Not the result of mere assembly, every Kawai professional upright piano is crafted with meticulous skill and care. Kawai piano artisans begin with the finest materials and create each instrument with a harmonious blend of advanced technology and old-world craftsmanship. The result embodies the passionate quest for excellence that has characterized three generations of Kawai family leadership. Here in New Zealand, Kawai upright pianos are found in countless schools, teaching studios and private homes due to their quality, consistency and reliability.

Kawai Upright Pianos

Models:

K15 110cm tall upright piano

KX21 121cm tall upright piano

K3 122cm tall upright piano

K5 125cm tall upright piano

K6 132cm tall upright piano

K8 132cm upright/grand piano

Kawai Grand Pianos

The Kawai GM-10 grand piano offers the same attention to detail found in Kawai’s larger pianos… in a petite size to fit any room. The action design and components are comparable to those in the GE and RX series grand pianos to provide outstanding touch and playability. With its resonant tone and classic good looks, the GM-10 will be an impressive addition to your home or studio.

GM-10 5’ long grand piano (insert image)

The GE Series - drawing upon years of intelligent engineering and technical artistry, Kawai has created two superb instruments in the GE Series offering the rich, full bodied tone that one might expect from much larger grand pianos. Both instruments combine beauty, style and high performance to offer a fulfilling musical environment for your home and family.

GE20 5’ 1” long grand piano

GE30 5’5” long grand piano

The RX Series is a unified line of six superb grand pianos offering one consistent level of exceptional grand piano performance. Each RX grand piano is the result of uncompromising craftsmanship, honed by generations of experience and refinement. Together, they represent a remarkable selection of instruments offering a lifetime of musical pleasure.

RX1 5’ 5” long grand piano

RX2 5’ 10” long grand piano

RX3 6’ 1” long grand piano

RX5 6’6” long grand piano

RX6 7’ long grand piano

RX7 7’ 6” long grand piano

Shigeru Kawai - Over 75 years ago, a legacy was born… as Koichi Kawai labored diligently in his small workshop in Hamamatsu, Japan. The determined spirit of the master builder lives today in the Shigeru Kawai Research and Development Laboratory, where their renowned Master Piano Artisans patiently build some of the world’s finest instruments, the Shigeru Kawai grand piano.

Combining time-tested methods of origin (the meticulous handwork techniques of the piano craft) with the most sophisticated piano design tools of our day, each Shigeru Kawai grand piano is conceived as a “next step” in the evolving art of the piano... each one striving to be better than the last. The scarcity of materials used and the painstaking attention devoted to each Shigeru Kawai grand piano make the instruments rare indeed. Fewer than 100 are crafted each year for the world market.

SK2 5’ 10” long grand piano

SK3 6’ 1” long grand piano

SK5 6’6” grand piano

SK6 7’ long grand piano

SK7 7’ 6” semi-concert grand piano

SKEX 9’ Concert grand piano

Millenium Action - The World’s most precise Piano ActionThe revolutionary Millenium III Upright Action represents the third evolution of piano touch. Combining modern material science with innovative new design concepts, Kawai has developed an action with a feel and consistency that is unmatched.

The key elements of the Millenium III Action:

Stronger

At the start of development, Kawai engineers focused on the need for exceptional repetition - a feature highly prized by professional pianists. To improve repetition, the action parts needed to be made lighter in weight. But there would be a side effect. Reducing weight alone could result in parts that were not as strong. Therefore the engineers reasoned that the parts must be made stronger before they could be made lighter. The infusion of carbon fiber into ABS increased the strength of the material by 90%. This enabled ABS carbon parts to stronger even though they were made lighter in weight.

Faster

With lighter ABS-Carbon parts, the Millenium III action was made faster. - approximately 16% faster than a conventional wooden action. Reduced weight enables it to respond with incredible quickness and ease. The ‘static weight’ is in line with the standard touch weight for most ‘top-quality’ pianos. But the ‘dynamic weight’ (which measures the effort required to move a key that is already in motion) is enhanced dramatically. Professional pianists have described the overall movement as “Swift, effortless and wonderfully responsive”?Greater Power
Additional power was a natural by product of adding carbon fiber to ABS material. Carbon fiber makes ABS-Carbon not only stronger but also more rigid. Because rigid parts tend to transfer energy more efficiently than parts that flex, ABS-Carbon send more energy to the hammer with every keystroke. In short the player is able to produce more power with less effort.

Better Control

The jack is the pivotal link between the key and the hammer. Its shape and design can strongly affect the way a piano ‘feels’ to a pianist. For the millennium III action the jack was redesigned with a slimmer, lighter tail that further reduces weight in the action and offers the player unparalleled control for pianissimo playing.?For those of us however that don’t have a degree in engineering the best way to fully appreciate the difference that the millennium III action makes to the piano is to experience it.

Lewis Eady cordially invite you to experience the preeminent piano action of the third millennium.