10/07/2026
It's another hot one in Leeds! 🥵
We don't know much about cooling fans... but we do know a thing or two about pianos. 🎹
Today I've been playing two of Yamaha's most popular pianos, and it reminded me just how difficult it can be to choose between them.
🎹 Yamaha Clavinova CLP-875
This is, without doubt, our most popular digital piano and it's easy to see why.
The keyboard feels wonderfully authentic, the sound is warm, expressive and immersive, and it's one of those instruments that simply makes you want to keep playing.
For me, it's the complete package. The touch, the sound and the overall playing experience all come together beautifully. It's the model I find many customers naturally gravitate towards when they want a digital piano that genuinely feels special. Yes, it costs a little more than the entry-level models, but once you've sat down and played it, it's easy to understand why so many people decide it's worth stretching their budget. It's a piano you'll still enjoy playing many years from now.
🎹 Yamaha B1 SC3 Silent Piano
Then there's the Yamaha B1 SC3 Silent.
If you've always dreamed of owning a real acoustic piano, this one is incredibly hard to ignore. You get the unmistakable touch and sound of genuine Yamaha strings and hammers, but with the flexibility to practise silently through headphones whenever you like. Add the chrome fittings, and it looks absolutely stunning in a modern home.
What's really interesting is that these two pianos are surprisingly close in price, yet they offer two completely different experiences.
The CLP-875 represents the very best of Yamaha's digital technology, while the B1 SC3 gives you the character and soul of an acoustic piano, with all the practicality of Silent technology.
So, which would I choose?
Honestly... that's impossible to answer without knowing you.
If you're wondering which Yamaha Pianos is right for you, come and spend half an hour with both. Play them, listen to them and let your ears, your fingers and your heart decide.
That's always the best way to choose a piano.
☀️ Enjoy the sunshine, and if it gets a little too warm outside, you know where to find us!
Which would you choose?
🎹 CLP-875 Digital
🎹 B1 SC3 Silent Acoustic