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E-300

Jared Beaney — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:06:11 +0000

Millennium III Action

Millennium III Upright Action features components made of ABS-Carbon, a composite material created by the infusion of carbon fiber into our renowned ABS Styran. ABS-Carbon is incredibly sturdy and rigid, which allows the creation of action parts that are lighter without sacrificing strength. The result is a stronger, faster action that offers more power, better control and greater stability than conventional all-wood actions. Because of these unique properties, our Millennium III Upright Action is found in our most popular and award-winning acoustic piano models.

Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quartersawn solid spruce for E Series soundboards, including the E-300. Each soundboard is strategically tapered to maximize its tone producing capability. Only those that meet or exceed our demanding quality standards are selected for use in our upright pianos.

Mahogany wood core & T-stapled, double felted hammers

Mahogany hammer mouldings are lightweight and extremely responsive. Found on only the finest pianos, mahogany is used for the hammer mouldings on the E-300 Upright Piano. The hammers are T-Stapled to preserve hammer shape and fitted with an added interior layer of underfelt to support the creation of exceptional tone.

Soft-fall Fallboard

The ultra-slow “Soft Fall” fallboard closing system protects little hands and fingers, as well as the piano’s stunning finish, from the harm that a jarring close might cause.

Height Adjustable Bench

Each E-300 upright piano comes with a convenient height adjustable piano bench which is suitable for pianists of all ages.

The E-300’s height adjustable bench has the same Ebony Satin finish as the E-300 piano.

Ebony Satin Finish

The Kawai E-300 upright piano in ebony satin matte finish brings a sleek, modern aesthetic to any home. This contemporary design seamlessly blends with modern home décor, offering a refined yet understated elegance that enhances the ambiance of any living space.

E-300

Specifications

Weight	227 kg
Dimensions	61 × 149 × 122 cm

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K-500 Aures2 Hybrid

Jared Beaney — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:07:55 +0000

Analogue action, digital world

The AURES AR2 hybrid instruments blend Kawai’s masterful acoustic piano craftsmanship with advanced digital piano technologies. Each piano begins with the solid foundation of Kawai’s award-winning upright pianos, offering class-leading features such as the Millennium III action, considered to be the world’s finest upright and piano actions.

Equipped with Kawai’s most advanced digital and sound technologies, AURES AR2 instruments are also premium digital pianos that can be played silently with headphones or through their acoustic soundboard. Players can complement their performances with a wide selection of digital sounds or layer these sounds with the acoustic piano to create unique combinations. Practice new pieces using the built-in metronome then record their performance, or play along with tracks from a Bluetooth-connected smart device and enjoy a personal ensemble performance.

Millennium III Action

NEOTEX Key Surfaces

Our exclusive NEOTEX key surface material made with cellulose fiber offers the smooth, understated texture of natural ivory and ebony—and a semiporous, silica-filled surface to absorb the hand’s natural oils and perspiration that can cause slipping. NEOTEX resists cracking and fading over years of use and is used for both the sharps and the naturals for a consistent feel across the entire keyboard.

Extended Key Length

Longer keys make playing easier and provide more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface. The benefits to the player are greater control and more power with less effort.

Die-cast Aluminium Action Brackets

Made from a custom mold, die-cast parts are formed exactly the same every time. The K-500 features three aluminium action brackets that are die-cast to provide an added measure of strength, uniformity and stability for accurate touch over time.

Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quartersawn solid spruce for K Series soundboards, including the K-500. Each soundboard is strategically tapered to maximize its tone producing capability. Only those that meet or exceed our demanding quality standards are selected for use in our professional upright pianos.

AURES AR2 instruments are also equipped with the latest iteration of Kawai’s advanced Soundboard Speaker System. This innovative technology utilises four high-performance transducers which are strategically placed onto the upright piano’s solid spruce soundboard. These transducers channel the AURES AR2 instrument’s digitally generated sound through the large wooden soundboard, resulting in a naturally acoustic tone that is more expansive than that produced by traditional cone speakers.

Pianists can then enjoy the flexibility and convenience offered by a digital piano, such as the ability to select a broad range of different instrument sounds, record and playback one’s performance, or freely adjust the volume level to avoid disturbing loves ones.

Mahogany wood core & T-stapled, double felted hammers

Mahogany hammer mouldings are lightweight and extremely responsive. Found on only the finest pianos, mahogany is used for the hammer mouldings on the entire line of K Series Professional Upright Pianos. All K Series hammers are T-Stapled to preserve hammer shape and fitted with an added interior layer of underfelt to support the creation of exceptional tone.

Duplex Scaling

The partial (upper) duplex scale on K-500 enhances harmonics in the treble range by increasing the speaking ability of the string between the bridge pin and hitch pin, adding sympathetic overtones and harmonic richness.

Steel-Reinforced Keyslip

The piano’s keyslip is the long, horizontal piece of wood that covers the front faces of the keys. Because it is long, thin and made of wood, a keyslip can warp or bend with changes in humidity, causing keys to stick. To eliminate this problem, a heavy-guage steel angle iron is added to prevent warping and bending in any direction. Keys move more freely with virtually no possibility of rubbing or sticking against the keyslip.

Flagship Sound Engine

AURES2 instruments incorporate Kawai’s latest digital piano sound technologies from the highly regarded Concert Artist and Novus product lines. When playing through headphones or when AURES mode is active, pianists can enjoy the beautiful sound of the flagship Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano, stunningly reproduced using the advanced SK-EX Rendering sound engine.

Rich Sound Selection

Supplementing the beautiful acoustic piano voices, the AURES2 pianos also features an excellent selection of additional instruments, ranging from electric pianos and drawbar or church organs, to strings, human choirs, and synth pads, inviting musicians to add greater variety to their performances.

Furthermore, the Dual playing mode also allows two different sounds, such as grand piano and strings, to be layered together for a richer, more luscious tone, while the Split and Four Hands modes divide the keyboard into two independent sections with separate sounds for each. The volume balances and other settings for each playing mode can also be easily adjusted using the dedicated PianoRemote app.

Bluetooth Connectivity

Designed to meet the connectivity needs of modern pianists, AURES2 pianos feature standard USB and MIDI jacks for connecting to computers or other instruments, as well as integrated Bluetooth® MIDI and Audio technology that allows wireless communication with supported smart devices.

Once paired to a phone, tablet, or laptop, AURES2 owners can enjoy a wide variety of exciting music-related apps that enhance their studying and playing experiences, or stream high quality, low-latency aptX audio directly through the instruments’ headphones or the AURES2’s Soundboard Speaker System without the need for any cables.

PianoRemote App

The digital features of AURES2 pianos are exclusively controlled via the dedicated Kawai PianoRemote app, available for both iOS and Android devices.

PianoRemote provides a range of functions, including sound selection and customisation via the Virtual Technician feature, performance record and playback with integrated metronome, and a built-in piano music library consisting of hundreds of classical pieces to enjoy – all accessible from an attractive, intuitive user interface.

Keybed and Braces

The piano’s keybed must be strong and stable to support the action assembly and maintain action regulation over years of heavy use. K-500 keybeds are made with sturdy laminated hardwoods and reinforced by rear braces on the iron frame that help to ensure stable placement and add rigidity to prevent energy loss.

Soft-fall Fallboard

The ultra-slow “Soft Fall” fallboard closing system protects little hands and fingers, as well as the piano’s stunning finish, from the harm that a jarring close might cause.

K-500 Aures2

Specifications

Weight	238 kg
Dimensions	150 × 62 × 130 cm
Action	Millennium III Upright Action

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K-300

thien — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:48:52 +0000

Millennium III Action

Die-cast Aluminium Action Brackets

Made from a custom mold, die-cast parts are formed exactly the same every time. The K-300 features three aluminium action brackets that are die-cast to provide an added measure of strength, uniformity and stability for accurate touch over time.

Extended Key Length

Longer keys make playing easier and provide more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface. The benefits to the player are greater control and more power with less effort.

Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quartersawn solid spruce for K Series soundboards, including the K-300. Each soundboard is strategically tapered to maximize its tone producing capability. Only those that meet or exceed our demanding quality standards are selected for use in our professional upright pianos.

Mahogany wood core & T-stapled, double felted hammers

Steel-Reinforced Keyslip

Keybed and Braces

The piano’s keybed must be strong and stable to support the action assembly and maintain action regulation over years of heavy use. K-300 keybeds are made with sturdy laminated hardwoods and reinforced by rear braces on the iron frame that help to ensure stable placement and add rigidity to prevent energy loss.

Soft-fall Fallboard

The ultra-slow “Soft Fall” fallboard closing system protects little hands and fingers, as well as the piano’s stunning finish, from the harm that a jarring close might cause.

K-300

Specifications

Weight	227 kg
Dimensions	61 × 149 × 122 cm

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K-300 Aures2 Hybrid

thien — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:48:52 +0000

Analogue action, digital world

Millennium III Action

Die-cast Aluminium Action Brackets

Extended Key Length

Longer keys make playing easier and provide more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface. The benefits to the player are greater control and more power with less effort.

Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quartersawn solid spruce for K Series soundboards, including the K-300. Each soundboard is strategically tapered to maximize its tone producing capability. Only those that meet or exceed our demanding quality standards are selected for use in our professional upright pianos.

Mahogany wood core & T-stapled, double felted hammers

Steel-Reinforced Keyslip

Flagship Sound Engine

Rich Sound Selection

Bluetooth Connectivity

PianoRemote App

The digital features of AURES2 pianos are exclusively controlled via the dedicated Kawai PianoRemote app, available for both iOS and Android devices.

Keybed and Braces

Soft-fall Fallboard

The ultra-slow “Soft Fall” fallboard closing system protects little hands and fingers, as well as the piano’s stunning finish, from the harm that a jarring close might cause.

K-300 Aures2

Specifications

Weight	227 kg
Dimensions	149 × 61 × 122 cm
Action	Millennium III Upright Action

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ND-21

thien — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:48:52 +0000

Ultra-Responsive Action

The ND-21 features the exclusive Ultra-Responsive action, with selected hardwood hammer shanks and 100% wool felt hammer heads, providing an extraordinary touch and feel. To improve the action’s climatic stability, Kawai pioneered the use of aluminium action rails, aluminium hammer rest rails and ABS action parts that address many of the problems associated with wooden components, such as breakage under continual high stress and shrinking/swelling due to changes in temperature and humidity.

Monochrome Design

Standing proudly among other items of fine furniture, a piano is often considered the centrepiece of any room it occupies. Featuring silver hardware, and black soundboard and frame, ND-21 creates a modern, sophisticated impression sure to enhance the cultural ambience of any room.

Solid Spruce Soundboard

The soundboard and ribs are considered the most important sound-producing components of a piano, with both the materials used and the manner in which they are assembled greatly affecting volume and tonal quality. The ND-21 soundboard is produced using the finest quality straight-grained spruce, carefully selected and scientifically tested to exceed Kawai’s demanding resonance standards, ensuring exceptional dynamic range and outstanding tonal balance across the entire sound spectrum.

Rubber Front Castors

Offering easier maneuverability, the hard rubber castors are softer on hard floor surfaces and absorb more sound vibrations than traditional castors.

ND-21

Specifications

Weight	215 kg
Dimensions	58 × 150 × 121 cm

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K-800

thien — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:48:51 +0000

Millennium III Action

Stately Cabinet Design

K-800’s stately cabinet design features sleek lines and delicate accents that will enhance any room. Built with performance in mind, the K-800 K Series Upright Piano will satisfy every musical requirement of the professional teaching studio or smaller performance venue, with additional sound escape ports and a grand piano style “Hard-Finish” music rack, putting the sheet music at the same height as it would be on a grand piano.

Sostenuto Pedal

K-800AS’s sostenuto pedal allows the player to sustain selected notes, while the other notes remain unaffected. Usually reserved for grand pianos, this special feature opens up K-800AS to even the most advanced repertoire.

NEOTEX Key Surfaces

Extended Key Length

Longer keys make playing easier and provide more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface. The benefits to the player are greater control and more power with less effort.

Die-cast Aluminium Action Brackets

Made from a custom mold, die-cast parts are formed exactly the same every time. The K-800 features three aluminium action brackets that are die-cast to provide an added measure of strength, uniformity and stability for accurate touch over time.

Soft-fall Fallboard

The ultra-slow, grand-style “Soft Fall” fallboard closing system protects little hands and fingers, as well as the piano’s stunning finish, from the harm that a jarring close might cause.

Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quartersawn solid spruce for K Series soundboards, including the K-800. Each soundboard is strategically tapered to maximize its tone producing capability. Only those that meet or exceed our demanding quality standards are selected for use in our professional upright pianos.

Mahogany wood core & T-stapled, double felted hammers

Duplex Scaling

The full (upper & lower) duplex scale on K-800 enhances harmonics by increasing the speaking ability of the string between the bridge pin and hitch pin, adding sympathetic overtones and harmonic richness.

Agraffes

The addition of agraffes across the lower 51 keys ensures accuracy in string alignment and spacing, to produce greater sound uniformity and enhancing clarity of tone.

Steel-Reinforced Keyslip

Keybed and Braces

The piano’s keybed must be strong and stable to support the action assembly and maintain action regulation over years of heavy use. K-800 keybeds are made with sturdy laminated hardwoods and reinforced by rear braces on the iron frame that help to ensure stable placement and add rigidity to prevent energy loss.

K-800

Specifications

Weight	284 kg
Dimensions	65 × 153 × 134 cm

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K-600

thien — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:48:51 +0000

Millennium III Action

NEOTEX Key Surfaces

Extended Key Length

Longer keys make playing easier and provide more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface. The benefits to the player are greater control and more power with less effort.

Die-cast Aluminium Action Brackets

Made from a custom mold, die-cast parts are formed exactly the same every time. The K-600 features three aluminium action brackets that are die-cast to provide an added measure of strength, uniformity and stability for accurate touch over time.

Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quartersawn solid spruce for K Series soundboards, including the K-600. Each soundboard is strategically tapered to maximize its tone producing capability. Only those that meet or exceed our demanding quality standards are selected for use in our professional upright pianos.

Mahogany wood core & T-stapled, double felted hammers

Duplex Scaling

The full (upper & lower) duplex scale on K-600 enhances harmonics by increasing the speaking ability of the string between the bridge pin and hitch pin, adding sympathetic overtones and harmonic richness.

Agraffes

The addition of agraffes across the lower 51 keys ensures accuracy in string alignment and spacing, to produce greater sound uniformity and enhancing clarity of tone.

Steel-Reinforced Keyslip

Keybed and Braces

The piano’s keybed must be strong and stable to support the action assembly and maintain action regulation over years of heavy use. K-600 keybeds are made with sturdy laminated hardwoods and reinforced by rear braces on the iron frame that help to ensure stable placement and add rigidity to prevent energy loss.

Soft-fall Fallboard

The ultra-slow “Soft Fall” fallboard closing system protects little hands and fingers, as well as the piano’s stunning finish, from the harm that a jarring close might cause.

K-600

Specifications

Weight	280 kg
Dimensions	65 × 153 × 134 cm

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K-500

thien — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:48:51 +0000

Millennium III Action

NEOTEX Key Surfaces

Extended Key Length

Longer keys make playing easier and provide more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface. The benefits to the player are greater control and more power with less effort.

Die-cast Aluminium Action Brackets

Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quartersawn solid spruce for K Series soundboards, including the K-500. Each soundboard is strategically tapered to maximize its tone producing capability. Only those that meet or exceed our demanding quality standards are selected for use in our professional upright pianos.

Mahogany wood core & T-stapled, double felted hammers

Duplex Scaling

Keybed and Braces

Soft-fall Fallboard

The ultra-slow “Soft Fall” fallboard closing system protects little hands and fingers, as well as the piano’s stunning finish, from the harm that a jarring close might cause.

Steel-Reinforced Keyslip

K-500

Specifications

Weight	238 kg
Dimensions	62 × 150 × 130 cm

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