People worry about playing musical instruments in quiet places. Can we lower the volume of these instruments?
Allowing people to enjoy playing without restraint
1993
Damping the sound of acoustic instruments
In 1993 Yamaha released the SILENT Piano™, which allowed people to play while using headphones, enjoying the authentic feel of a piano keyboard without the reverberation of the strings. We then took this idea to wind and string instruments.
![[Image] SILENT Piano™ U5AS](/en/about/history/innovation/episode-17/images/1993-1.jpg)
![[Image] SB7](/en/about/history/innovation/episode-17/images/1993-2.jpg)
![[Image] SV-100](/en/about/history/innovation/episode-17/images/1993-3.jpg)