The UX offers greatvalue to a player who wants a piano with a rich full sound. The X means thismodel has an X-Shaped wooden support frame around the back which some claimgives a better sound .The 131cm tall cabinet gives plenty of room for long bassstrings, which give a full rich sounding bass register. The sound from the UXis better than most small grand pianos.

Yamaha use the best of their timbers to build their U3 series professionaluprights. The heart of the piano is the solid Sitka spruce soundboard, which isused to amplify the tone of the piano and produce the sound you hear. Using asolid timber for the soundboard rather than a laminated soundboard gives thepiano a bigger and fuller sound