Yamaha CLP-845 Black Piano digital

Yamaha CLP-845 B — Clavinova Digital Piano with GrandTouch-S Wooden Keys

The Yamaha CLP-845 B brings the touch and tone of a concert grand into a home-friendly cabinet finished in matte Black. Inside the taller acoustic-style case sits the GrandTouch-S keyboard with real wooden white keys, paired with the sounds of two flagship instruments: the Yamaha CFX and the Bösendorfer Imperial. The CLP-845 B is the right choice for pianists who want the expressive range of a 9-foot grand without the maintenance, footprint, or price tag of an acoustic instrument.

What sets the CLP-845 B apart in the Clavinova line

Two technologies make this model stand out from lower Clavinova tiers. First, the GrandTouch-S keyboard uses real wood for the white keys, synthetic ebony and ivory tops on the naturals and sharps, and a true escapement that produces the soft click found only on acoustic grands. Second, the 2-way speaker system pairs a 16 cm woofer with an 8 cm midrange driver on each side, both loaded with Yamaha's diffuser technology to spread tone across the room rather than firing it straight at the player.

Keyboard and action — the player's primary interface

The action is where most digital pianos reveal their compromises, and the CLP-845 B addresses this directly with weighted wooden keys and graded hammer weighting. Touch sensitivity runs across six levels — Hard2, Hard1, Medium, Soft1, Soft2, and Fixed — so the response can be tuned to a child's finger or a concert pianist's hand.

• Keyboard Action: GrandTouch-S with wooden white keys, synthetic ebony/ivory tops, escapement — the closest Clavinova feel to a real grand below the CLP-875.
• Keys: 88 — full concert range with graded weighting from heavier bass to lighter treble.
• Touch Curves: Hard2 / Hard1 / Medium / Soft1 / Soft2 / Fixed — six sensitivity presets cover beginners through advanced repertoire.
• Pedals: 3 (Damper with half-pedal, Sostenuto, Soft) with GrandTouch Pedal response — continuous half-pedal control mirrors acoustic behavior.

Sound engine — two concert grands and real-time modeling

Yamaha's tone generator samples each of the 88 notes individually on both flagship pianos, then layers two modeling engines on top. Virtual Resonance Modeling recreates how strings, soundboard, and dampers interact, while Grand Expression Modeling translates subtle changes in force and timing into tonal color. Binaural Sampling is included for both CFX and Bösendorfer voices, so headphone sessions feel three-dimensional.

• Piano Voices: Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial, fully sampled across all 88 notes — flagship concert grands in one instrument.
• Polyphony: 256 notes — enough headroom for dense Romantic-era textures with full sustain pedal.
• Modeling: Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM) and Grand Expression Modeling — real-time sympathetic resonance and dynamic articulation.
• Binaural Sampling: Yes (CFX Grand and Bösendorfer) — natural 3D sound through headphones without artificial reverb.
• Preset Voices: 38 — supplementary instruments beyond the two flagship pianos.

Speakers, connectivity, and built-in learning tools

A built-in speaker system, dual headphone jacks, and Bluetooth audio/MIDI make the CLP-845 B practical for shared living spaces, silent practice, and app-based learning. The onboard library includes 50 classical pieces and 303 lesson songs, with a 16-track sequencer for capturing performances.

• Amplification: (45 W + 45 W) × 2 — 180 W total, dedicated amps for woofer and midrange on each channel.
• Speakers: (16 cm with diffuser + 8 cm with diffuser) × 2 — two-way design with Yamaha's diffuser technology.
• Headphone Outputs: 2 × standard stereo phone jack — teacher and student can practice simultaneously in silence.
• Bluetooth: Audio and MIDI (region-dependent) — wireless streaming and app integration.
• USB Audio Interface: 44.1 kHz, 24-bit, stereo — direct recording into a DAW without an external interface.
• Lesson Content: 23 voice demos + 50 classics + 303 lesson songs, plus metronome and 20 rhythms — a complete learning system out of the box.

Who the Yamaha CLP-845 B is built for

The CLP-845 B is the right choice for intermediate and advanced players who want authentic grand-piano feel and tone in a furniture-grade home instrument. Serious students preparing for graded exams will benefit from the weighted wooden action, half-pedal response, and 303 built-in lesson songs. Adult returners and hobbyist pianists get the two flagship grand voices, Binaural Sampling for late-night headphone practice, and Bluetooth streaming for play-along sessions. The matte Black finish suits modern interiors where a polished ebony cabinet would feel too formal.

Clavinova heritage and the two flagship grands

The Clavinova line has defined Yamaha's home digital piano category for decades, evolving through successive generations of keyboard action and sound modeling. The CLP-845 B draws on that lineage by pairing the GrandTouch-S wooden-key action with samples of two of the most respected concert grands in the world: the Yamaha CFX, Yamaha's own flagship 9-foot instrument, and the Bösendorfer Imperial, the legendary Vienna-built 9-footer known for its singing tone and extended bass register. Recording each piano note-by-note across the full keyboard, then layering Virtual Resonance Modeling and Grand Expression Modeling on top, lets the CLP-845 B reproduce the subtle interactions between strings, soundboard, and dampers that define a real acoustic performance.