Yamaha B-2 SC2

Silent Pianos™ combine the best features of acoustic and digital pianos.

Our primary goal is to provide a beautiful acoustic piano that reflects both the knowledge and technique of Yamaha's 100-year piano history. We complement this with our market-leading Silent PianoTM technology, which allows you to play the piano quietly with the help of headphones. When you activate the silent function, the hammers do not strike the strings, but a very sophisticated sensor technology detects all the movements of the keys and then transmits them to the digital tone module. You can play a real acoustic piano with headphones anytime, day or night, without disturbing others or being disturbed by others. The Yamaha Silent system is unsurpassed in its kind, as it allows you to practice 24 hours a day, as well as has many other features. It includes, for example, a series of pre-installed sounds, with which you can record your own music, or you can also connect mobile devices to it and thus also use the latest applications.
In this series, the company Yamaha, which enjoys an international leading position in the provision of sound muting technology, presents you with 2 Silent Piano systems, several different levels of operation and sound quality in silent mode.

Home and Family

The deeply resonant sound of a Yamaha piano may not be appreciated by everyone. Maybe you could bother a neighbor or family member.
In such cases, the SH and SG2 Silent systems, which can be switched on in a moment, are well suited. You can experience the touch sensitivity and dynamics of a real Yamaha piano, while the excellent sound of a Yamaha competition piano can be heard in the headphones, while others in the same room can watch TV or even listen to different music.
Whether it is early in the morning or late at night is no longer a problem. Practice quietly so you don't disturb others and they won't disturb you.
The huge advantage of Silent Piano instruments is that you can practice with them day and night without disturbing anyone or being disturbed by anyone. Yamaha's patented Quick Escape Mechanism TM (GP only) allows you to have the same feeling of practicing in both acoustic and silent modes.
Binaural Yamaha CFX sampling technique creates the illusion of sitting in front of a concert piano even through headphones. The instrument also has a variety of timbres, a metronome and the possibility of transposition. Of course, you can find the MIDI and in silent mode the brightness and different types of reverberation can also be set.
Most of our customers choose Silent Piano TM because they want to practice with headphones regardless of the time of day, day or night, without disturbing others or being disturbed by others.
Each Silent Piano™ model comes with headphones with 2 headphone inputs so you can practice with a family member or a teacher.

The modern musician

Because state-of-the-art Silent PianoTMs are compatible with next-generation technologies, including applications such as Piano Diary and NoteStar, PCs and MIDI devices, they are a serious alternative to both acoustic and digital pianos.
Being able to practice quietly on a real piano with headphones, without disturbing others or being disturbed by others, is a huge advantage. As is Silent Piano's comprehensive connectivity. You can make and share audio and MIDI recordings with the built-in recording system, or just for your own entertainment immerse yourself in the impressively realistic sound obtained from the CFX competition grand piano through the sampling technique (SH models only).
This is the most suitable piano experience for home, studio and school.

Stage and Studio

The playing feel of a real competition grand piano is unmatched. Despite the fact that voicing a competition piano is a real challenge in a concert, many people still leave it at that. Now, thanks to Yamaha SH Silent technology with real piano tilt, we can get a real piano sound without the need for complex microphone settings.
At the same time, thanks to MIDI connectivity, Silent Piano can become the centerpiece of a sophisticated system.
This is the most suitable piano for both the stage and the studio. It's a real piano.

Keyboard

Yamaha also makes the keyboard in its own factory. The keys of Yamaha b series pianos are made of spruce. The wood used for Yamaha pianos is first dried in a natural environment for 6-24 months, and then it is transferred to Yamaha's computer-controlled drying chambers. Since most of the piano keys are not painted, the appearance of the Yamaha keys is well influenced by the process of drying and aging. Thanks to this process, the keys are not sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity.

Mechanics

The mechanics of the piano must be able to withstand continuous use, as well as withstand changes in temperature and humidity. Thanks to Yamaha's proprietary drying and gluing technology of maple - as the main raw material - the mechanics are precise and durable. All the parts that make up the 5,500 mechanics are made in-house. Extreme precision can be achieved with the machines developed by Yamaha. The tolerance of the holes in the mechanics, for example, is less than 0.05 millimeters. Yamaha was the first company in the world whose central sine was made of aluminum. Since aluminum is able to resist deformation to a large extent and is not affected by temperature changes, this reduces the deviation of the hammer's impact to a minimum.

Sound cabinet

For the b1 sound cabinet, also manufactured by Yamaha, the laminated pine base is coated with spruce. Very durable and not prone to cracking. This solution is resistant to changing environmental influences and the material retains its favorable properties for many, many years.

Cast frame

Yamaha is one of the few piano manufacturers that produces its cast frames in its own factory. The foundry is located in Iwata. The special V-Pro method's beneficial properties prevail in all b-series casting frames. During the V-Pro casting method, the mold is held together by a plastic layer and the vacuum created in the dry sand. Compared to the traditional casting frame manufacturing method, casting frames made using the V-Pro method are more accurate and more reliable in quality. Yamaha developed this solution for piano production.

Tuning pin

For all of its b-series models, Yamaha also manufactures the string support parts in its own factory. The string parts are made of several layers of maple wood, which provides particularly strong stability for the tuning pegs. The layers of the perfectly dried string support are fixed at exactly 90° with a special glue, thus preventing the material from twisting and shrinking for long-term use and stable tuning.

Yamaha also makes the tuning pegs in its own factory. Yamaha tuning pegs are made of special, very hard steel to withstand the tension of the strings. All tuning pegs are nickel plated to prevent rusting. Threaded tuning pins are made with a precision of 0.02 millimeters on Yamaha's own special production line. High accuracy is necessary for stable tuning. From entry-level models to concert grand pianos, Yamaha tuning pegs are extremely stable for accurate tuning and excellent tone.

Rear braces

The rear support elements of the b-series made by Yamaha were equipped with two additional corner fasteners. During traditional piano making, undesirable vibrations develop in the corner points. The mounting fittings of the Yamaha heel prevent the development of these vibrations. In the case of pianos, Yamaha attaches the corner braces to the wooden frame using a special support technique. The special support (parquet post) minimizes the amplification of certain unwanted frequencies in the corner parts of the sound, so the instrument sounds with a uniformly long decay. The special parquet support is a basic structure consisting of side supports and blocks, all sides of which are reinforced by glued wood.

String feet

All b-series strings are made by Yamaha. The hard beech wood provides stability and optimized sound. The string feet are designed in such a way that they are able to transmit the vibrations of the strings perfectly. The shaping of the sound is greatly influenced by the shape and placement of the high and low strings. Each b-series piano has a uniquely designed shape and setup. Despite the small size of the piano, there must be enough space for the strings. This is achieved by placing the foot on the edge of the sound cabinet. However, in order to transmit the vibrations, the string foot must be centered inside the sound cabinet. As a solution to these conflicting requirements, the lower part of the string foot faces the inside of the sound cabinet, while the upper part, where it comes into contact with the strings, is turned outwards. All b-series models have an overhanging bass bridge and the b3 has an overhanging treble bridge.

Piano strings

The (steel) piano strings used in the Yamaha Indonesia factory are provided by a reliable, expert Japanese supplier. The b series instruments also have the same steel strings as the models of our prestigious and famous U series. Yamaha manufactures the bass strings for its b-series instruments in its own factory. Bass strings are made by hand by well-trained professionals. The raw material is high-quality steel, which is coated with copper. For precision and reliability, Yamaha has developed a machine that keeps the steel string at a constant tension during the winding process. Making bass strings requires extraordinary expertise, the strings are individually wound to match the sound of the particular piano.

Hammer

Yamaha is one of the few piano manufacturers in the world that manufactures all of its hammers in-house. In order to make the best quality hammers, carefully selected materials and special machines developed by Yamaha are used. The size and shape of the hammer, as well as the flexibility, hardness and density of the felt material, are different for each model and adapted to the specific model. Working with specialist felt manufacturers, Yamaha has established strict quality standards for the hardness and thickness of the felts used on hammers. Yamaha hammers are designed in such a way that they optimally complement the design of each model and are able to provide the desired volume level at a constant level. Strict Yamaha standards for the hardness and thickness of the felt material ensure the durability and resistance of the felt to changes in ambient temperature and humidity.

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