Yamaha P37D Pianica, Keyboard Wind Instrument

by Yamaha

Product Features

• Yamaha Pianicas produce clear, full tones with solid projection.
• The P37D is an outstanding soloist instrument with better response and sound.
• All models include anti-corrosive reeds for longer life and stable intonation.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• ASIN: B002R7U6VM
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,838 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great instrument!, February 17, 2010

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Romulus (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yamaha P37D Pianica, Keyboard Wind Instrument

Yamaha P37D Pianica is really a good buy. It is portable and lite, and the sound quality is actually very good, much better than I expected. Volume and clarity of the sound is top notch. I have multiple friends who are musicians including my brother, whom I ended up giving the pianica to, and they all agreed that it's a pretty nice instrument. My bro occasionally plays piano with one hand and plays this thing with the other hand at times, and it works wonderfully. My only qualm about it was that it never feels like you fully get rid of all of the fluid by using the spit valve, but that might just be me being paranoid. Also a strap to hang this over your shoulder or around your neck would have been nice, instead of the hand grip/hand strap on the backside of the pianica. You may not look like the coolest person playing this thing while a tube is hanging from your mouth, but it does get a lot of looks and sounds great. I believe it is the same one that Masa Matsuda uses. [...]

Pros: Great sound quality. Portable because of size and carrying case. $100 is not bad at all for a good instrument that can be taken just about anywhere. Burgundy is a nice color.

Cons: Spit valve, it always feels like it still has some minute amount of condensation/fluid inside? Lack of strap to hang over shoulder/neck. You look goofy playing it :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good sounding, portable, professional quality instrument!, August 19, 2010

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Manuel Flores Jr. (El Paso, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha P37D Pianica, Keyboard Wind Instrument

The Yamaha Pianica is finally being sold in the US! This is an excellent musical instrument, used by world class musicians such as Hermeto Pascoal, Itibere Zwarg and Jovino Santos Neto. It is portable and fun. I bought my first on in Brazil and I use it on gigs. People like the sound and are always asking what it is called. It does go by several names: Pianica, Melodica,
and Escaleta are some examples. I really love this instument!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Indonesian made pianica - Cheap packaging -, December 14, 2011

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PianoPiano - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Yamaha P37D Pianica, Keyboard Wind Instrument

I bought this Pianica because of the good reputation of Yamaha Brand. first of all I received my order after 12 days! It Actually is a great brand however, these Pianicas are not made in Japan. They are made in Indonesia. What you get is just a Melodica and the hard case as pictured with no other packaging at all! Even not an external box etc that surprises me! So you cannot tell if its used or a new one! at least I did not have a good feeling about it!
It also sounds like a student Hohner Melodica for 35 dollar!. I couldn't tell the difference but it has slightly better response! maybe.

Buy it if you have seen one of these in a store. The original yamaha pianicas says in front " PIANICA made in JAPAN" but these does not have that. I have seen the japanese version pictures in other websites. But not sure if they do really have the japanese version or its just the image. Maybe the only pianica available in US is from Indonasia! its still a question for me! I am sure the japanese one would sound better like their Acoustic pianos!

There is no return policy! contacted several times with no response so I had to keep this melodica.
Another important thing to think about is that this is heavier than the Hohner Melodicas! if you plan to play on stage think about your wrist. I cannot play any more than 10 minute. Hohner weighs much less.