Kawai is most well known for solving for the inevitable sticky key over 50 years ago, with the use of ABS Styran in the fabrication of their action parts.

ABS is more than 30 times resistant to swelling than comparable wooden parts and shown to be 50% stronger under fracture load analysis.

Seeing Kawai great innovations, material selection, and incredibly tight tolerances is likely what drew Steinway & Sons attention to the Kawai brand in 1991.

Kawai graciously agreed to help Steinway reach new economic prosperity and agreed to build their new made up line of Boston pianos. For over 30 years Kawai continues to be the main supporting structure that undergirds Steinway’s success.

To view new and preowned Kawai, Yamaha, Steinway, Boston, and Essex baby grand and vertical pianos; visit Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay.

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For this project Pearl River, the world’s largest piano manufacturer’s expertise, cheap labor and scaling capabilities was leveraged.

The Pearl River, Steinway team up has proven mutually beneficial and the relationship continues to today.

A new Essex, baby grand of this size, with a self playing player system, operated by one’s iPhone, iPad, or android device would cost over $25,000!  Now is your opportunity to save $10,000 and own this virtually new one for a song!

Visit Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay to view new and preowned piano by Kawai, Yamaha, Steinway, Boston and Essex, to name a few. 

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Kawai being based in Japan, was perfect for Steinway’s Boston line, but they had to this time select a capable piano manufacturer with an even more affordable labor rate.

For the Essex line Steinway chose Pearl River the world’s largest maker of pianos. Sure you could get a new Pearl River baby grand piano for under $10,000, but it would not have the two conspicuously badged “Designed By Steinway & Sons” logos!

All musicians know it’s the badging placed upon the piano, not the actual piano manufacturer which has the largest impact on the quality  and performance of an instrument….

New this piano sells for over $15,000!  This virtually new one was recently traded for a new Kawai. If you are looking for a like new Steinway, Kawai, Yamaha, Boston or Essex, you will want to visit Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay. It is worth the drive from anywhere!

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A new Boston GP-178 parlor grand piano retails for nearly $35,000 in Tampa Bay. This is a one owner like new 5’10”, Boston GP-178 for just $17,500!  That is less than half price!

Only Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa has the lowest priced, cleanest, one owner, Steinway, Yamaha, Kawai, Boston and Essex pianos!  Be sure to inquire about adding an invisible self playing player system to this Boston piano.

This will enable the user to operate the piano using an iPhone, iPad or Android device. Users will also be able to stream music to the piano for FREE, 24/7, 365; a PianoDisc exclusive!

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Yamaha does an incredible job building a quality product and an even better job in product placement and marketing. As a result, Yamaha has ascended to a super high desirability status. Some would argue, even over Steinway!

If you are searching for a quality, upright by Kawai, Boston, Essex, or any other quality piano manufacturer you will certainly want to check out what is considered by those in the know to be a musical stand-out and a classic perennial favorite.

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Kawai has always been the official builder of the Boston series for Steinway since the 1990s. Steinway pianos are considered by many to be the world’s finest handmade pianos. This Boston 6’4” GP-194 grand piano represents the fusion between Japanese skilled craftsmanship and American design.

For almost 100 years Kawai has constructed the world’s most intelligently designed and most well-engineered pianos. It is clear why Steinway chose Kawai over other top-rated and respected piano manufacturers.

New expects to pay nearly $55,000 for a 6’4” Boston GP-193 with a wireless player system. At just $24,990 this is a remarkable value, which can only be found at Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay! If you are considering a Steinway model B, Steinway model L, Steinway model A, Steinway model M, Yamaha C7X, Yamaha C6X, Yamaha C5X, Yamaha C3X, Kawai GX7, GX6, or GX5, you will want to audition this piano. Doing so may save you tens of thousands of dollars off new!

Visit Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay, if you are searching for a quality new or used piano in Tampa Bay by Yamaha, Steinway, Kawai, Boston, Essex, or any other quality piano maker.

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Kawai is the same family-owned and operated company for 93 years! They do not build motorcycles, outboard motors, band instruments, jet skis, etc, just pianos. Not being distracted in other industries has allowed Kawai to develop the industry’s most advanced action. Sticky notes are a thing of the past with all Kawai pianos.

Kawai uses a high grade of advanced materials in the fabrication of its action, which consists of 8000 individual components. Kawai is Action is not only 50% stronger, as seen through fracture load analysis, but is more than 30 times more resistant to swelling compared to a Yamaha or Steinway action, caused by temperature fluctuations and humidity.

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Since the 1800s Steinway has built quality pianos, by hand in New York and Hamburg.  Steinway pianos are incredibly expensive for a myriad of reasons, chief among them being high labor costs. The precious woods, cast iron, steel, and copper make up but a tiny fraction of a piano’s end cost.

It is nearly all labor:

Because a piano can take upwards of a year or longer to manufacture, the expense of the thousands of man/woman hours makes up much of the piano’s cost of production. It is for this reason, piano builders have all but left the three countries where the best pianos have historically been constructed; Germany, the USA, and Japan.

New this piano can sell for upwards of $8500. At just $4995 including tuning and warranty, this is a terrific value!  If you are looking for a piano in Tampa Bay such as a Yamaha U1, Kawai K300, Steinway upright, or Boston studio upright you will want to stop by and audition this piano.

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Japanese workmanship is synonymous with precise execution and attention to the most minute detail.  While Boston pianos are naturally equivalent to their Kawai counterparts, Boston pianos tend to be more expensive than Kawai.  This is due to the fact that there is an additional layer of markup, as Kawai does not build the Boston pianos out of the kindness of their heart. Kawai charges Steinway a sizable premium to construct the Boston. This additional layer of markup must then be passed on to the consumer.

A new Boston studio piano of this size retails for just under $10,000. At just $5,990 this is an incredible opportunity for someone to own a fine Japanese instrument for a small fraction of the new cost. If you are searching for a Yamaha U1, Yamaha U3, Kawai K300, Steinway upright piano, in the greater Tampa Bay area, you should certainly put this piano on your must-see list!

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Since 1992 Kawai has been the official builder for Steinway & Sons (Boston line). Steinway selected Kawai due to their long illustrious history and nearly 100 year reputation for constructing high quality pianos.

Since 1927 Kawai has been producing some of the finest pianos the world has ever seen, in Hamamatsu, Japan. Much like Lexus, Kawai does not believe in functional obsolescence, stagnation in design, nor adopts a philosophy of “good enough”.

Kawai has been perfecting the art of piano making for nearly a century; constantly innovating, pushing the envelope and challenging the status quo with their ground breaking designs.

Just as the ivory keytops, materials taken from wildlife proved to be less than an ideal material due to cracking, chipping and discoloration; so too are wooden parts in a piano’s action. Piano designers did absolutely nothing wrong 100, 200, 300 years ago. They utilized the available materials of their time. However, using wood in an action today is as sensible as breeding elephants for the purpose of fabricating keytops.

Kawai’s Millennium III action is a thing of beauty and art in motion. Traditional actions are comprised of thousands of wooden parts. Kawai embraces science and technological advancement in materials and design; thus utilizing carbon fiber, ABS Carbon ABS Styran, and other infinitely superior materials compared to wood.

These components do not flux with temperature change. Not only are they virtually impervious to fluctuations in temperature and humidity; these modern materials are significantly stronger, lighter and yield an action which is unparalleled in its repetition, sensitivity, uniformity and control.

That is of course to say nothing of Kawai’s warm melodic, singing tone. Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay is the exclusive Kawai dealer for Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties. If you are a resident of one of these counties, visit DPS to receive an additional discount off of the listed price!

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