Yamaha CP1 01-2 Electric Pianos

Whenever an electric-piano key is played, a hammer mounted on the

keyboard strikes a resonator such as a string or reed. The vibration of the

resonator is converted into an electrical signal by a pickup, and this signal

is then amplified and adjusted to produce a sound. Featuring pre-amp units

capable of faithfully reproducing the acoustic characteristics of this

process, the electric piano voices of the CP1 authentically recreate the

sounds of the electric pianos that became so distinctive of the sixties and

seventies.

Striking its strings with an authentic grand

piano action and using pickups to convert

their vibration into an electrical signal, the

CP80 is an electric grand piano in the true

sense of the word. This instrument arrived on

the scene during the latter half of the

seventies and soon became famous for

exquisite keyboard touch rivaling that of

acoustic pianos, for fast compression-like

attack, and also for its unique harmonic

overtones. The CP80 voices reproduced in

the CP1 have been tuned to perfectly match

this instrument's keyboard. Furthermore, the

corresponding pre-amplifier unit faithfully

reproduces the three-range tone control of

the original, making it possible to easily

create a wide range of different sounds.

01-2 Electric Pianos

pickup

key

hammer