May Get A Yamaha CP-70!

[fuzzy4dice]

Hey Guys,

A woman is selling a Yamaha CP-70 near me, and she wants $400. I know it's a great price, but she hasn't emailed me back in a while...so I'm getting nervous. Maybe that's what she wants.

Anyway, I thought it would be a good opportunity to have a discussion about CP-70's. They are really cool. Does anyone have any stories, thoughts, or pics!?

I'll start with one! This is the actual CP-70 in question!

 

[Zoofinall]

Yamaha CP-70

You had better hope this Yamaha CP 70 Electric Piano has the Pedal Rod and sustain Pedal, because Yamaha does not make any parts for this Electric Piano any longer. The CP 70/ CP 80 was one of the finest Pianos on the market back in the 1970's...Why Yamaha went with all digital electric pianos is a a shame. I mean they did market the Yamaha CP70M and CP80M with Midi, so I don't know why they decided to go with just electric digital pianos. Also they had the Yamaha CP60M, which was a 76 note Midi Electric Upright. Just as portable as the CP70/CP80

 

[daryle_ackerman]

Does anyone have any stories, thoughts, or pics!?

Yeah, when I turn on my EMU ESI-32 sampler, 99% of the time I load up a med/hard CP70 sample set. I would love to get my hands on the original beast.

Daryle

 

[Toddskins]

Past CP-80 owner

I bought a brand new CP-80 (graphic EQ and MIDI onboard) in 1985, and thought much of it... at first.

I would never, ever buy one again.

Why?

Couple of reasons:

1) NOT PORTABLE!!! Heaviest damn beast you can imagine. Each section requires 2 guys to move it, and you had better get yourself a damn big, and also heavy, road case for the two sections (The harp, and hammers). Yeah, it's billed as "portable", but not really! I kid you not, if you don't have a road crew available to pack it up & down for all your gigs & rehearsals... forget it.

2) Sound is not exactly what you would expect when amplified. This takes a real work of art to EQ it. Remember, it does not have a wooden sounding board, but rather piezo pickups on each string. So, the sound is kinda .... well, it will never, ever sound like a Steinway, let alone the acoustic Yamahas.


88 key sample playback is wonderful alternative... i.e. Kurzweil K2600XS, or Korg Tritons, or whatever.

Oh.. I do think the action on the real piano CP-80 is great. That is truly a major selling point.

 

[gilwe]

I'll have to disagree with that... I have a CP60M, played a CP70, and listened to hundreds recordings of these instruments, and I have to tell that these are ones of the finest, most amazing sounding instruments ever built. Yamaha succeeded with those as much as they did with the CS-80 !

I agree that these are very heavy to transport (and mine is "only" 100Kg... ), but it definately worths the investment, if you look for a superb sounding amplified piano.

I also agree that the CP70 samples on the EmaxIII CDs are fabulous !
(used to use it a lot with the E6400) but do not get close to the real thing.