Kawai are one of the biggest manufacturers of both acoustic and digital pianos in the world. Based in Japan, they have been making instruments for almost 100 years, with founder Koichi Kawai having worked for Yamaha before that.
Kawai’s range stage pianos is one of the most popular in the world, and are often favoured over other brands by players used to an acoustic piano. Their keybed’s are so good that even Nord use a Kawai keybed in their Nord Grand stage piano, rather than their own.
Up until now, the price point has been relatively high, but that changes with the ES60 – all the qualities that make Kawai so well-loved but at a more affordable, entry-level price.
Main Features of the Kawai ES-60:
■ Responsive Hammer Lite keyboard action with grade-weighted hammers, hammer sensing, and low-noise mechanism
■ Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano sound reproduced using Harmonic Imaging technology (192 note polyphony)
■ Electric piano, organ, strings, harpsichord, bass, etc. sounds (17 sounds in total)
■ 1/4″ stereo Line Out connectors, 1/4″ front headphone connector, USB-MIDI port
■ Support for PianoRemote control and PiaBookPlayer score viewer apps for iOS/Android
■ Compact, portable body weighing 11 kg, two panel buttons with function guides, attachable music rest
■ Matching HML-3 stand accessory available, support for F-10H pedal unit (with half-pedal support)
See more about the Kawai ES-60 here.
