New Zealand is one of the cheapest places in the world to buy a new Yamaha professional piano.. The new YUS Premium grade piano Series from Yamaha are stunning. Fully made in Hammamatsu Japan and toned for the European and United States markets featuring European Hammers and German bass strings. Features: *Full length ribs into a notched liner *Solid spruce soundboard and ribs *Acoustibars *Solid copper wound bass strings *Hard maple bridges *Aluminum alloy action rails *Yamaha balanced action *Spruce keys with hardwood buttons *Grand piano key travel *Cut thread tuning pins *Mute pedal *Yamaha designed hammers with T-fasteners *Vacuum Shield Mold Process (V-Pro) plate *Newly designed dual casters *Seasoned for destination Slow close keyboard cover. Solid spruce, rather than laminated spruce or poplar, is the choice in all fine pianos for the best amplification of sound, best tone and sustain. Yamaha reinforces the crown in its soundboards by using ribs that continue to the edge of the soundboard and are glued into the notched liner. Reinforcing the crown ensures that the tone quality will remain and improves tuning stability. Yamaha uses V-Pro (Vacuum Shield Mold Process) in casting the iron frame (plate). Yamaha Extruded Aluminum Alloy Action Rail (bearing a Yamaha patent) is one of the best innovations for improving a piano action in the last 100 years. Yamaha actions play correctly and uniformly and use spruce for the keys on all models. Spruce is very light and possesses a very high ratio of strength to weight. Yamaha keyboards respond quickly providing fast repetition for the most intricate piece of music. Yamaha keyboards withstand heavy use over years of fortissimo passages. Includes 12 year factory warranty, tuning in the home, matching duet bench, delivery to the home in Auckland. Atwaters also has NZ's largest range of Second-Hand Restored Yamaha and Kawai Pianos. WE ARE ATWATERS MUSICWORKS NZ AGENTS FOR YAMAHA TRUSTED SERVING NZ'S MUSICIANS FOR OVER 85 YEARS