We head to the far end of the Yamaha hall at NAMM to check out their new flagship concert grand, the Yamaha CFX. This nine-foot concert grand piano takes over from the much-lauded CFIII and introduced a few progressive design elements.

Senior Technical Manager Bill Brandom was kind enough to give us a quick tour of the Yamaha CFX, point out its revisions to the CF line, and give us a taste of its general tonal qualities. Granted, this is NAMM, and even in the Yamaha-only exhibitor hall, there's still quite a bit of background noise. Still, you might be able to get a sense of the CFX's basic voice.

The Yamaha CFX should be shipping worldwide starting this summer.