano has been tuned yearly to a440 orchestra tuning and was last tuned in the spring of 2012 by complete piano service of middletown ohio.
It has new mapes bass strings same type of strings used on steinway pianos for a rich sound.
It has had little play and was sell cared for in a private home.
The finish of the piano is in excellent condition.
The gb1k yamaha s most compact and affordable grand is a popular choice for locations where space is somewhat limited with full resonant tone comparable to that of many substantially larger models.
The yamaha gb1 baby grand piano now known as the gb1k is yamaha s most basic grand piano model but have yamaha cut too many corners in order to keep the size and the price down.
This piano is owned by a professional musician who played for 24 years in the middletown symphony orchestra and for 12 years in the lebanon symphony orchestra.
The gb 1 k and gc series put the unmistakable sound of a yamaha grand piano in more places and in reach of more people than ever before.
It is in very good condition with very moderate wear.
It can be confusing shopping for yamaha pianos because there are so many models.