Yamaha CLP-845 White Birch Piano digital

Flagship Clavinova Touch and Tone in a Console Cabinet

The Yamaha Clavinova CLP-845 digital piano delivers the touch and tone of a concert grand in a console cabinet suited to a living room. Built around the GrandTouch-S wooden-key action and flagship CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial samples, this model sits in the upper tier of the CLP-800 series. A two-way speaker system with diffusers projects a room-filling soundstage, while Grand Expression Modeling and Virtual Resonance Modeling recreate the sympathetic vibration of a real acoustic instrument.

What Sets the Instrument Apart

What separates this model from the rest of the CLP-800 line is the combination of wooden white keys with synthetic ebony and ivory tops and a true two-way speaker array. The GrandTouch-S keyboard reproduces the escapement click found only on grand pianos, while the GrandTouch pedal set includes half-pedal function on the damper. Binaural samples deliver a natural headphone experience for late-night practice.

Action and Keyboard Response

Designed to mimic a grand, the keyboard serves as the core of this instrument.

• Keyboard Technology: GrandTouch-S Keyboard — wooden white keys with synthetic ebony and ivory tops
• Number of Keys: 88 — full concert range
• Six response levels plus a fixed setting for organ voices allow players to customize the touch to their preference, labeled as Hard2, Hard1, Medium, Soft1, Soft2, Fixed.
• Escapement: Yes — the subtle click near the top of each key's travel, unique to grand pianos

Sound Engine and Piano Voices

The tone generator draws on two flagship concert grands, sampled at multiple velocities.

• Piano Sounds: Yamaha CFX, Bösendorfer Imperial — flagship concert grand samples
• Polyphony: 256 notes — handles dense passages and layered voices without dropped notes
• Grand Expression Modeling: Yes — simulates hammer, string, and damper mechanics
• Virtual Resonance Modeling (VRM): Yes — recreates sympathetic string vibration
• Binaural Sampling: Yes (CFX Grand and Bösendorfer) — natural headphone sound

Speakers, Pedals, and Connectivity

A two-way speaker system with diffusers and a full triple-pedal layout complete the acoustic package.

• Built-in Speakers: Yes — (16 cm with diffuser + 8 cm with diffuser) × 2
• Amplifiers: (45 W + 45 W) × 2 — total 180 W of power
• Pedals: 3 — Damper (half-pedal), Sostenuto, Soft; GrandTouch Pedals
• Bluetooth: Audio and MIDI — wireless streaming and app connectivity
• Headphone Output: Yes — two standard stereo phone jacks for silent practice or duet sessions
• Metronome: Yes — tempo range 5–500, with 20 rhythm patterns
• Learning System: Yes — 303 lesson songs, 50 classics, Smart Pianist compatible

Target Audience

This digital piano is the right choice for advanced home pianists, returning players, and serious students who want a console instrument that feels and sounds like a real grand. Its wooden-key GrandTouch-S action rewards nuanced playing, while the two-way speaker system and binaural headphone samples make it equally suited to living-room performance and late-night practice.

Heritage

The Clavinova line has led digital piano development for four decades, and the CLP-845 represents the culmination of that heritage. The CLP-800 series draws on a century of acoustic piano craftsmanship, sampling flagship instruments like the CFX concert grand and partnering with Bösendorfer to capture the Imperial's warm character.