Yamaha CLP-865GPWH Digital Grand Piano Polished White

Yamaha CLP-865GPWH — A Digital Grand Piano for the Modern Home

The Yamaha CLP-865GPWH brings the silhouette of a baby grand into a digital instrument designed for contemporary living spaces. Finished in Polished White, this Clavinova from the CLP-800 Series measures just 1,146 mm front to back, occupying far less floor space than an acoustic grand while keeping the visual drama of a curved lid and three-pedal layout. Inside the cabinet, Yamaha pairs the GrandTouch-S keyboard with the dual concert-grade sounds of the CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial, 256-note polyphony, and a 160 W two-way speaker system with diffusers.

What Sets This Digital Grand Apart

Two flagship piano engines sit side by side: the Yamaha CFX concert grand and the Bösendorfer Imperial, both sampled with Binaural Sampling for headphone listening. Grand Expression Modeling translates every nuance of touch into tonal variation, while Virtual Resonance Modeling recreates the sympathetic resonance of strings, dampers, and soundboard. The two-way speaker system pairs a 16 cm main driver with diffuser and a 5 cm tweeter per side, with the cabinet itself acting as the resonating enclosure.

GrandTouch-S Keyboard — Real Grand-Piano Feel

The GrandTouch-S action uses synthetic ebony and ivory key tops with a subtle texture that prevents slipping during long sessions, plus an escapement mechanism that recreates the let-off feel of an acoustic grand. Touch sensitivity offers six levels — Hard2, Hard1, Medium, Soft1, Soft2, and Fixed — so beginners can dial in a lighter response while advanced players match a heavier concert feel.

• Keyboard Type: GrandTouch-S with synthetic ebony and ivory key tops, escapement
• Number of Keys: 88
• Touch Sensitivity: Hard2 / Hard1 / Medium / Soft1 / Soft2 / Fixed

Sound Engine — Two Concert Grands in One Instrument

Beyond the CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial piano voices, this model offers 38 preset voices covering acoustic pianos, electric pianos, organs, harpsichords, strings, choirs, bass, guitars, and synthesizers. Layer two voices or split the keyboard at any point to play different sounds with each hand. Effects include seven reverb types, three chorus types, seven brilliance settings plus user, and twelve insertion effects, with Intelligent Acoustic Control balancing the tone at lower volumes.

• Piano Sounds: Yamaha CFX, Bösendorfer Imperial
• Polyphony: 256 notes
• Number of Voices: 38
• Modeling: Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM), Grand Expression Modeling, Binaural Sampling

Cabinet, Speakers, and Connectivity

The Polished White cabinet houses 160 W two-way amplification (45 W + 35 W) × 2 driving 16 cm main drivers and 5 cm tweeters, both with diffusers for wider sound dispersion. Three GrandTouch pedals — Damper with half-pedal function, Sostenuto, and Soft — replicate the acoustic grand layout, while two headphone jacks allow silent duet practice. Bluetooth Audio and MIDI connect wirelessly to smart devices for play-along tracks or apps like Smart Pianist and flowkey.

• Amplification: (45 W + 35 W) × 2 = 160 W total
• Speakers: 16 cm with diffuser + 5 cm, two-way configuration
• Pedals: 3 — Damper (half-pedal), Sostenuto, Soft (GrandTouch)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth Audio + MIDI, 2 headphone jacks, USB TO DEVICE/HOST, AUX IN/OUT
• Dimensions: 1,430 mm W × 932 mm H × 1,146 mm D
• Weight: 106 kg

Who Should Consider This Model

The CLP-865GPWH is the right choice for pianists who want the visual presence and pedal layout of a baby grand without the maintenance demands of an acoustic instrument. Serious students moving up from an entry-level digital piano will appreciate the GrandTouch-S action and the dual CFX/Bösendorfer piano voices, while intermediate players gain a furniture-grade centrepiece for the living room that doubles as a silent-practice station via the dual headphone outputs. Performers who want to play along with backing tracks can stream audio wirelessly over Bluetooth, and the included bench, music rest with braces, and sliding key cover make it ready to play straight out of the box.

The Clavinova Heritage

Yamaha launched the Clavinova line in 1983 as its flagship home digital piano series, and the CLP-800 Series represents the latest evolution of that four-decade lineage. The acquisition of Austrian manufacturer Bösendorfer in 2008 brought the Imperial voice into the Clavinova catalogue, giving players access to two of the most respected concert grand sounds in a single instrument. This model carries that heritage forward in a Polished White cabinet pairing modern digital engineering with the timeless silhouette of a grand piano.