Yamaha's flagship model, the Yamaha AvantGrand N3 hybrid piano offers a keyboard and pedal indistinguishable from a grand piano, with a stunningly responsive touch, response and sound. The N3 flawlessly combines traditional craftmanship with advanced technology to create the piano of the future in a contemporary grand piano body.
Combining the convenience of playing with headphones, master volume control and a carefully selected handful of instrument voices that feature on a digital piano, with the sound, response and feel of an acoustic grand piano, the Yamaha N3 is a delight to play.
The addition of Yamaha's Tactile Response System (TRS) and Soundboard Resonator accurately recreates the reverberations that occur in a piano
Some people are still put off a digital piano, unsure if it will be able to accurately reproduce the sound or response of an acoustic piano - no-one who's played an AvantGrand piano in our shop has been left in any doubt that THIS exceeds expectations!
The features of an acoustic piano that every discerning player desires are captured in the AvantGrand N3 grand piano; the touch, the sound, the natural reverberations and the intuitive relationship with the instrument.
The piano touch - Specialised Grand Piano Action with Ivorite
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The hammers of the AvantGrand N3 are in the same configuration as a grand piano striking the “virtual strings” from underneath, allowing minute adjustments to the weight distribution of the hammers, and to the movement of the hammers themselves, for a smoother feel when playing.
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The wood construction of the keyboard mirrors that of the grand piano, and features New Ivory II on the white keys. This is a unique new material developed by Yamaha, with a texture superbly close to that of natural ivory, allowing you to play swift passages with ease while also offering a sure response for slower pieces.{C}{C}
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In addition to a hammer sensor, the AvantGrand features a non-contact key sensor ensuring there is no restriction on the movement of the keys, allowing excellent recognition of the player's pressure on the keyboard, timing, and the other delicate nuances that affect musical expression. This provides an impressive sensitivity across the entire range from pianissimo through to fortissimo, and the ability to respond to even the quickest trills with clarity.
The piano sound - Spatial Acoustic Sampling and Spatial Acoustic Speaker System
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Together with a variety of piano sounds, this instrument features samples of the actual vibrations from within the soundboard of the instrument.
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To allow the sound to travel well to the player's position, as it does with a grand piano, Yamaha sampled the sound from four locations in the left, right, centre, and rear of a grand piano. Sampling from deeper inside the instrument ensure the original sound is delivered almost perfectly.
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All the samples in the AvantGrand N3 are taken from a specially-selected example of Yamaha's CFIIIS full concert grand piano.
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Opening the lid of the instrument reveals 4 speakers in an impressive and attractive layout. The Yamaha N3 uses a four-channel multi-speaker system, designed in a three-way configuration with the bass woofer pointed down and the treble cones facing up, to allow more natural reverberation in the soundboard.
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Each of the speakers in this layout is equipped with its own dedicated amplifier, a luxury that reduces the interference in each pitch range and offers more natural expression to the delicate nuances in each sound.
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By positioning the speakers in the same locations in the grand piano from which the original samples were taken, it offers a more natural sound to the pianist.
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The N3 also features a flat-panel "Soundboard Resonator" allowing a more subtle reproduction of the buildup of sound felt by pianists when playing a grand piano.
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An oscillator called a "transducer" transmits vibration to the flat-panel soundboard, giving a realistic sound response that is especially evident in the higher range.
Tactile Response System (TRS)
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The sound of an acoustic piano resonates throughout its entire body. The bass range in particular is an essential part of the reverberation that is continually transmitted to a player's body.
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The newly-developed TRS focuses on reproducing reverberations of the piano, featuring two transducers in the soundboard, the area underneath the keyboard, resonating natural reverberation throughout the entire instrument.
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The player's hands on the keyboard transmit the natural reverberations felt from the feet as they depress the pedals; the epitome of real piano playing.
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This system can be turned on and off, and the vibration set to one of three levels.
Specialised Grand Piano Pedal
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Light to the touch at first, subtle firmness partway through its travel, and lightening again as the player pushes further; the pedals of the grand piano have subtly different stages than can be felt when the pedal is depressed.
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Skilled players take advantage of these pedal movements by using extremely delicate pedalling that allows them to achieve finely nuanced expression in their play.
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In developing the AvantGrand N3, Yamaha set out to reproduce the sensations of a grand piano's pedals as faithfully as possible, which is equally responsive for more impressionistic pieces that require a lot of half-pedaling.
Key specifications
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88 Ivorite keys with Specialised Grand Piano Action
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Tactile Response System, delivering the natural reverberations that occur in a piano
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3 piano pedals, including Specialised Grand Piano damper pedal with half pedal
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Tone Generation = Spatial Acoustic Sampling
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Soundboard resonator
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5 preset voices - Piano 1, Piano 2, Electric Piano, Harpsichord, Organ
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10 preset songs
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1 user song with 1-track recording
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Metronome
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Transpose and Tuning controls
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Headphones, MIDI and USB connections
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Spatial Acoustic Speaker system
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Amplification = (22w x 10) + (30w x4) + (80w x2)
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WxHxD = 147 x 118 x 53cm
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Weight = 142kg
WHY ARE THERE TWO PRICES?
The prices reflect the level of service we can offer depending on how you buy from us:
When you buy online
If you click-and-buy a digital piano from our website, we will offer what every other mail-order company does – boxed warehouse stock delivered by courier. They are contracted to deliver to the driveway; it is left to you to move, assemble and set up the instrument.
When you buy in-store
There is such a range of digital pianos that having a product specialist to help you understand which models would suit your needs before you are guided through them is priceless.
As one of Yamaha’s selected Homeworld showrooms, we have been recognised for our commitment to outstanding levels of customer service and product knowledge. This means when you visit One Man Band, we ensure you can see, hear and play a range of models in a relaxed environment.
But that’s just the beginning…
We have the knowledge and resources to personally deliver, assemble and configure your new piano exactly where you want it – top floor, basement, it’s up to you! Once we have checked your piano, we then spend time teaching you how to use the essential functions (even the simplest models have extra features that we can guide you through) so you can get the most enjoyment out of it. Of course, this can’t always be learnt in one go, so we are on hand to teach you how to use more of the features as you progress – a free service that never expires.
Add to this the other facilities we offer, including finance options, part exchanges and removal of your old piano, buying in-store definitely gives the best value for money.
