Compact models

Yamaha M1A Upright Piano

A short case at 108 cm. It fits rooms that a full-height piano would simply take over.

108 cmHeight
180 kgWeight
147 cmWidth
56 cmDepth
88Keys
3Pedals

Ask About This Model Should I Choose It?

Photos of the actual piano on request. Tell us your room and floor and we will say if it fits.

Yamaha upright piano of the same type as the Yamaha M1A

Best forApartments and beginners

Space neededabout 1.5 m of wall

AccessLift or stairs

Every M1A comes with all of this

In the price, not added at the end.

Free delivery included with a used piano

Free deliveryAnywhere in Peninsular Malaysia

Upholstered bench included with a used piano

Upholstered benchWith storage for music

Two free tunings included with a used piano

Two free tuningsAfter it settles in your room

Accessories over RM500 included with a used piano

Accessories over RM500Heater, caster cups, key cover

Five-year warranty included with a used piano

Five-year warrantyParts and labour, our workshop

Only staircase carries are quoted separately, because the cost is in the steps and the turns rather than the distance. Ask About This Model

Making the call

Is The M1A Right For You?

Both sides of it. If the right-hand column sounds like your situation, say so and we will point you elsewhere.

Choose the M1A if

Your room is small, or the piano shares a wall with a neighbour
Ceiling height or a window sill rules out anything taller
The piano has to live in a space that also does something else

Look at something else if

You are working towards higher grades and need more bass
You want an instrument that will still satisfy an advanced player in five years

Tell Us Your Situation

Sound and size

What The M1A Sounds Like

The bottom octave is honest rather than impressive. Everything from the middle upward does what it should.

Set against the Yamaha U1H, the most commonly sold used Yamaha here, it is 13 cm shorter and 37 kg lighter. Among the lightest we list, in a range that runs from 180 kg to 254 kg.

Yamaha is the brighter and quicker of the two, which is why exam candidates keep asking for one. Some players find the treble tiring over long sessions. It is a preference, not a ranking. Come and sit at both.

Room and access

Will it get in?

Space: about 1.5 m of wall
Floor: roughly 1.0 m²
Case width 147 cm, depth 56 cm
Access: Lift or stairs

At 180 kg this is one of the easier pianos to get into an awkward place. At 56 cm front to back it is one of the shallower cases in the range, which is worth knowing if the hallway it has to pass through is narrow.

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Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The M1A

The only other Yamaha we list at 108 cm tall is the MC108. If the M1A is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Yamaha M1A This model	108 cm	180 kg	147 cm
Yamaha MC108	108 cm	180 kg	148 cm
Yamaha P1	113 cm	180 kg	145 cm
Yamaha LU-101	101 cm	198 kg	148 cm

Buying it used

What You Are Actually Buying

A used piano is only as good as the work done to it. Strings and dampers replaced where needed, hammers reshaped or renewed, the action regulated until repetition is even, pedal linkages set, case refinished. Then it is tuned and left to settle.

Humidity decides how a piano ages here. These were built for a climate with a winter, and in Malaysia the soundboard takes up moisture and gives it back, week after week. That movement pulls a piano out of tune, not playing it.

Our rent-to-own programme

Rent First. The Rent Becomes Credit.

Not sure yet? Rent monthly and decide later. What you have paid in rent comes straight off the price if you keep it.

Ask What We Have To Rent How Rent-To-Own Works

Ask what we haveRental stock is separate from what we sell and changes weekly.

We deliver and tune itPositioned, tuned once it settles, bench included. Fixed monthly amount.

Take your timeNo deadline. Keep renting while the household decides.

Keep it or return itKeep it and the rent comes off the price. Return it and you owe nothing.

Questions

Yamaha M1A: What People Ask

How big is the Yamaha M1A?

108 cm tall, 147 cm wide, 56 cm deep, and about 180 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a M1A fit my place?

You need about 1.5 m of wall and roughly 1.0 m². At 180 kg this is one of the easier pianos to get into an awkward place. Give us the measurements and the access and we will be straight about whether it works.

Is a used M1A a safe buy?

Can I rent a M1A instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a M1A specifically. Ask what is free now. The rent turns into credit the moment you decide to buy it.

Do you have a M1A in stock?

Ask, because it changes week to week. No stock today does not mean no stock next month. We watch for specific models.

How often does a M1A need tuning in Malaysia?

Twice a year. Humidity decides how a piano ages here. These were built for a climate with a winter, and in Malaysia the soundboard takes up moisture and gives it back, week after week. That movement pulls a piano out of tune, not playing it. Two tunings after delivery are included when you buy from us.