The Yamaha CVP-909 Clavinova sits at the top of Yamaha’s upright-format Clavinova line. It builds on the CVP-905 with counterweighted keys for authentic grand-piano key return, the GP Response Damper pedal for realistic continuous-resistance pedal feel, a 9-inch touchscreen, and 1,605 preset voices. The audio system adds a 20 cm Spruce Cone woofer in a Twisted Flare Port enclosure for extended low-frequency response alongside dedicated midrange and tweeter drivers per channel. The Yamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial are rendered through binaural sampling, Virtual Resonance Modeling, and Grand Expression Modeling.
| Height | 56-1/8″ (1,426 mm) |
| Width | 34-3/16″ (868 mm) |
| Depth | 24-1/8″ (612 mm) |
| Weight | 180 lb 12 oz (82 kg) |
The CVP-909 uses the GrandTouch Keyboard: wooden keys, synthetic ebony and ivory key tops, escapement, and 88-key Linear Graded Hammers. Two components distinguish it from the CVP-905. Counterweighted keys add mass that simulates the physical inertia of a grand piano’s hammer mechanism, improving key return speed and consistency across all dynamic levels. The GP Response Damper applies variable resistance to the sustain pedal throughout its full travel, reproducing the continuous physical feedback of an acoustic grand pedal rather than the binary response of a standard digital piano pedal.
The CVP-909 carries the largest voice library in the upright Clavinova range: 1,605 preset voices, 58 Drum/SFX Kits, and 480 XG Voices. Accompaniment styles number 675, with seven fingering modes and full intro/main variation/fill/ending controls. One Touch Setting automatically pairs the correct voice and tempo to each selected style.
Both core piano voices were recorded key-by-key with binaural microphone technology. Virtual Resonance Modeling and Grand Expression Modeling render the harmonic and expressive complexity of the CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial in real time, including sympathetic string resonance, hammer variation, and tonal changes across the full dynamic range.
The CVP-909 drives 16 cm woofers, 5 cm midrange drivers, and 2.5 cm dome tweeters in two channel enclosures, plus a 20 cm Spruce Cone speaker in a dedicated sub-bass cabinet with a Twisted Flare Port for reduced turbulence and extended low-frequency response. This same architecture is used in the CVP-909GP.
Two headphone jacks, microphone input with Vocal Harmony processing (54 Preset + 60 User), MIDI IN/OUT/THRU, Bluetooth Audio, two USB TO DEVICE ports, and one USB TO HOST port. Internal storage of approximately 2 GB supports full session recording in WAV and MP3.
| Keyboard | 88 Keys, GrandTouch Keyboard |
| Key Material | Wooden keys, synthetic ebony and ivory key tops |
| Escapement / Counterweight | Yes / Yes |
| Linear Graded Hammers | 88-key |
| Touch Sensitivity | Hard2 / Hard1 / Medium / Soft1 / Soft2 |
| Pedal Configuration | 3 pedals, half-pedal capability |
| GP Response Damper | Yes |
| Display | 9.0″ TFT Color LCD touchscreen, 800 x 480 dots |
| Piano Sounds | Yamaha CFX, Bösendorfer Imperial |
| Binaural Sampling | Yes |
| VRM / Grand Expression | Yes / Yes |
| Key-off Samples / Smooth Release | Yes / Yes |
| Polyphony (max.) | 256 |
| Preset Voices | 1,605 Voices + 58 Drum/SFX Kits + 480 XG Voices |
| Effects (Preset + User) | Reverb (65+30), Chorus (107+30), Insertion (358+30), Vocal Harmony (54+60) |
| Stereophonic Optimizer / IAC | Yes / Yes |
| Preset Styles | 675 |
| Fingering Modes | Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard |
| Style Controls | INTRO x3, MAIN VARIATION x4, FILL x4, BREAK, ENDING x3 |
| Preset Songs | 50 Classics + 303 Lesson Songs + 60 Popular |
| Recording / MIDI / USB Audio | 16 tracks (approx. 3 MB/song) / SMF & XF / WAV (44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo), MP3 |
| Metronome / Tempo / Transpose | Yes / 5 – 500 BPM / -12 to +12 |
| Tuning / Scale Types | 414.8 – 440 – 466.8 Hz / 9 |
| Internal Memory | Approx. 2 GB |
| External Storage / Connectivity | USB flash drive / Headphones (x2), Mic/Line in, MIDI IN/OUT/THRU, AUX IN/OUT, USB TO DEVICE (x2), USB TO HOST (x1), Bluetooth Audio |
| Amplifiers | (40 W + 30 W + 20 W) x 2 + 80 W |
| Speakers | (16 cm + 5 cm + 2.5 cm dome) x 2 + 20 cm Spruce Cone Speaker, Twisted Flare Port |
| Power Consumption | 64 W |
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