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Some keys don't work on the Yamaha P-150 
Just bought a P-150 today but 7 keys don't work. It's in the higher range and it's the E's and the A#'s. I opened it, disassembled and cleaned it. Found …

Rattling keys on Yamaha P105 
Hi. Has anyone had this problem. The keys on my P105 have become loose and noisy. I've replaced the rubber key contacts inside the piano but no change. …

How to fix Yamaha P-105 digital piano sound problems? 
This makes me so desperate and angry; i've bought it brand new (few years ago) but only been able to play a few times before it eventually muted totally. …

How to remove key in Yamaha P150 piano 
How can I remove a black key in the middle of my P150 keyboard . It doesn't seem broken but is not producing any sound

Yamaha P60 - 80 out of 88 keys working... But I'd like them all. 
Hi Folks, So I picked up a Yamaha P60 on the side of the road and plugged it in with an appropriate cord I had lying around at home and to my surprise …

Fixed Yamaha P85 no sound 
My P85 had no sound so I used the service manual to replace a part on the circuit board. C122 was at fault. The service manual has schematics and the …

Yamaha P60 digital piano Q & A 
Hi I am thinking of buying a used Yamaha p60 for $350.00. My only concern is that one or two of the keys seem out of tune and it also sounds a little …

Yamaha P70 digital piano Q & A 
Hi there, I have a Yamaha P70 and the demo piece list is incomplete in the manual I downloaded. I bought it new, and I didn't notice at the time that …

Sticking Keys and loss of tune in upper registers 
I've owned my Yamaha P80 since December 1999. Several keys no longer have a consistant weighted touch, slow reaction time or get stuck. Also, as I …

Yamaha P250 digital piano 
how to remove side panel of yamaha p 250

Yamaha PF1000 digital piano Q & A 
On the piano Yamaha PF1000, I have recorded a song in "GrandPiano2" voice. Now I wanna change the voice to GrandPiano1" voice. How do I do this?

Yamaha P85 digital piano Q & A 
I just bought a Yamaha p85 digital piano. I noticed that there is no damping effect in any of the keys from G5 trough C7. All other keys (from A1 trough …

Sticking keys on a Yamaha CP33 
Hi, I have used my Yamaha CP33 for about a year and the keys are beginning to become sluggish with the two E keys above and below middle C being sticking …

Yamaha CP300 sequencer problem 
When I record and save a song with the built-in sequencer in the CP300 I can record several parts and everything is fine. However, after I turn the CP300 …

Keyboard, Humidity and salt air 
I live on the beach in the tropics (Oaxaca, Mexico). My Yamaha YPP-200 is acting very strange, emitting very loud slightly out-of-tune tones when I hit …

Yamaha P120 digital piano Q & A 
Several keys on my Yamaha P-120 keyboard stick. How can I fix this?

Yamaha P80 digital piano Q & A 
What would make the middle D key louder than the other keys when playing normal? Middle D does not always do this, but when it does it seems to sustain. …

Turning SUSTAIN on or off or making it work correctly with pedal 
FOr some reason, the sustain is ON and when I hit my sustain pedal it goes OFF....backwards to what it should be. Same sustain pedal I have had. I have …

Sticky Keys 
Hi, My school has a Yamaha P-200. It was a great keyboard. However last year a few keys began to stick and now many of the keys stick and it is virtually …

Yamaha P200 digital piano Q & A 
Can not get any sound thru my speakers, checked the inside and the speakers are great and every thing looks great my setting are right, what else could …

AC Adapter for a Yamaha PSS 280? 
Where can I find a PA-3, PA-4 or PA-40 power adapter for my keyboard?

Sticking key - D octave above middle C 
My Yamaha P80 keyboard has given good service for many years but recently I have had problems with a sticking key (D an octave above middle C). The key …

Sticking key 
The D below middle c on my P120 is sticking. Is there a repair manual someplace? or do you know how to fix it?

How do I open my Yamaha P150? 
My speakers are acting up (crackle) and I suspect dust might be part of the cause. How do I open up the top? I've unplugged it, unscrewed the screws in …

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Random Buttons Cease to Function! Repair? PSS-170 
All the keys work great. This is a classic keyboard, but some of the coolest buttons just stopped working randomly.. all at the same time: Tempo-Up, Demonstration …

Yamaha P150 sustain pedal input jack 
My friend has a Yamaha P150. The sustain seems to come on intermittantly. i believe it has to do witha falty input jack (the pedal is ok). Has anyone had …

Yamaha PSS-270 no sound 
I have had this keyboard for a while. It was always stored in the basement. Since recently moving, I wanted to try to get it out and play it. It powers …

Yamaha P90 digital piano Q & A 
I'M LOOKING FOR A TIP FOR REPAIRING AN 'SCN' ERROR, UNIT DEMO WORKS FINE, KEYS HAVE NO OUTPUT. P90 MODEL

Yamaha PSS 51 problems 
Hi, I am having PSS51 model and nowadays some of the keys like sound and voice selection,sound effect ,percussion,vector synth are not getting selected …

Yamaha PF100 digital piano Q & A 
Dear Sirs: I am interested in obtaining an Owners/Instruction Manual for tthe Yamaha Clavinova PF P-100 Sr. # 013901. Is shuch an item available? …

Yamaha P140 digital piano 
I purchased this P-140/P-140S Yamaha keyboard in Japan, and, unfortunately, the use instructions are only in Japanese. How can I get an operator's manual …

LP-1 Pedals and Yamaha P35 Not rated yet
Can I use the LP-1 pedals with a Yamaha P35 keyboard? Thanks Andy

Yamaha P150-WH - Do I Need To Change The Adapter? Not rated yet
Do I need to change the adapter in UK? I bought the keyboard in the Middle East which has a 2 pin socket, now I have moved to the UK and not sure if I …

Yamaha P70 Digital Piano fault Not rated yet
Hi, I am repairing a Yamaha P70 Digital Piano and wonder if it has a common problem. The piano plays any of the demo tunes fine, but when switched to …

Yamaha P515 Digital Piano goes to sleep Not rated yet
Our brand new Yamaha ‘went to sleep’ or shut itself off just before a performance. P515 model. Thoughts? Also, after re-start, the pedal did not activate. …

Loss of many notes on a Yamaha P105B  Not rated yet
I was given a P105B which I was going to pass onto a student. Sadly many of the keys will not sound in most octaves. Starting with D D# 1 it varies on …

Yamaha P 70 Factory reset does not work Not rated yet
Having an issue with my Yamaha P 70 not switching into grande piano mode. Tried a factory reset but that did not work either. Can somebody please help? …

Yamaha P 70 Grand Piano/Voice button does not work Not rated yet
I got a Yamaha P 70 that was all in pieces. I re-assembled it according to an online service manual. The Demo function works well and I am able to select …

How to Replace Keys on the Yamaha P-150 Not rated yet
Two keys on the Yamaha P-150 are "hanging". I could open the P-150. The task is to replace those 2 keys: I ordered two keys in USA by Syntaur. All the …

Yamaha CP-33 Stage Piano - Fixing Keys Not rated yet
I've had my Yamaha cp 33 stage piano for 10 years. The keys are not level. They're all sunk back on a slope. Can I fix this myself?

Faulty polyphony on consecutive notes Not rated yet
Hi, I have a Yamaha P35 and noticed yesterday, on all octaves, between adjacent F&F# and B&C if I keep pressed one the other is irresponsive. Each octave …

Yamaha P45 ribbon cable issue Not rated yet
Some keys of my piano like D,F# can't play, I have checked that ribbon cable. It's totally damaged. I need to change that cable but can't find it anywhere. …

Yamaha Clavinova P-100 High Pitched Sound Not rated yet
A customer of our shop recently donated a Yamaha Clavinova PF P-100 and I'd like to get it back in working order for use in one of our lesson rooms. …

Yamaha P80 digital piano E4 not sounding Not rated yet
I have taken the key off and pushed down the internal mechanism and still no sound. I assume this is a problem with the circuit board. Please advise

Yamaha P60 squeaky key problem Not rated yet
My Yamaha P60 has one squeaky key, and it happens to be middle C! Is there an easy fix for this, or will it have to be repaired by a professional?

Using MIDI Matlab with the Yamaha P120 Not rated yet
Hello. This is my first submission to this forum. I have been attempting to remotely strike the P120 keys using MIDI commands so that I could collect …

Apps for Yamaha P115 Not rated yet
It appears that the Yamaha P115 electric piano has disappeared off of the face of the earth.. I was told that there are apps available for this piano …

Yamaha P150 Speaker Switch Not rated yet
I was gifted a yamaha p150 but the speaker switch in the back was at some time mashed in and 2 of the wires are off. I want to bypass this switch to us …

Yamaha Digital Piano P45 - C and F# don't play Not rated yet
Hello, all the C and F# keys above the middle C on my Yamaha P45 digital piano stopped working this morning. C and F# pairs on the 5th, 6th and 7th octaves …

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Yamaha P140 output level Not rated yet
Dear, i have a question related to the AUX OUT on the rca socket: do you know what is the level of this signal ? maybe is it 0,75V ? tks, alessio

Yamaha YDP-S52 and pedals Not rated yet
Hi all, some months ago I had a problem with the right pedal of my Yamaha YDP-S52. I disassembled the pedal unit and I replaced the right capacitor …

Computer sequence into the Yamaha P-250 Not rated yet
Any sequence I send into the Yamaha P-250 only plays the piano patch (sound), it doesn't change if a different sound is selected. I must be missing something. …

Turn off F8 and FE messages on YAMAHA P80 Not rated yet
Hello, I was hoping someone here could tell me how to turn off the timing clock(f8) and active sensing(fe) messages being sent from my piano (YAMAHA …

Yamaha p125 not sending midi to Pro Tools instrument track. Not rated yet
It worked only once. I don't know what happened since then. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks

Yamaha P 125 Review Not rated yet
Just purchased this piano, in white. A couple of thoughts... I bought it to have a reasonably cheap but quality board to grab and go to a jam, Gig or a …

Recording from Yamaha P115 Not rated yet
I want to record (sound, not MIDI) from my Yamaha P115. I am just wondering what is the optimal way. I have tried doing it simply with my phone, without …

Yamaha P35 keys only work after few minutes Not rated yet
When I turn on my Yamaha P35, the keys from G to C (6 keys) from the 5th octave are dead. They usually work after a few minutes. I replaced the rubber …

Yamaha P-120 Save user songs to external device for storage and playback Not rated yet
What is best way to save more than 3 user songs on an external device for storage and playback for live performance on a Yamaha P-120? Could use IPad …

My Yamaha P255 doesn't sound as good as in videos.. Not rated yet
So I just got myself the P255 and I am 100% certain that my settings are not correct on the piano as it sounds muffled and doesn't capture the string resonance …

Yamaha P-45 Keys With No Sound Not rated yet
I just bought a new Yamaha P-45 digital keyboard. The last 3-4 keys on the top end seem to have no sound. I tried changing the sensitivity setting, but …

Yamaha P series pedal options (INPUT NEEDED) Not rated yet
I recently purchased a P-115 and want to use my existing pedals, which have standard 1/4" plugs. Is there an adapter that would convert the mini DIN (multi-pedal …

Yamaha P105 issue Not rated yet
I have had my P105 for almost 6 years and play mostly organ and piano sounds in a classic rock band. Recently, when I use the Pipe organ or Vibe settings, …

No sound coming through headphones when plugged into output Not rated yet
I have a Yamaha P120 piano. For some reason, there is no sound coming through the headphone when I plug in to the output slots. What could be the problem? …

Yamaha P-120S Has no sound Not rated yet
We have owned this keyboard for about 12 years. Now it has stopped producing sound. If I plug in an amplifier I can get barely audible sound if I really …

Weird hum - Yamaha P-250 Not rated yet
Hello! My Yamaha P-250 developed a hum, seemingly overnight! One of my students was messing around with the buttons a lot and the following day I had a …

Yamaha P-45 - Muffled sound sometimes Not rated yet
Most of time the sound is loud and clear, but occasionally, if I slide the volume down to 0 and then back up, the sound will be muffled somewhat and sound …

Yamaha P-45B - Very weird problem - all Ds misplaying Not rated yet
The problem is basically this: one day the piano was working fine, then the next day I sat down to play around a bit and it started putting out these weird, …

Yamaha P60 - C and F# keys stopped working from Middle C upward Not rated yet
Dear all, I have a Yamaha P60, bought 8 years ago. Last month, 9 keys stopped working: From the Middle C, all C and F# keys do not operate any more. …

Cannot get MIDI receiving data on Yamaha P-140 Not rated yet
I've been trying to get piano MIDI data, recorded from my Yamaha P-140, played back and heard properly from the P-140 but I don't hear anything. I know …

Can't get broken keyboard key out - HELP! Not rated yet
After many years with no problems, my P90 got the sticky key problem caused by the deterioration of the back part of the key causing it to tilt slightly. …

Yamaha P150 Initialization problems Not rated yet
I have a P150 which refuses to get past the "initialize" "voice" state. factory reset does not seem to function and I get no "initialize ALL" when I try …

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