Kawai GX-1 Grand Piano

The GX-1 BLAK Series Classic Grand offers the professional pianist a superb range of tonal expressiveness and a level of elegance and craftsmanship that is unsurpassed for a piano of its size. Slightly smaller than than the traditional "classic" grand, but larger than a baby grand, it adapts well to any smaller home or studio space without sacrificing performance.

The GX-1 classic grand piano is an instrument that always exceeds expectations. Seeing its 5′ 5″ frame, one might assume that it was not designed for for high-performance situations. But the GX-1 should never be underestimated. It was built, first and foremost, to be a “performance instrument.”

Fitted with the same high-end enhancements found in all the GX BLAK Performance Series pianos – including the revolutionary Millennium III Grand Action with Carbon Fiber Composites and exclusive NEOTEX™ key surfaces – the GX-1 delivers superb touch and an extraordinary range of tonal expressiveness that rivals any grand piano on the market today. In addition, its flexible size allows it to adapt admirably to a wide range of performance spaces.

Highlights

• Kawai’s Exclusive Millennium III Action – Featuring ABS-Carbon Technology with Carbon Fiber
• Exclusive NEOTEX™ Key Surfaces – With moisture-absorbing properties for greater touch control
• Konsei Katagi Rim – Utilizing a blend of distinctive hardwoods to achieve an ideal balance of tone
• Vertically Laminated Bridge with Solid Maple Cap – For enhanced energy transfer
• Elegant Appointments – Brass Lid Prop and Cups, Brass Finials on Plate, Beveled Lid Edges, Spade Legs
• Hard Finish Music Desk – To preserve the piano’s beauty
• Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID) – Double-width Stretcher Bar for optimum strength
• Extended Length Keysticks – For more even response from the front to the back of each key
• Concert-Length Key Buttons – Doubled in length to provide maximum energy transfer and optimum power
• Solid Spruce Precision Tapered Soundboard – Permanently crowned for long-term stability
• Advanced Scale Designs – Created in the Shigeru Kawai Research and Development Laboratory
• Dual-Duplex Scaling – For added tonal richness
• Multi-Grip Pin Block – Laminated with 11 plies
• Solid Brass Agraffes – For even string spacing and easier tuning
• Steel-Reinforced, Multi-Laminated Keybed – For strength and optimum energy transfer
• Steel-Reinforced Keyslip – For strength and stability that avoids sticking keys
• V-Pro Plate – Gray Iron with “Crossbone” Design
• Ultra-slow “Soft Fall” Fallboard Closing System
• Adjustable Artist Bench (Polished Ebony finish only)
• KAWAI Ten Year FULL Transferable Manufacturer’s Warranty

Specifications

Size

• Length: 5'5" (166 cm) 
• Width: 5'0" (150 cm) 
• Height: 3'4" (102 cm) 
• Weight: 692 lbs. (314 kg) 

Touch

• White Key Surfaces: NEOTEX™ 
• Black Key Surfaces: NEOTEX™ 
• Action: Millennium III Action with Carbon Fiber 
• Hammers: All Underfelted 

Sound

• Soundboard: Solid Spruce, Tapered 
• Agraffes: 1st - 46th Key 
• Duplex Scaling: Fore & Back 
• Back Posts: 3 

Exterior Design

• Pedals: Damper, Sostenuto, Soft 
• Casters: Single, Brass 
• Lid Props: 3 
• Fallboard: "Soft Fall" Closing System 
• Music Rack Position: 5 Positions 

Other Features

• Hard Finish: ✔ 
• Lock: ✔ 
• Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID) 
• Longer Keys 
• Steel-Reinforced Keyslip & Keybed 
• V-Pro Plate 
• CORE System 
• Vertically Laminated Treble Bridge 
• Konsei Katagi Rim with Blended Dense Hardwoods