on February 19, 2026
This Yamaha is the perfect Console piano for any space. It’s in almost perfect condition. Sure to give any musician a never ending smile.
In 1900, a small company started by Torakusu Yamaha built Japan’s first upright piano. Just two years later, they would create the country’s first grand piano, which would go on to receive an Honorary Grand Prize at the St. Louis World’s Fair. Torakusu and his craftsmen would soon be traveling the world with their instruments, earning praise from the era’s most acclaimed pianists.
In 1928, famed pianist Leo Sirota wrote, “I have played the Yamaha piano many times and have come to the conclusion that this instrument is equal to the best pianos from Germany and America.” Feedback from pianists like Sirota and Artur Rubinstein, along with leading edge techniques learned from European piano makers would help take the pianos made by Torakusu Yamaha to new heights.
By 1965, Yamaha was producing more pianos than any company in the world. The first pianos designed, patented and manufactured entirely by Yamaha – C Series grands and U Series uprights – began rolling out of the new state-of-the-art factory in Kakegawa, Japan. The C Series would earn fame as the most recorded piano in history, played by some of the most popular artists of the last 50years including Elton John, Alicia Keys, Paul McCartney, John Legend, Sarah McLachlan, Jamie Cullum, Sheryl Crow, Chick Corea and Sara Bareilles. The U Series would go on to become the world’s most popular upright piano.
