A 121 cm Yamaha at 210 kg, which makes it one of the lighter full-size uprights in the range. Those seven or eight kilos matter more than they sound when there is a staircase involved.
Send the room size and which floor it is going to. If it will not fit, we would rather tell you now than on delivery day.
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Worth a look precisely because fewer people search for it.
Recognisably the U1 family voice, clear and quick, with the compact bass that comes with a 121 cm case. Nothing about it is unusual, which is a compliment in a practice instrument.
The 10A naming sits outside the familiar U1 letters but the size and behaviour are the same class. It gets overlooked because the name is less recognised.
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. Neither is better. Play both, which you can do on one floor at the shop.
210 kg is on the lighter side for this size, which widens your options if there is no lift. At 61 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.
Yamaha built several at 121 cm tall: the U1A, U1D, U1E, U1F and 8 others. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the U10A is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.
| Model | Height | Weight | Width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha U10A This model | 121 cm | 210 kg | 150 cm |
| Yamaha U10B1 | 121 cm | 210 kg | 150 cm |
| Yamaha U1H | 121 cm | 217 kg | 150 cm |
| Yamaha U1M | 121 cm | 217 kg | 150 cm |
Less familiar names sometimes sit longer on a floor, which can work in your favour. Judge it the same way you would a U1: hammers, pin block, even repetition.
Tune it twice a year. Not because it gets played hard, but because the soundboard moves with the weather and takes the tuning with it.
For families not yet sure the lessons will stick. Rent a restored piano monthly, and if you keep it, everything paid comes off the price.
Yamaha's 121 cm upright and the most widely owned serious piano in the country. The letter marks the generation, not the size.
121 cm tall, 150 cm wide, 61 cm deep, and about 210 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.
You need about 1.5 m of wall and roughly 1.0 m². 210 kg is on the lighter side for this size, which widens your options if there is no lift. Send the room size, the floor and whether there is a service lift, and we will tell you before you travel.
Less familiar names sometimes sit longer on a floor, which can work in your favour. Judge it the same way you would a U1: hammers, pin block, even repetition. It carries a five-year warranty on parts and labour, honoured by the workshop that did the work.
Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a U10A specifically. Ask what is free now. Rent for six months, buy it, and those six months come off the price.
Ask, because it changes week to week. If we do not have one, we will say so and tell you what is close on size and weight.
Twice a year. Tune it twice a year. Not because it gets played hard, but because the soundboard moves with the weather and takes the tuning with it. The first two tunings are on us, once it has settled in.
Stock changes weekly. Message us and we will tell you whether a U10A is on the floor, send photos and the serial number, and say if something else suits you better.