Yamaha Clavinova CLP-745
The Convenience of Digital Innovation
Designed with modern musicians in mind, Clavinova pianos offer unparalleled convenience:
✔ Practice in Peace – Use headphones for silent play.
✔ Seamless Connectivity – Bluetooth® Audio lets you stream music through the piano’s speakers.
✔ Smart Assistance – Connect to the Smart Pianist app for additional practice tools.
✔ Effortless Control – The intuitive control panel makes adjusting settings simple.
Exceptional Playability
GrandTouch-S™ Keyboard with Wooden Keys
Yamaha’s advanced GrandTouch-S™ keyboard provides a remarkably dynamic and highly responsive playing experience, capturing the finest nuances of touch. This allows pianists to effortlessly transition from delicate, whisper-soft notes to powerful, bold expressions, mirroring the vast tonal range of a grand piano. The precision-engineered hammers replicate the natural feel of acoustic piano action, offering an authentic response as they strike the keys.
The synthetic ivory and ebony keytops provide superior grip and moisture absorption, ensuring comfort and stability during extended practice sessions. The CLP-745 model features solid wooden keys, crafted from carefully selected, well-dried lumber, delivering durability, resistance to warping, and an unmistakably natural feel akin to a grand piano.
Authentic Escapement Mechanism
Just like a traditional grand piano, Clavinova keyboards feature an escapement mechanism that allows hammers to quickly withdraw from the strings after striking them, preventing unwanted vibrations. Yamaha has meticulously designed this mechanism to reproduce the subtle clicking sensation felt when pressing keys lightly, ensuring an immersive, authentic experience without affecting playability.
Unparalleled Sensitivity & Expression
Grand Expression Modeling
The Grand Expression Modeling technology in the CLP-700 Series revolutionizes digital piano sensitivity by replicating the complex interactions between hammers, dampers, and strings inside a grand piano. This means that every touch—whether it’s the speed, depth, or intensity of a keystroke—translates into an infinite range of tonal variations, just like an acoustic instrument.
This cutting-edge feature enables pianists to refine their artistry, mastering techniques such as trills, legato, and dynamic phrasing with unprecedented realism. Whether playing the delicate, ethereal tones of Debussy’s Clair de Lune, the expressive arpeggios of Liszt’s Un Sospiro, or the floating trills of a Chopin Nocturne, Clavinova pianos offer a level of musicality and expression that inspires creativity.
Unmatched Sound Quality
Newly Sampled Yamaha CFX & Bösendorfer Imperial Voices
The Clavinova CLP Series brings the iconic sounds of two of the world’s most celebrated concert grand pianos into your home:
? Yamaha CFX – A dazzling, expressive grand piano known for its brilliance and clarity in concert halls worldwide.
? Bösendorfer Imperial – A legendary Viennese piano admired for its rich, warm, and sonorous tonal depth.
Yamaha’s meticulous sampling process captures the full tonal spectrum of all 88 keys, ensuring that every note resonates with the depth, color, and nuance of these prestigious instruments.
Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM)
One of the defining characteristics of a grand piano is its sympathetic resonance, created by the vibration of strings, the soundboard, and the instrument’s body. Yamaha’s groundbreaking Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) technology recreates this phenomenon in stunning detail, simulating the intricate interactions between strings, dampers, duplex scaling, and the instrument’s frame.
In the CLP-700 Series, VRM even replicates the subtle sounds of dampers lifting from the strings, delivering a deeply immersive, acoustic-like experience.
A Fully Immersive Grand Piano Experience—Even with Headphones
Yamaha’s binaural sampling technique uses specialized microphones positioned at the pianist’s natural listening position to capture the full, three-dimensional sound of a grand piano. This technology ensures that when playing with headphones, the experience is so natural and immersive that players often forget they’re using them.
Both the Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial have been binaurally sampled for the CLP-700 Series, while the Stereophonic Optimizer enhances other piano voices, ensuring a realistic and spacious listening experience in all modes.
Period Instrument Voices—A Window into Musical History
For the first time, select Clavinova models (CLP-745/735/765GP) include voices of fortepianos, the predecessors of modern grand pianos. These instruments, used by Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin, offer a glimpse into the original sounds composers intended for their works. The rapid decay and simple tonal characteristics of fortepianos provide a unique opportunity to rediscover classical music with historical authenticity.
(Fortepiano samples are sourced from the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments.)
Elegant Design & Digital Innovation
Refined Aesthetics & Thoughtful Design
Yamaha Clavinova pianos blend playability, versatility, and an elegant aesthetic to complement any interior. The design philosophy focuses on enhancing the pianist’s experience, ensuring that every model delivers an uncluttered, distraction-free playing environment—mirroring the feel of a traditional acoustic piano.
To suit different styles and spaces, Clavinova models are available in a range of finishes and color options, seamlessly integrating into any home or professional setting.
Discover the Clavinova Difference
The Yamaha Clavinova CLP-700 Series combines the rich heritage of acoustic pianos with the convenience and innovation of modern digital technology. Whether you're a beginner or a concert-level pianist, these instruments offer an unmatched playing experience, inspiring limitless musical expression.
? Step into the world of Clavinova and elevate your piano performance today.
