Yamaha Pianos with Sostenuto Pedal

If you need a Yamaha piano with sostenuto please contact us. We import pianos direct from Japan every month.

First, a quick note to say what a sostenuto pedal does. If we call it a “selective sustain” pedal that might help us understand its function. If you play a chord, then hold the sostenuto pedal, ONLY that chord will be sustain whilst you keep holding down the sostenuto pedal. You are then free to play other notes across the keyboard in a staccato fashion without affecting that earlier chord that you have selectively sustained using the sostenuto pedal.

It isn’t easy to explain without showing you but that’s my best effort.

Here is a chap from Steinway demonstration how it works

Yamaha upright piano models with sostenuto

  • Yamaha U3S – we can get these easily
  • Yamaha YUA – we can get these easily
  • Yamaha YUS1 – very expensive brand new piano, we don’t stock these
  • Yamaha YUS3 – as above
  • Yamaha YUS5 – as above
  • Yamaha SU7 – as above
  • Yamaha U5 – we can get these easily. I believe this is the cheapest (because it’s the oldest) piano on this list. Usually only available in wooden veneer I think.

Here are some others that I haven’t yet linked to articles yet (it’s on my job list!). These are quite obscure models, though, not easily available

  • UX5
  • UX50BL,
  • UX50A
  • UX500

Notes:

  • Those 3 models about starting “YUS” all have silent versions too with “SH” added to the end, ie. YUS1SH, YUS3SH, YUS5SH
  • And of course, later models then added numbers to the end, such as YUS1SH2, YUS3SH2, YUS5SH3.
  • And then of course they brought out different models such as YUS1SH3, YUS3SH3, YUS5SH5. And now my head hurts.

Availability

  • We can easily import the U3S, YUA, from Japan for you, just ask. It will take 3-4 months from ordering to having it in your home. Don’t pay until we’ve received it here and you’ve had chance to try it out.
  • I don’t know the availability of the brand new models such as SU7 at £30k. We don’t supply the new ones.

Yamaha Grand piano models with sostenuto

  • list of models coming soon

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