NEW YAMAHA UPRIGHTS AND CONSOLES OFFER STYLISH CABINET OPTIONS

—New Bill Faber Designs Fit a Variety of Home Decors—

ANAHEIM, CA—Buyers of Yamaha upright and console pianos will have more aesthetic choices this year with the addition of several attractive new cabinet styles. The M500CH console and the P600S, P600QA and P600T uprights all offer new furniture options for proven instrument designs.

"The piano is unique among musical instruments because home buyers view it as a piece of fine furniture as well as a musical instrument," says Paul Calvin, piano marketing manager, Yamaha Corporation of America. "These new cabinet designs open up the possibilities for more consumers, so that a quality Yamaha piano can be the centerpiece of any room."

The P600S, P600QA and P600T, created by noted American designer Bill Faber, are built around the tone and performance of the proven P22 45-in. upright with gorgeous cabinets that go with today's furniture styles. "The P22 is very popular with schools, churches, universities and teachers around the country," Calvin says. "Now, people can enjoy the institutional quality of the P22 in a gorgeous cabinet that will enhance the beauty of their home."

The P600S Sheraton is a Satin Mahogany cabinet with a flame Mahogany inset, beaded trim on the keyslip, a sunrise patterned music desk and a one-piece leg. The P600QA Queen Anne is crafted in Satin Cherry, with a curved one-piece leg, a burl overlay on the music desk and decorative molding on the top board. The P600T Tuscan offers an Ash Burl inlay, top board molding, an Alfresco finish and a one-piece fluted leg with decorative carving.

The M500CH presents the popular 44-inch acoustic console piano in a Chippendale-style Mahogany finish with a ball-and-claw leg, flame Mahogany inlay and decorative molding on the top board. Also designed by Bill Faber, the new upright will be at home with popular furniture from America's finest manufacturers.

The M500CH console and P600S, P600QA and P600T uprights will all be available in September, 2002.

For more information about Yamaha pianos, visit Yamaha at Winter NAMM 2002, in the Marquis Ballroom at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel; write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622-6600; email infostation@yamaha.com; visit www.yamaha.com or telephone (714) 522-9011.