2/7/2010 [About Yamaha]
Yamaha Music Europe (UK) GmbH are delighted to announce that both Sheehans Music of Leicester and Edinburgh Organ Studio have been appointed dealers for the critically acclaimed, ground breaking hybrid piano range – Avantgrand.
Launched last year to huge enthusiasm from media, piano professionals, musicians and the European Piano Teachers Association, these unique hybrid instruments have opened a new chapter in piano development and design and marked a new era in the history of the traditional pianoforte.
The hybrid nature of the instrument is a result of combining a traditional concert grand piano keyboard action – complete with hammers – with some of the world's most advanced sampling technology, developed specifically for the AvantGrand.
Artists are keen to point out that, in their professional opinion, the AvantGrand is the first non-acoustic instrument to create a physical and emotional relationship with the player, offering a true acoustic piano experience. The newly developed tactile Response System transmits 'string' vibrations through the keyboard action to the player's hands. To a serious and accomplished pianist, feeling these vibrations is integral to the playing process.
In addition to the keyboard action, the AvantGrand offers highly detailed and accurate sound made possible by Yamaha's proprietary and highly advanced sampling capability. This is matched by the superb four-channel, three-way spatial acoustic speaker system, complimented by two sound board resonators that exactly duplicate the non-directional sound dispersion felt and heard by concert pianists.
These two additions to the AvantGrand dealer network join Bonners Ltd, Chappell of Bond Street, Chas Foulds and Sons, Matchetts Music, Mickleburgh Ltd, Millers Music Centre, Promenade Music and Piano Warehouse.
For more information visit - www.avant-grand.com
