Starting at some point in the late 1970s, however, Richter began to perform on Yamaha pianos.
A grandfather clock stood in the entry, and a Yamaha piano was against the wall just inside the door.
That is partly the character of Yamaha pianos.
The audience waited as the familiar black Yamaha piano was wheeled out and buttressed by electronic equipment.
"It would be unthinkable for either one of the halls to use a Yamaha electric piano," he said.
She listened to him playing a couple of numbers, then walked over to the Yamaha piano.
Overlooking the room on a balcony was the Yamaha grand piano he lugs to nearly 60 concerts a year.
But the stark white Yamaha grand piano situated at the edge of the cafe somehow jars rather than invites.
The Chapel is equipped with a sound system, a new Yamaha grand piano and 2 pipe organs.
But more important, fewer Japanese children were playing Yamaha pianos.