Yamaha Clavinova CLP-835 Digital Piano
SKU: CLP835R
$3,395
The Yamaha CLP-835 is a premium digital piano that offers an exceptional blend of authentic sound and sophisticated technology. Featuring the Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial piano voices, it delivers rich, detailed tones that mimic two of the world's finest grand pianos. The GrandTouch-S keyboard provides a realistic touch and response, closely resembling the feel of an acoustic piano. Enhanced with Yamaha's Improved Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) and powerful speaker system, the CLP-835 ensures an immersive playing experience. Additionally, it includes features like Bluetooth connectivity, 16-track recording, 198 x 100 full dots LCD, and compatibility with the SmartPianist app, making it a versatile and user-friendly instrument for both beginners and advanced players.
Virtual Resonance Modeling
One of the allures of the grand piano is the sympathetic resonance created by the vibration of the entire instrument. CLP-800 Series pianos reproduce a richer, more natural resonance than ever before, featuring a new tone generator chip paired with a groundbreaking technology called Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM). VRM creates a richly varied sound by simulating the complex sympathetic tones created when the vibrations of the strings are propagated to the soundboard and other strings, corresponding to the timing and intensity of key playing and pedaling. This technology even replicates the sounds the dampers make when they are raised off the strings, in addition to the resonance of the duplex scaling, strings, soundboard, and case. CLP-800 Series pianos allow you to enjoy the same momentary dynamics and deep sympathetic sounds that are produced by the entire body of a grand piano.
Grand Expression Modeling
Grand Expression Modeling is a groundbreaking technology that enables richly varied, textured musical expression in comparison to conventional digital pianos, which tend to offer little tonal variation, inevitably resulting in a rather flat output.
The interaction and interplay of the hammers, dampers, and strings inside a grand piano respond to the intensity, speed, depth, and other subtle nuances of the pianist's touch, creating a limitless range of tonal expression. This range comes from both types of tonal variation, the type controlled by the player and the type that occurs naturally as a result of physical phenomena happening inside the piano when it is played. When playing a grand piano, the pianist infuses their performance with different types of expression, from the force they apply when depressing the keys to what they decide to do with sustained notes in terms of releasing the keys to cut them or layering them with subsequent notes.
Simple tone generator algorithms on conventional digital pianos are not capable of this level of expression. On CLP-800 Series pianos, Grand Expression Modeling now senses the depth of the player's touch on every key in addition to the intensity and speed to precisely calculate how a grand piano would respond physically to the nuances of the player's input. As a result, players now have access to more capacity for musical expression than ever before on a digital piano.
This technology is the result of our advanced digital technology for sound as well as our extensive knowledge of the piano, which we owe to our many years of manufacturing grand pianos.
Grand Acoustic Imaging and other acoustic technology
A grand piano is an instrument that amplifies sound throughout its large soundboard and case so that it resonates in the surrounding space. In contrast, digital pianos have a structural limitation—they can only produce sound through speakers. This results in the player and listeners hearing sounds differently depending on where they are in relation to the instrument, and the differences are more pronounced with digital pianos than grand pianos.
To overcome this structural limitation to the extent possible, Yamaha has applied a combination of knowledge and techniques gained from over 120 years of acoustic piano manufacturing and advanced acoustic design technology for concert halls, theaters, and other commercial venues to the acoustic design of the CLP-800 Series. Specifically, we optimized the placement, orientation, and volume balance of the speakers in the low, mid, and high frequency ranges of the CLP-800 Series based on our analysis of the sounds emitted by the components of grand pianos and where and how they radiate away from their sources. We also installed diffusers, waveguides, and Bidirectional Horns to take advantage of the indirect sound reflected from the walls to enhance the reverberation of the sound. These design features reproduce the reverberation and depth of natural sound in the surrounding space, creating a sound field close to that of a grand piano.
Another important aspect in the acoustic design of digital pianos is offering acoustic characteristics that are as close to perfect as possible in any room where users might play them. That requires an ideal development environment that is unaffected by room acoustics such as sonic reflections from the wall or floors, and Yamaha headquarters is home to one of the largest anechoic chambers in the world. In this chamber, we measure the acoustic characteristics of speakers and make the adjustments necessary to account for the many different environments in which musical instruments are used. Yamaha possesses numerous research and development facilities that allow us to develop higher-quality instruments.
GrandTouch™/GrandTouch-S™ keyboards
Yamaha developed GrandTouch/GrandTouch-S keyboards based on the concept of keys that convey the feel of a grand piano action. This does not mean that we take the approach of giving each key the same weight as its equivalent on a grand piano keyboard, or replicating the action of a grand piano. Rather, this keyboard mechanism is notable for how the loads applied to the fingertips and the way they change during performance is similar to that of a grand piano.
When playing grand pianos, pianists make minute adjustments to their input in response to whether the hammers at the ends of the keys are striking the strings in such a way that the piano produces the desired sound. In other words, players create sound by sensing the smallest changes in the resistance they feel in their fingertips within strokes measuring only 10 mm. We focused on this essence of sound creation from the player's perspective and the changes in resistance they feel in their fingertips. Thanks to this unique approach to development, GrandTouch/GrandTouch-S keyboards provide an outstanding level of control to players so that they feel the same sensations as they would on a grand piano keyboard.
When playing a grand piano, the player feels two types of resistance in their fingertips. What makes players feel as though a grand piano action is behind the keys? In our view, it comes down to two key points: First, the resistance that players feel in their fingertips from the moment they press the keys to the moment the hammers spring upward to strike the strings. Second, the response that players feel in their fingertips when the hammers strike the strings. To make GrandTouch/GrandTouch-S keys simulate this resistance—a challenge given the compact size of the digital piano keyboard unit compared to the larger grand piano action—we do things like adjust the weight of the hammer weights and alter the shape, materials, and movement of the internal parts to bring the absolute resistance perceived in the fingertips as close as possible to that of a grand piano action. We also change the materials used, and reposition and refashion the stoppers in the GrandTouch and GrandTouch-S keyboard units to arrest the impact of the hammers, simulating the feeling of pressing grand piano keys to the bottom of the stroke. Of course, the resistance depends on the intensity of the player's input. However, our innovations allow GrandTouch and GrandTouch-S keys to simulate a wide range of resistance from that felt when playing a powerful passage to the lightest, most delicate of keystrokes.
Binaural sampling
As mentioned previously, binaural sampling is a method of sampling in which special microphones are placed on a mannequin's head in the same positions as the pianist's ears to capture piano sounds the way that they sound in reality.
Yamaha has developed a mannequin head specifically for binaural sampling. We also measured the ear shapes of nearly 100 people to create an “average ear” model and carefully examined the types and positioning of microphones to use with it to ensure that everyone can enjoy the same effects. As of 2024, Yamaha makes the only digital pianos with binaural sampling-based piano sound* for headphones.
*Yamaha research as of June 2024
| Number of Keys 88 |
| Key Material Plastic synthetic ebony and ivory key tops Escapement |
| Key Action GrandTouch-S™ |
| Sound Source Piano Sound: Yamaha CFX, Bösendorfer Imperial Binaural Sampling (CFX Grand and Bösendorfer only) VRM Grand Expression Modelling |
| Polyphony 256 |
| Sounds 38 |
| Rhythms 20 |
| Number of Recording Tracks 16 |
| Recording MIDI Recording: Number of Songs: 250 Audio WAV Recording: via USB flash drive, Recording Time (max.) 80min |
| Playback MIDI Tracks Audio Playback: WAV files Via USB flash drive Number of Internal Preset Songs: 27 Voice Demo + 50 Classics + 303 Lesson Songs |
| Bluetooth Bluetooth® Audio / MIDI* |
| Parts Dual / Split / Duo |
| Other Notable Features Effects: 7 / Chorus: 3 / Brilliance: 7 + User / Insertion Effect: 12 Intelligent Acoustic Control (IAC) Stereophonic Optimiser Piano Room Metronome Transpose Tuning, Scale Type Display Type LCD with Buttons Cabinet Key Cover Style: Sliding Music Rest with Music Braces (Page Holders) |
| Pedals 3: Damper (with half-pedal function), Sostenuto, Soft GrandTouch™ pedals |
| Inputs/Outputs USB TO DEVICE Type A USB TO HOST Type B Standard stereo phone jack (× 2) AUX IN (Stereo Mini) AUX OUT (L/L+R, R) |
| Speakers Amplifiers: 30 W × 2 Speakers: 16 cm with diffuser × 2 |
| Dimensions Size (W x H x D) CLP-835 Polished: 1,455 x 1,084 x 460 mm CLP-835 Satin: 1,450 x 1,083 x 460 mm |
| Weight CLP-835 Polished: 60 kg CLP-835 Satin: 57 kg |
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Digital Pianos Delivery & Setup
Digital Piano delivery and setup is available in the Sydney Metro area for the cost of $150. Surcharge will apply for stairs, or other difficult delivery.
Additional surcharges apply to deliveries outside of the Sydney Metro area, and will need to be scheduled in advance. Please contact us for an obligation free quote.
As you will have to be home to show the carriers where to set up your piano, we will call to schedule your delivery at a time that is convenient for you.
Acoustic Pianos Delivery
Logans only work with the best speciality piano carriers in the business - Dragon, Goninans & Perfect Moves. This ensures that your piano will arrive not only undamaged, but in tune & well regulated as well. As you will have to be home to show the carriers where to place your piano, we will call to schedule your delivery at a time that is convenient for you.
- Delivery to Sydney metro area is free to ground level, +$60 for each flight of stairs.
- Charges apply to deliveries outside of the Sydney Metro area, and will need to be scheduled in advance. Please contact us for an obligation free quote, or select "Post-paid Piano Shipping" at checkout, and we will call you the following business day to discuss your shipping options. Delivery of pianos outside of Sydney Metro is subject to the scheduling of our long distance shipping partner, Perfect Moves. Typically, this means your piano will be delivered within a month of purchase.
Indicative prices for Melbourne/Brisbane Metro
Upright Pianos: $660
GB1 or GC1: $770
C3 or smaller: $880
C5 or smaller: $990
C7 or smaller: $1190
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