Yamaha Disklavier Pro2000: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This state-of-the-art grand piano was made by the Yamaha Corporation in Tokyo, Japan in 2000. The company had planned to make just three of the pianos to mark its 100th year of manufacturing. This Pro 2000 model features computer-based control of keys, DVD player, voice control, and the ability to play music from a CD or an external video. The piano is serial number 5872002 and has a compass of AAA-c5, Yamaha repetition action, felt hammers, wound and plain steel string, single-, double-, and triple-strung, 3 pedals: una corda, sostenuto, and dampers, a one-piece cast-iron aluminized frame, cross-strung, and a cheery and brushed aluminum case with a two-section Plexiglas lid.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date made: 2000
• maker: Yamaha Corporation
• Object Name: piano
• Physical Description: wood, cherry (chassis material)
• Physical Description: aluminum (chassis material)
• Physical Description: plastic (part material)
• Measurements: overall: 227 cm; 89 3/8 in
• Place Made: Japan: Shizuoka, Hamamatsu
• place made: Japan: Shizuoka, Hamamatsu
• ID Number: 2000.0273.01
• accession number: 2000.0273
• serial number: 5872002
• catalog number: 2000.0273.01
• Credit Line: GIft of Yamaha Corporation of America (through C. T. Lewis)
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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