Kawai Digital Piano Piano with Bench CA401 Ebony Satin
- Grand Feel Compact
- Wooden key action
- SK-EX Competition Grand
- Piano sounds
- Bluetooth Audio +
- MIDI Connectivity
- PianoRemote App
Transform living rooms into concert halls
A piano that will encourage enthusiastic players to become accomplished pianists – this is the ambitious philosophy behind Kawai’s latest Concert Artist Premium pianos to inspire musicians of all ages and abilities to realise their true artistic potential.
SK-EX Competition Grand
The Sound of a Grand Piano
Widely regarded as ‘the premier piano of Japan’, the flagship SK-EX grand piano graces the stages of concert halls and musical institutions around the globe, receiving universal acclaim for its tonal clarity and exceptional dynamic range.
The magnificent tone of the SK-EX is at the heart of the CA401, with this new model featuring the latest SK-EX Competition Grand, capturing the sound of the latest generation SK-EX instruments that in recent years have achieved success at the Chopin, Hamamatsu and Sydney International piano competitions.
This piano sound possesses a brilliant, clear tonal character, with a distinctive thick attack, and is specifically recorded from the pianist’s position for the ultimate performance experience.
88 Key Sampling
Recording each key individually in this way – as opposed to stretching the same tone over several different notes – preserves the grand pianos’ unique harmonic character,
Harmonic Imaging
When playing a fine piano, the amount of pressure applied to the keyboard affects not only the volume of the sound produced, but also the unique tonal character of each note.
The CA401 offers a highly detailed acoustic portrait, employing Kawai’s proprietary Progressive Harmonic Imaging sampling technology to ensure smooth tonal transitions across the keyboard and throughout the entire dynamic range.
Virtual Technician
The knowledge and skill of an experienced piano technician is essential to realise the full potential of a fine acoustic piano. In addition to meticulously tuning each note, the technician also performs numerous regulation and voicing adjustments that allow the instrument to truly sing.
Virtual Technician simulates these refinements digitally, allowing you to shape various aspects of your piano’s character to suit the environment of the piano and your personal preferences.
The Touch of a Grand Piano
With an emphasis on piano-focussed authenticity, the CA401 utilises the superb Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action. As its name suggests, the GF Compact action has been designed by drawing upon our 95+ years of piano building expertise to reproduce the authentic touch weight characteristics of our acoustic grand piano range.
GF Compact features an extended key pivot length, providing a more consistent touch weight when playing towards the rear of the keyboard.
Similar to an acoustic piano, the balanced key counterweights assist in reducing the pressure required for the keys during quiet sections of music, while also providing a sense of more significant weight during forceful playing.
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The impressive CA401 features Kawai’s highly regarded Ivory Touch key surfaces as standard. This finely textured material gently absorbs fingertip perspiration and oils to assist playing control, and possesses a natural, matte finish that is smooth but not slippery.
Furthermore, this moisture is absorbed without dirt or grease permeating the surface, allowing the keytops to be wiped clean easily using just a damp cloth.
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The three sensor key detection improves responsiveness when playing the same key repeatedly, and unlike conventional two sensor keyboard actions found in many digital pianos, allows the sound of a single note to be gradually ‘layered’ without the previous tone being lost.
In addition, Kawai’s action technology also monitors the speed at which each key is lifted, influencing the release character of piano sounds, and providing a greater range of expression between staccato and legato playing.
Regarded as the most authentic digital piano action in its class, Grand Feel Compact even reproduces the 'let-off' characteristic of acoustic piano actions.
The GF Compact action preserves the traditional 'seesaw' mechanism found in acoustic grand piano actions, along with the long wooden key sticks utilized for all 88 black and white keys. Despite its compact size, it incorporates an extended key pivot length to the balance pins, resulting in a consistent touch weight when playing towards the back of the keyboard. This essential feature, combined with other acoustic piano-like qualities, guarantees that the CA401 delivers the most authentic playing experience in its category.
With an emphasis on piano-focussed authenticity, the CA401 utilises the superb Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action. As its name suggests, the GF Compact action has been designed by drawing upon our 95+ years of piano building expertise to reproduce the authentic touch weight characteristics of our acoustic grand piano range.
GF Compact features an extended key pivot length, providing a more consistent touch weight when playing towards the rear of the keyboard.
Similar to an acoustic piano, the balanced key counterweights assist in reducing the pressure required for the keys during quiet sections of music, while also providing a sense of more significant weight during forceful playing.
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The impressive CA401 features Kawai’s highly regarded Ivory Touch key surfaces as standard. This finely textured material gently absorbs fingertip perspiration and oils to assist playing control, and possesses a natural, matte finish that is smooth but not slippery.
Furthermore, this moisture is absorbed without dirt or grease permeating the surface, allowing the keytops to be wiped clean easily using just a damp cloth.
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The three sensor key detection improves responsiveness when playing the same key repeatedly, and unlike conventional two sensor keyboard actions found in many digital pianos, allows the sound of a single note to be gradually ‘layered’ without the previous tone being lost.
In addition, Kawai’s action technology also monitors the speed at which each key is lifted, influencing the release character of piano sounds, and providing a greater range of expression between staccato and legato playing.
Regarded as the most authentic digital piano action in its class, Grand Feel Compact even reproduces the 'let-off' characteristic of acoustic piano actions.
The GF Compact action preserves the traditional 'seesaw' mechanism found in acoustic grand piano actions, along with the long wooden key sticks utilized for all 88 black and white keys. Despite its compact size, it incorporates an extended key pivot length to the balance pins, resulting in a consistent touch weight when playing towards the back of the keyboard. This essential feature, combined with other acoustic piano-like qualities, guarantees that the CA401 delivers the most authentic playing experience in its category.
PianoRemote App
The latest CA401 is compatible with Kawai’s latest PianoRemote control app for iOS and supported Android devices. This app connects to the piano wirelessly via the Concert Artists’ integrated Bluetooth feature, providing an effortless way to change sounds, adjust settings, or enjoy the vast array of built-in music content from the comfort of an armchair.
Superior Headphone Experience
The CA401’s Spatial Headphone Sound (SHS) technology enhances the depth and realism of the instrument’s sound when listening through headphones or earphones. The player can select one of three different acoustic presets that adjust the spatial positioning of the sound, while also helping to reduce auditory fatigue when using earphones or headphones for extended periods of time.
In addition, the CA401 also allows players to select a variety of headphone types (Open, Semi-open, Closed, In-Ear, Canal, etc.) for an optimised listening experience.
Broad Adjustable Music Rest
The CA401’s broad music rest is engineered to accommodate the most ambitious musical works, with smoothly rounded edges, a sturdy base for supporting large score books, and score support pins to hold everything in place.
As with a grand piano, the viewing angle of the instrument’s music rest can be adjusted to suit the performer’s playing position, or laid flat for convenience when notating scores or sketching musical ideas.
Specifications:
- Width: 136.0cm
- Height: 91.5cm
- Depth: 48cm
- Weight: 57.5kg
- Action: Grand Feel Compact
- Solid wooden keys: Yes
- Counterweights: Yes
- Triple sensor key detection: Yes
- Let-off simulation: Yes
- Soundboard Speaker System: No
- Multi-channel Acoustic Rendering: No
- 88-key stereo sampling: Yes
- Number of sounds: 19
- Interface: 128 x 128 dots OLED
- Internal recorder: ~10,000 notes
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth MIDI + Audio
- Output power: 40W
- Speakers: 13cm x 2 (woofers), 5cm x 2 (tweeters)
- Colours available: White Maple, Ebony Satin, Premium Rosewood
- Warranty: 5 years