User Manual

Each key in the Clavinova keyboard
has a unique weight. On a
traditional acoustic piano, the
strings are short and narrow in the
treble section and get progressively
thicker and longer in the bass
section. To produce an even sound,
the hammers hitting the keys
become larger from low to high. Thanks to the 88-key Linear Graded
Hammers, this is the first digital piano to precisely recreate the
keyboard touch of a grand piano where the weight, touch and return
of every key is different. Since the experience is extremely close to
that of a grand piano, you can achieve better playing technique.
The keyboard must respond perfectly to the touch of your fingers so
the notes sound just as you intend. Because the keyboard plays such
a critical role, it must allow you to play smoothly and maintain good
touch for long periods of time. That’s why all 88 keys are equipped
with Keyboard Stabilizers. This not only lets you play with a natural
touch, it greatly improves the stability and durability of the keys.
The keys provide a pleasing touch down to the base, because the
distance from the tip of the key to the fulcrum is extremely long.
When playing a piece that uses many black keys, even when you
press a white key near its base, the key sinks softly, maintaining the
delicate nuances of soft and hard key strokes.
The damper pedal is an important
piano-playing element because it
continuously varies the sound as
you press it down. The Clavinova
behaves the same way as an
acoustic piano by constantly
detecting the amount of pedal press
or return and finely adjusting the amount of note elongation and
reverberation. Additionally,
the GP Response Damper
Pedal reproduces the
typical grand piano feeling,
for example less resistance
when starting to press and a
heavy feeling when the
pedal begins to take effect.
As a result, players achieve
greater control when
operating the damper
pedal.
Stereo Sustain samples*
1
provide the mellow reverberations created
as you depress the damper pedal. Damper Resonance*
2
similarly
produces broad and deep resonances when the pedal is used. The
result is realistic sound, just as if you were playing an acoustic
piano. You will even hear the subtle changes that occur according to
whether the player begins to press the pedal before or after striking a
key. You can enjoy playing impressionistic pieces, such as those by
Debussy or Ravel, where half-pedal expression is important.
Clavinova key tips are far from the fulcrum, so the keys sink smoothly when played
near the base.
Long Short
Fulcrum
Key tip far from the fulcrum (Clavinova) Key tip close to the fulcrum
Response of GP Response Damper Pedal
With the adjustment range and pressure feel of a grand
piano half pedal, delicate tonal control is possible.
Grand piano hammers.
Pedals
Real Grand Expression
88-key Linear Graded Hammers* reproduce a
unique weight for each key, a first for digital pianos.
Keyboard Stabilizers enhance the keyboard’s
durability.
Using the pedals provides realistic resonances
that accurately convey all sound changes.
The GP Response Damper Pedal* provides an
operating feel just like that of a grand piano.
*
CLP-470 / 480 / S408.
The Keyboard Stabilizer lets you apply force toward the fulcrum, providing a firm,
steady touch.
Fulcrum
Operation of the Keyboard Stabilizer
Differences between ease of playing according to
distance to the fulcrum
The hammers of all 88 keys have different weights.
88-key Linear Graded Hammers
Keys have a long distance to the fulcrum
offering easy-to-play touch, even to the base of
each key.
*
CLP-470 / 480 / S408.
Heavy Pressure
on pedal
Light
Shallow DeepRange of pedal movement
*
1 CLP-440 / 470 / 480 / S406 / S408, CVP-503 / 505 / 509 / 409GP, CGP-1000.
*
2 All CLP models.
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