Yamaha MX-1, Product Handbook

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1. Yamaha hybrid products are grouped into three broad categories.
1. Disklavier: Acoustic piano with recording and playback functions. (Some models are playback-
only.) Within Japan, Disklaviers are marketed under the name “Piano Player” or
“Ensemble Piano”.
2. Silent Piano: Acoustic piano equipped with a shank stopper and a built-in piano tone generator. In
some regions these are also called “MIDI pianos.”
3. GranTouch: Digital piano with acoustic piano action and wood keyboard.
Yamaha also offers the following two combination hybrids.
4. Disklavier Silent: Disk Silent Piano
5. Disklavier GranTouch: Disk GranTouch
Table 1 shows the genealogy of Yamaha’s hybrid models. Table 2 lists the models in each category and briefly
describes their main features.