Clavinova CLP-745R Console Digital Piano

The Yamaha CLP-745R sits in an interesting place among used digital pianos. It combines the conveniences people expect from a Clavinova with several features aimed specifically at making the playing experience feel more connected to an acoustic piano.

One of the most important is under your fingers.

Yamaha equipped the CLP-745 with its GrandTouch-S keyboard, using wood for the white keys along with synthetic ebony and ivory keytops and an escapement mechanism. For a developing pianist, that gives practice a more piano-focused foundation than a lightweight keyboard action. For an experienced player choosing digital for convenience, it makes the CLP-745 particularly worth trying in person.

The piano sounds are built around samples of two very different concert grands: Yamaha's CFX and the Bösendorfer Imperial. Yamaha also incorporated Virtual Resonance Modeling and Grand Expression Modeling into the CLP-745. Rather than simply adding more sounds, these technologies are intended to reproduce more of the tonal interaction and response that happen when a pianist changes the way a note is played.

The CLP-745 has plenty of sound behind it, too. Its two-way speaker system uses a pair of 16 cm and 8 cm speakers powered by (50W + 50W) × 2 amplification. That makes this much more than a keyboard that happens to have built-in speakers. It is a self-contained home instrument designed to be played through its own cabinet.

Digital convenience becomes useful in everyday life. There are 38 voices, 20 rhythms, a 16-track recorder, WAV audio recording and playback, dual headphone jacks, and Bluetooth Audio. The CLP-745 can also connect wirelessly with Yamaha's Smart Pianist app through Bluetooth MIDI.

That combination can work especially well in a home where piano is part of the daily routine. Practice privately through headphones, play normally through the built-in speaker system, record a performance, or stream music through the piano and play along.

The Dark Rosewood cabinet gives this CLP-745R a warmer, furniture-style appearance than a basic black digital piano while retaining the clean console design of the Clavinova series.

For a developing pianist ready for a more substantial digital instrument, an adult returning to piano, or a family that wants a dedicated home piano without acoustic tuning and maintenance, the CLP-745R offers a lot to explore.

See and play this used Yamaha Clavinova CLP-745R at Miller Piano Specialists in Nashville.

Digital pianos can look very similar on a specification sheet, but the keyboard action, speaker system, cabinet, and overall playing experience are much easier to evaluate in person. Our team can help you compare this CLP-745R with other used and new digital pianos and find the right fit for your playing, space, and budget.

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