Kawai has built some of the world’s finest pianos since 1927, in Japan. So impressed with Kawai build quality Steinway chose Kawai to head up their Boston piano building project in 1991. To this day Kawai still assist Steinway in manufacturing their Steinway’s Boston line of pianos.

Kawai is well known for their actions, which lead the industry in innovation. Kawai’s ABS Styran actions resistant moisture, and swelling 30 times better than a comparable wooden action! Sticky keys are a result of moisture in a piano action. Using ABS, eliminates expansion and contraction to a point of being problematic.

If we expose a wooden action to 90 to 100% humidity for a short time, it will swell by roughly 5% in size. In contrast, an ABS action will only swell by .16%. Thus, Kawai’s actions are more than 30 times resistant to swelling then comparable wooden parts!

Additionally, under fracture load analysis we find that an ABS flange breaks at 102.5 pounds. A wooden flange breaks at 61.2 pounds. This results in a 50% stronger material used by Kawai.

There are several other industry leading techniques and materials which Kawai uses in the fabrication of their actions. Kawai uses five action brackets, instead of four (Yamaha uses 4). Kawai’s action bracket is an F type rather than an L type, resulting in more rigidity. Kawai uses a carbon composite blackjack, which is 2.5 times stronger than a wooden jack and never requires lubrication. Kawai uses exclude, aluminum rails and an insuliner strip which locks the flange in place. Kawai uses a machine threaded screw with a washer and lock tight washer, rather than a sheet metal screw, with no washers to secure the flange to the action rail. This is just a few points, which makes Kawai king in the realm of actions.

Visit Dave’s Pianos of Tampa Bay to see a side-by-side comparison of the above mentioned differences between Kawai and Yamaha actions.

If you are considering a Kawai GX-3, GX-5, GX-6, GX-7, Yamaha C3, C5, C6, C7, Yamaha C3X, C5X, C6X, C7X, Steinway model M, B, L, O or A, Boston GP-178, GP-193, GP-212 you will want to audition this piano.

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3231 W Cypress St
Tampa, FL 33607
813-282-0303
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Brandon, FL 33511
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In fact, the entire decade of the 80, 90s and most of the 2000s a used gray market Yamaha piano was the most plentiful and best selling piano in the USA.  Today with hundreds of thousands of gray market pianos in circulation, it is quite common to run across one of these instruments in your search for a piano.  

Yamaha does not provide material or labor support for gray market pianos. This has resulted in incredibly poor resale value as they are, from Yamaha‘s perspective unserviceable.  If you are considering a preowned Yamaha piano locate the serial number.  Then call Dave and he will input that number into Yamaha‘s database to determine if IS or is NOT a gray market.

This piano is the same size as the current Yamaha C3X model and measures 6’1” in length.  Some experts say the difference between this C3 and C3X is mostly cosmetic.  A new Yamaha C3X sells over $50,000.   At just $14,500 for this pristine grand; this is a remarkable opportunity for someone shopping for a Yamaha CX series grand piano, in Tampa Bay to save BIG!

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Kawai’s tone is characteristicly mellow, lush and singing, well suited for classical music. The middle treble of the GX-2 Kawai  is warm, clear and resonant. The bass is full, rich and deep. The high treble has clarity without harshness.

Kawai’s patented and exclusive Millennium III action is unmatched in the industry.  Over the last five decades Kawai has been in their laboratories engineering and continuously refining the world’s most advance action.

Kawai has systematically replaced the 8000 action parts, which are traditionally made of various species of wood, with materials that are infinitely stronger and nearly impervious to fluctuations due to temperature change.  In Florida, the Kawai’s Millennium III action is especially beneficial!

Look closely at the photos. There are few piano manufactures which select premium materials that will match the beauty of this classic design. The gold finish plate is elegant and striking. The brass hardware and inlay brass, on the fallboard and prop stick are nice appointments. The finish on the soundboard and the inner rim are stunning. The depth of the ebony polish finish is reminiscent of obsidian or Vantablack.

Call Dave to schedule a visit to Dave’s Piano Showroom of Tampa Bay to view Kawai‘s incredible lineup of pianos.

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