Kawai has been producing pianos in Japan since 1927. For nearly 100 years Kawai has been synonymous with quality it is for this reason that Steinway and Sons selected Kawai above all other piano manufacturers to assist in building a production caliber piano.  For over 30 years, Kawai has been the official builder for Steinway’s Boston series of pianos. 

In addition, Kawai solved for the inevitable, sticky key six decades ago!   Kawai uses a high grade of material which is 50% stronger and resist moisture and swelling 30 times better, then comparable wooden parts, of the 12,000 individual pieces of a piano‘s action. 

Simply put, Kawai is the world’s most advanced piano and is considered by those in the note to be Japan’s premier piano.  In one of the most prestigious recent piano competitions, Kawai was selected over Yamaha, by the world‘s most accomplished pianists.

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For 97 years, Kawai has been controlled and operated by the same Kawai family which founded the company in 1927.  Kawai has led the industry with the introduction of ABS styran actions, slow fallboards and their all new Millennium III action. Perhaps that is why Steinway chose Kawai to build their Boston series in 1991.

A new Kawai baby grand has a list price of just north of $18,000. At $8900 this is a remarkable value an opportunity to own a legacy brand for a fraction of the new cost. If you are considering a Yamaha GB1, Kawai GL-10, Boston GP-156, Essex GP-155 or Steinway S you will want to view this and hundreds more new and used pianos at Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay.

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The fire in the grain of this piano’s veneers is stunning! New, it would sells for just under $20,000. At just $5,950 this is a spectacular deal on a drop dead gorgeous piano!

If you are considering a Yamaha GB1, Steinway model S, Boston GP-156, or Kawai baby grand piano, you will want to view and audition this instrument.

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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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The material Kawai uses is 50% stronger and resist moisture and swelling 30 times better than wooden components; making Kawai the best suited for Florida’s climate. 

While white is not as popular as polished ebony around the country, polished white is incredibly popular in Florida, especially in water front homes!  

Kawai has a FULL 10 year manufacturer transferable warranty! Yamaha has a 10 year warranty but it is and non-transferable one. If you are considering a Steinway, Boston, Essex, or any other quality piano visit Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay. 

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Kawai’s award-winning legacy of premium digital pianos continues with the incredible Kawai CA701. It features Kawai’s ground-breaking “Grand Feel III” wooden-key keyboard action with Ivory & Ebony Touch key surfaces for an unmatched grand piano-like feel.

The Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano is reproduced by way of Kawai’s exclusive Rendering piano sound engine, providing a room-filling concert grand piano sound. Innovative amplifier technologies and a robust six-speaker configuration work together to create a deeply rich and impressive tone.

Feature controls and sound menus are easily and intuitively accessed with an anti-glare LCD color touchscreen placed neatly in the left cheek block. All of these features combined create a stunning instrument for the discerning piano player.

HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: Competition Grand SK-EX Rendering sound engine with multi-channel piano sampling. With smoother transitions across the keyboard, more natural bass sounds and a stronger duplex scale presence for unmatched realism.
• IMPROVED:Virtual Piano Artisan function with 20 adjustable parameters allows advanced adjustments in tone, as Kawai’s ‘Master Piano Artisans’ carefully voice the revered Shigeru Kawai grand pianos.
• IMPROVED: Integrated Bluetooth® MIDI v5 and Bluetooth Audio v5 connectivity to ensure ultra-low latency and superior sound quality.
• IMPROVED: Anti-glare LCD touchscreen with updated User Interface is also compatible with Kawai’s Piano Remote control app for iOS/Android
• IMPROVED: Beautiful contemporary upright piano cabinet design with sliding key cover and refined keyboard, pedals and music rest positions.

FEATURES

THE TOUCH OF A GRAND PIANO: GRAND FEEL III WOODEN KEY ACTION

Incorporating many of the time-honoured principles associated with an acoustic piano, the Grand Feel III keyboard action utilized by the CA701 combines realistic materials, motion, and mechanism to emulate the responsive touch of the finest concert grand pianos.

All eighty-eight black and white keys are shaped entirely from long pieces of wood, with delicately textured ivory and ebony-like surfaces applied to absorb moisture and assist control. Each wooden key pivots effortlessly on a balance pin with the ends rising and falling to replicate the conventional ‘seesaw’ motion of an acoustic piano action. When pressed, the back of the key lifts, triggering a grade-weighted hammer to strike a pressure switch. The amount of force applied to this switch is then measured, and the corresponding note played with authentic volume and tonal character.

The Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano was conceived as the next step in evolving the art of the piano. With its stellar reputation as one of the premier pianos of the world, it dominates the stages of concert halls and musical institutions around the world. Receiving universal acclaim for its exceptional clarity and dynamic range, the SK-EX has frequently been selected by professional pianists at such prestigious events as the Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Rubinstein international piano competitions. Revered for its magnificent tone and wonderfully responsive touch, SK–EX can best be described with one word – incomparable.

Accurately and faithfully reproducing the stunning sound of the Shigeru Kawai concert grand piano digitally is a monumental task. To accomplish the incredible results heard in the CA701, Kawai engineers have developed SK-EX Rendering. This special, piano-only sound engine focuses the Concert Artist’s DSP power, combining multi-channel, 88-key sampling with the latest resonance modeling technology to deliver a new standard of pure acoustic piano authenticity.

The CA701 features the new, exclusive SK-EX Competition Grand piano. This exciting new sample is in addition to the impeccable SK-EX grand piano sound, with all new sampling data, recorded from the pianist’s perspective. The Competition Grand sound is characterized by a bright, crisp sound with more natural bass notes and a clearer duplex scale presence in the upper notes.

VIRTUAL PIANO ARTISAN – PERSONALIZED PIANO ADJUSTMENTS

The knowledge and skill of an experienced piano technician is essential to bring out the best of a fine acoustic piano. Kawai’s “Master Piano Artisans” are among the best in the world. In addition to tuning each note, the “Master Piano Artisans” also perform meticulous regulation and voicing adjustments that allow the instrument to truly sing.

The CA701’s powerful Virtual Piano Artisan function simulates the skills of these elite technicians digitally, allowing discerning musicians to shape aspects of the selected piano’s character to suit their personal preferences without requiring the expertise of an experienced technician.

The pianist may perform touch weight and voicing adjustments, regulate hammer and key release noises, and fine-tune string, damper, and cabinet resonances. It is even possible to adjust the precise tuning, volume, and character of individual notes – all at the touch of a finger.

The CA701 employs specialized components designed for high-end audio reproduction. With leading-edge technologies such as a custom-designed piano sampling filter and a dual DAC system, the Concert Artist’s optimized power amplifiers reproduce the Shigeru Kawai grand piano sound with brilliant clarity, realism, and power.

The premium discrete headphone amplifier provides the user with an unequalled listening experience when playing in privacy.

THE VARIETY OF A DIGITAL PIANO: CONVENIENCE & FLEXIBILITY

Complementing the instrument’s class-leading Grand Feel III keyboard action and dazzling SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine, the CA701 boasts a large selection of digital features that further enhance one’s musical pleasure.

Updated Bluetooth® V5 connectivity and USB audio record/playback allows musicians to extend the versatility of their piano. The convenient metronome offers various time signatures as well as 100 drum patterns. Integrated lesson functions, featuring classical etudes and Alfred course books content, ensure that regular practice is engaging, enjoyable and productive for aspiring pianists.

All internal functions are accessible from the CA701’s improved anti-glare full color 5″ touchscreen display, which allows sounds and settings to be selected from an intuitive user interface.

The screen can also be set to turn off automatically while playing, thus preserving the instruments’ acoustic piano-like appearance, and minimizing any visual distractions to the pianist.

In addition to standard USB jacks for connecting to computers or other instruments, the CA701 also features integrated Bluetooth® V5 MIDI and Bluetooth V5 Audio technologies that allow the instrument to communicate with most smart devices wirelessly.

Once paired with a phone, tablet, or laptop, Concert Artist owners can enjoy a wide variety of engaging music-related apps that enhance their learning and playing experience. In addition, one can stream audio from songs and videos directly through the instruments’ premium amplifier and speaker systems and enjoy playing along with favorite songs.

PIANOREMOTE APP

The CA701’s redesigned communication standard allows the user-friendly touchscreen interface to also be accessed via Kawai’s exclusive PianoRemote app for iOS and supported Android devices. The app connects to the piano wirelessly via the Concert Artists’ integrated Bluetooth, providing an effortless way to change sounds, or enjoy the vast array of built-in music content.

GRAND FEEL PEDAL SYSTEM

Reinforcing the Concert Artist’s reputation as the most realistic digital piano is Kawai’s Grand Feel Pedal System. This innovative feature accurately replicates the position and individual weighting of the damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano to further enhance the acoustic piano-like realism of the CA701.

Additionally, it is also possible to adjust the half-pedal sensitivity of the damper pedal, and the effectiveness of the soft pedal using specific Virtual Piano Artisan parameters, allowing advanced pianists to personalize the instrument’s response to match their individual pedaling technique.

The CA701’s Spatial Headphone Sound (SHS) technology intensifies the depth and realism of the instrument’s sound when listening through headphones or earphones. The pianist can select one of three different acoustic presets that adjust the spatial positioning of the sound, while also reducing auditory fatigue when using earphones or headphones for extended periods of time.

In addition, the CA701 also allows players to specify the type of headphones connected (Open, Semi-open, Closed, In-Ear, Canal, etc.) to ensure an optimal listening experience.

ADJUSTABLE MUSIC REST

The CA701’s broad music rest is designed to accommodate the most ambitious musical works, with smoothly rounded edges and simulated leather lining the base. The CA701 has score support pins built into the music rest base, for holding sheet music open.

As with a grand piano, the viewing angle of the Concert Artist’s music rest can be adjusted to suit the performer’s height and playing position, or even set to a special ‘composer desk’ angle for greater convenience when notating scores or sketching musical ideas.

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If you think black is boring and want a unbelievable conversation piece in your home that is incredibly rare, this piano is for you  

If you are looking for a Yamaha, Kawai, Steinway, Boston, Essex or any other quality baby grand piano you will want to audition this beauty!

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The Kawai K400’s all-new design will undoubtedly dethrone all other Japanese studio models. The K400 is based on Kawai’s award-winning K300 model with several enhancements.

Separation – the failure in the U1 and the U3 design by Yamaha what is the music desk is placed entirely too closely to the keyboard. When a pianist is performing vigorously, fingers can collide with this foldable music desk resulting in significant injury to the pianist’s fingers. If you look at the design of a grand piano, the keyboard and music desk are separated by a great distance, ensuring unobstructive access to the keys.

In the all new Kawai K400 studio upright piano, the music desk design is remarkably similar in design and perfectly mimics the utility and function of a music desk found on a grand piano. Additionally, the articulating music rack is adjustable with ventilation vents directly behind the music allowing for additional dB to be released from the K400’s large cabinet.

Moreover, grand-style fallboards, which as the name suggests, fall over the keys is the most intelligently designed key cover system. Since the late 1990s, Kawai has utilized hydraulic mechanisms to slowly control the decent of their fallboards. This protects little piano playing fingers, which previously could be injured by slamming fallboards.

Modern Design – The all new Kawai K400 has a modern sleek design. Gone is the traditional, high polish, and satin brass hardware. In its place, is brushed nickel and chrome giving the K400 a clean, contemporary look.

Superior Movement – The action of a piano consists of up to 12,000 individual wooden parts. On the golf course one spring morning, a top engineer with Kawai removed his golf club and was struck by the reality that once upon a time his club would have been made of wood. He thought to himself this is no longer the case, but why?

Pondering on this idea while walking the undulating greens, he was able to think of dozens of industries that moved away from wood, towards more advanced materials.

Kawai’s Millennium III ABS Carbon action is over 50% stronger than a traditional wooden action, as shown by fracture load analysis. Subjecting wooden actions to 90 and 100% humidity swelled the wooden action by over 5% in size, after only 24 hours of exposure. In contrast, Kawai’s original ABS Styran action expanded by only .16% thus being more than 30 times more resistant to swelling than a traditional wooden action.

Japanese Design and Construction – Far too many models by respectable piano makers like Yamaha or Steinway no longer build the bulk of their line in their country of origin. Chinese, Indonesia, and Taiwanese made pianos have been in circulation long enough to see that they simply do not hold up as well of time as compared to their Japanese or American counterparts. The Kawai K400 is designed, manufactured, and assembled in Japan ensuring your Kawai will have multigenerational longevity.

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