Yamaha b2 upright piano

The B2 overstrung upright piano is the medium sized member of Yamaha’s famous range and perfectly suited to young ambitious pianists. It combines the convenient size and great overall value of the B1 with many of the superior attributes of the B3.

While compact, its body is larger and heavier than the modern style B1 and so produces a louder and more resonant sound. Since 2013, the B2 has also been made with a solid spruce soundboard which provides a noticeably rounder and more versatile tone than cheaper plywood. The keyboard action is famously smooth and responsive across the whole B series

Its traditional straight-fronted cabinet is made from polished ebony and features front legs with attractively sculpted toes. This sits on single brass castors which make it easier to move around practice rooms or school halls, and the piano’s relatively diminutive stature provides stress-free manoeuvrability.

Like all the B series pianos, the B2 is available with a Silent Piano module which utilises a mechanism that effectively stops the hammers hitting the strings and triggers digital piano sensors instead. This means the instrument can be played through headphones (via high quality Yamaha grand piano samples) and connected to other equipment for recording or amplification without the player sacrificing the feel of a real acoustic piano action.