Maker
Kawai Musical Instruments
Musical instrument manufacturer in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Kawai is a Japanese maker of pianos and other musical instruments founded in Hamamatsu in 1927, known for its grand, upright, and digital pianos.
Models
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Kawai GX-7
Piano · Japan
The Kawai GX-7 is a 229 cm (7'6") semi-concert grand piano, the largest in Kawai's GX (BLAK) series and described by Kawai as the pinnacle of the line. Built in Japan with a solid tapered spruce soundboard and the Millennium III action, it is aimed at professional performance and recording use.
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Shigeru Kawai SK-3
Piano · Japan
The Shigeru Kawai SK-3 is a 188 cm (6'2") grand piano in Kawai's premium hand-built Shigeru line. Made in Japan with a solid tapered spruce soundboard and hand-wound copper bass strings, it is sized for studios, smaller halls, and demanding home use.
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Kawai GX Series
Piano · Japan
The Kawai GX (BLAK) Series is Kawai's line of performance grand pianos, ranging from the 166 cm GX-1 up to the 229 cm GX-7 semi-concert grand. Built in Japan, the series features solid tapered spruce soundboards and Kawai's Millennium III action, and is widely used in studios, schools, and concert venues.
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Kawai MP Series
Japan
Kawai's MP series of professional stage pianos, built around weighted wooden-key actions and detailed acoustic-piano sound for live performance and studio use.
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Shigeru Kawai
Piano · Japan
Shigeru Kawai is Kawai's premium, hand-built line of grand pianos, named for the company's second-generation leader and crafted in limited numbers in Japan. The series ranges from the SK-2 up to the SK-EX concert grand, sharing features such as solid tapered spruce soundboards, Konsei Katagi maple rims, and the Millennium III action.
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Kawai MP11
Piano · Japan
A professional stage piano in Kawai's MP series built around the Grand Feel wooden-key action, with all-wood keys on an extended pivot, triple-sensor key detection, and Ivory Touch key surfaces, voiced primarily for acoustic-piano performance.
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Kawai MP9000
Piano · Japan
A professional stage piano introduced by Kawai in 1999, among the first portable stage pianos with a real wooden-key action (the AWA Grand action), using Harmonic Imaging with sampled Kawai EX concert-grand tone.
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Shigeru Kawai SK-EX
Piano · Japan
The Shigeru Kawai SK-EX is a 278 cm (9'1") concert grand piano, the flagship of the Shigeru Kawai range and one of the most-chosen instruments at international piano competitions. Hand-built in Japan in very limited numbers, it features a solid tapered spruce soundboard, a Konsei Katagi maple rim, hand-crafted hammers, and the Millennium III action.
Sources
Categories
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Pianos
Acoustic pianos, piano model families, and related keyboard instruments.
Representative model
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Kawai MP11
Piano · Japan
A professional stage piano in Kawai's MP series built around the Grand Feel wooden-key action, with all-wood keys on an extended pivot, triple-sensor key detection, and Ivory Touch key surfaces, voiced primarily for acoustic-piano performance.