Yamaha U1E

Description

It’s tough to navigate the gap between “free junk” and “perfect but expensive”. Our Essentials Series used pianos are professionally inspected and serviced acoustic instruments at accessible prices—with clearly stated target buyers so you can bring home a real piano with confidence.

Piano facts

Brand: Yamaha | Height:  48″ | Model: U1E | Finish: satin black | Year:  1990 | Serial number: 4837800 | Bench: matching duet storage bench included

A legendary workhorse, freshly prepared and priced to move

The Yamaha U1 is one of the most trusted and widely played upright piano in the world—for decades the best-selling piano model on the market, and still a benchmark against which other uprights are measured. This U1E is a domestic market instrument, carrying none of the controversy associated with grey-market imports.

We’ve rejuvenated the key bushings, regulated the action, completed basic maintenance voicing, and cleaned the piano from top to bottom. The action’s touch weight is medium, and the piano is voiced to a medium-to-bright tone. The result is a responsive, satisfying instrument that plays well across a wide dynamic range. The piano is in good cosmetic condition; the bench shows some finish wear but is fully functional.

The price on this piano reflects one known condition: the soundboard has cosmetic cracks — a common occurrence in uprights of this age, caused by decades of seasonal wood movement. The ribs are fully intact with no separations, which is the true measure of soundboard health. As a precaution, we’ve reinforced the rib-to-soundboard joints for long-term stability. Tone, power, and sustain are excellent.

This piano is suitable for beginning through advanced students. It has the touch weight and tonal quality to support serious development at every stage — and enough instrument to challenge a player well into their studies.

Little Valley Piano’s Essentials Series Sales Agreement

1. One fair price—no haggling.
2. Our Essentials Series pianos are carefully selected and professionally evaluated. We take on only those instruments that meet our standards for structural soundness, playability, and value at their price point.
3. Every Essentials Series piano is inspected, serviced, and rated for a specific player level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced). The piano has been regulated and voiced to play well at that level, functional defects have been corrected, and the piano has been cleaned and touched up.
4. Your purchase includes a bench and one in-home tuning (within our service area, within 6 months of purchase). Delivery costs are not included in the price; we offer professional delivery at a 20% discount from our standard moving rates for buyers within 2 hours of our gallery—starting at $417 for a vertical piano or $521 for a grand piano. We also offer 20% off a piano humidity control system with your purchase.
5. Our pianos are backed by a 2-year limited warranty covering mechanical defects. The warranty does not extend to comprehensive servicing, cosmetic wear, or damage from environmental neglect or improper moving.