Distinctive traits of every piano bearing Yamaha’s CLAVINOVA CLP and CVP series trademark center around TOUCH and TONE. 

True Piano Feel (on CLP models 270, 265GP, 240, 230; and CVP models 405, and 403) is an experience that must be critiqued only by the pianist – no matter the level of keyboard proficiency – to witness first hand how CLAVINOVA reproduces the feel of playing an actual grand piano.  Thanks to the Graded Hammer Effect 3 (GH3) technology, this new Yamaha action provides the characteristic weight balance between key and hammer -- featuring weight gradations of the keys.  Like the hammers of a grand piano, the touch is heavier in the lower end, and lighter in the upper end.   Add to these hammer nuances, TWO VELOCITY SENSORS which lets you use techniques previously possible only on a real grand piano – such as playing the same note in repetitive patterns with accurate articulation.

Modus F01 Slimline (as shown above), CLP 280, 295GP, CVP 407, 409, and 309GP feature Natural Wood Keyboards – true fulcrum/lever key design that faithfully reproduces the experience of playing an actual acoustic grand piano.  From the natural, balanced weight and key mass to the authentic wood touch and feel…including rounded key tips and other genuine key shape features…this new action has a playability and expressiveness that goes way beyond anything ever available in an electronic instrument.  The sound response varies according to velocity and key position, and the characteristic weight gradations of the keys (heavy in the lower end, light in the upper keys) make you feel as if you’re playing a real grand piano. In addition, the new CVP 409 adds Synthetic Ivory key tops that feature the same soft and slightly porous surface as Yamaha’s famous Conservatory Grand pianos, giving the keys added grip and a natural friction for improved ease in playing.

Authentic Sound is achieved with Clavinova’s Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) -- delivering digitally sampled string resonance, recorded from a real concert grand.  Despite all the claims made by makers of other digital pianos, none have Yamaha’s worldwide track record:  CLAVINOVA is first choice as the finest digital piano ever made.

USA
Clavinova received 2007 “Dealer’s Choice Award” from Musical Merchandise Review Magazine.
Clavinova Digital Pianos have been named the most successful  Digital Piano Line in America over the last 13 years. 
Clavinova has earned Musical Merchandise Review’s “Dealer’s Choice Awards” a staggering 11 times.
Since Yamaha introduced the very first digital piano in 1983, the Clavinova has repeatedly
won honors and accolades from magazine editors, music dealers, consumers, performers, and educators.
Clavinova digital pianos have been acquired by prestigious institutions for use in music education labs through the USA, including:
Oberlin Conservatory
Eastman School of Music
University of Southern California
University of Arizona
Portland State University

CANADA
The First Choice of the Royal Conservatory of Music

UNITED KINGDOM
Clavinova is used extensively in music education throughout the UK,
including the following prestigious establishments:
Royal Academy of Music
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama
The Royal Northern College of Music
Birmingham Conservatoire
Cheethams School of Music, Manchester

FRANCE
CLP-880 earned high highest marks from two major specialist music magazines,
Diapason in October 1998 and Le Monde de la Musique in March 1999

JAPAN
CLP-170C and CVP-98 received the Good Design Award from
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry

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