Yamaha C2X – 5’8″ Acoustic Grand Piano Overview

Joshua Gratton | March 16, 2023 Article author and publication date

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We hope this article helps you learn a bit more about the Yamaha C2X! We have quite a bit of information on our website about each grand piano model that Yamaha makes with the GB1K, GC Series, CX Series, SX Series, and CF Series. You’re more than welcome to pursue the information we have published on our website and YouTube channel, but if you ever have questions and would like to chat with one of our piano experts, please feel welcome to reach out to us via our text chat, email ([email protected]), or give us a call (800-437-1755).

Today, we are going to be taking a look at Yamaha’s C2X baby grand piano. The C2X boasts a 5’8 cabinet. It is the exact same size as Yamaha’s GC2. Moreover, you can order Yamaha’s 5’8 cabinet in the GC series or the CX series, both in Polished Ebony or Satin Ebony. We have an article that you can view here about Yamaha’s GC2 here.

Check out more finished on the Yamaha C2X HERE

Here are some features about the C2X:

Yamaha CX pianos have been redesigned with many of the innovations of Yamaha’s flagship CFX to give artists a more versatile tonal palette while still maintaining the bright percussive sound that has helped make C series pianos the most recorded in history. Yamaha launched their CFX concert grand piano back in 2011 and everything they learned from designing one of the best concert grand pianos in the world benefited the CX lineup.

View from above as a woman plays a Yamaha grand piano in her living room.

The soundboard of the C2X takes its cues from Yamaha’s flagship CFX. The finest spruce from Yamaha’s Kitami Mill in Hokkaido, Japan is delicately shaped by expert craftsmen to create the iconic CX series sound.

Closeup view of a soundboard not installed in the piano.

Like Yamaha’s flagship CFX, the back posts of the C2X are crafted from the finest spruce and made thicker and more substantial to support a more powerful fortissimo.

View of the three horizontal back posts coming into a corner to join with a fourth vertical one.

Yamaha was the first company to use an advanced vacuum shield mold casting technology called V-Pro to create a stronger, lighter, and more durable frame worthy of the grandest grand piano. Every CX frame is built to Yamaha’s exacting specifications at their Iwata Forge in Japan.

Yamaha took everything they learned from their flagship CFX and reinvented the hammers to create the iconic sound of the CX with even more range of tonal colors and nuance.

Two small wood pieces with each head wrapped in felt on a table with another one plus a handful …

Yamaha artisans wind each bass string to work in harmony with the hammers, soundboard, and every part of this exceptional instrument. CX pianos are expertly voiced and regulated by master technicians in Kitagawa, Japan to express every nuance.

Closeup of bass strings in a finished piano showing that each of the strings are wrapped in …

Check out the videos below to hear some examples of what the C2X sounds like.

If you are still learning about Yamaha grand pianos… Check out HERE for more information on other popular CX grand pianos like the C3X, C5X, C6X, and C7X.

Thank you SO much for taking time to learn more about the C2X. If you have any questions, we would be more than happy to help. Please feel welcome to reach out to us with any questions you may have!

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