American made Yamaha School Piano.
Designed for schools, practice rooms and teaching studios, the Yamaha model P22 Studio Upright piano is often chosen by experienced pianists for both home and professional use. It is often regarded as the best bargain in the entire Yamaha line partly because it is priced low to compete for school bids. Their uprights are also popular in performance venues, houses of worship and recording studios. Just watch music videos on YouTube and you’ll see their their pianos represented well.
The Yamaha School Piano is the best value in their line.
Yamaha professional upright models are widely used in the practice rooms of music schools due to their durability and tolerance of abuse. A practice room piano can be signed-up for, and played for hours every day of the school week, for decades. The model P22 has a reputation for being a low maintenance instrument. This saves the Institution money of course but it also insures that the music students are practicing on an in-tune instrument that performs well mechanically. They are designed for reliability and stability in adverse environments, then constructed with Yamaha’s legendary quality control.
Durable construction for the rigors of a practice room.
Yamaha model P22 Studio Upright piano, S# T227730, Mfg. 1998, Red Oak satin finish.
Current Yamaha model P22 MSRP – $9199.
88 Keys Piano Warehouse pricing – only $3950.
This piano was built in 1998 and played very little so it has minimal amounts of wear in the action. Thankfully, it was never located in a school, just light use in a home. The structural condition is excellent. The cabinet lid has some patina, but the aesthetics are good otherwise. It was purchased new here in Albuquerque right up the street at the Authorized Yamaha piano dealership, Music World so it is happily acclimated and fully adjusted to our lack of humidity. We will be happy to warrant the piano for two years.
Torakusa Yamaha visited the Steinway & Sons factory in 1899 to learn how to build pianos.
The piano was in excellent condition when we received it and needed very little. We cleaned the instrument inside and out, tuned it to pitch and regulated the action in the 88 Keys Piano Restoration shop so it performs optimally. The touch is classic Yamaha; expressive, accurate and responsive. The tone quality is lovely. The bass tones are particularly robust, the tenor is rich and the treble sings clear and bell-like. This Yamaha piano is conceivably a life-time purchase.
The Yamaha logo is actually three musical tuning forks intertwined – even on a snowmobile!
Built in the USA, the Yamaha model P22 studio upright piano cabinetry is suitable for a casual or formal home décor. It isn’t fancy, but stately and handsome with a traditional American appearance. The cabinet is finished in Red Oak veneers with a satin lacquer finish. It has an ample-sized music desk with sheet music lip that can accommodate larger music books or multi-page musical charts or scores. There is a fallboard lock to protect the keys and a lid lock to restrict access to the inside. The Boston-style fallboard is the two-piece folding type that is more secure and won’t slam shut, nor will it warp, get stuck and scratch the sides. The four dual-wheel casters are sturdy hard rubber so it can be moved easily without damaging the floor. The original duet bench suitable for two players is included. It has storage, too. So is local, first-floor professional delivery.
The fallboard is closed and locked to protect the keys. The lid also locks when closed.
The piano-action is finely regulated and ready for the performance.
The condition is excellent – structurally and aesthetically.