on February 19, 2026
Sophisticated in look and effortless to play, here we have a beautiful dark-wood Yamaha on its way. With a warm voice that carries Yamaha’s incredible history, it’s no mystery why they’ve been so successful.
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.
But Yamaha craftsmen were already on to the next challenge. Cesare Tallone, Europe’s most respected piano technician, was working with Yamaha on a new concert grand. In November 1967, Yamaha unveiled the CF concert grand piano during a banquet at Tokyo’s Hotel Okura. Famed pianist Wilhelm Kempff played the CF that night and called it, “One of the top pianos in the world.”
