The W102 is a full-height instrument. Long bass strings, big soundboard, and a moving job to match.
Tell us the room, the floor and whether there is a lift. We will say whether this one works before you make the trip.
Yamaha
In the price, not added at the end.
Worth reading the right-hand column properly. Most of the pianos that come back are access problems, not taste problems.
This is as close as an upright gets to a grand in the bass. It also needs a room that can take that much sound. Same case as the Yamaha W105, 2 kg heavier.
Set against the Yamaha U1H, the most commonly sold used Yamaha here, it is 10 cm taller and 33 kg heavier. Near the top of the weight range, which runs from 180 kg up 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.
250 kg is getting heavy. In a lift it is routine, up a staircase it becomes a planned job. The case is 65 cm deep, which is more than most. Measure the doorway rather than assuming it will turn.
Yamaha built several at 131 cm tall: the U3A, U3D, U3E, U3F and 15 others. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the W102 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.
| Model | Height | Weight | Width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha W102 This model | 131 cm | 250 kg | 153 cm |
| Yamaha UX | 131 cm | 250 kg | 154 cm |
| Yamaha U3A | 131 cm | 248 kg | 154 cm |
| Yamaha U3D | 131 cm | 248 kg | 154 cm |
We do not guess about individual instruments. Ask what was replaced on the W102 you are looking at and we will tell you, serial number included.
Keep it off an outside wall if you can, out of the sun, and away from the air conditioning. Those three things do more damage here than a child practising ever will.
Renting first is the low-risk way in. Nothing you pay is wasted, because it counts toward buying the piano later.
Wood grain cabinets rather than polished ebony, built for rooms where a black case would dominate.
131 cm tall, 153 cm wide, 65 cm deep, and about 250 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.
You need about 1.6 m of wall and roughly 1.1 m². 250 kg is getting heavy. In a lift it is routine, up a staircase it becomes a planned job. Message us the room and the floor. It takes a minute and saves a wasted trip.
We do not guess about individual instruments. Ask what was replaced on the W102 you are looking at and we will tell you, serial number included. If something goes wrong in the first five years, it is our workshop that fixes it.
Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a W102 specifically. Ask what is free now. Buy the one you have been renting and the rent already paid comes 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. Keep it off an outside wall if you can, out of the sun, and away from the air conditioning. Those three things do more damage here than a child practising ever will. Two free tunings in the first fortnight come with the piano.
One message and we will tell you what we have, what it costs, and whether the W102 is really the right size for your room.