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Kawai’s Guide to Excellence

A grand piano is an investment of a lifetime. Chosen wisely, it can offer a lifetime of unmatched enjoyment in return. The selection of a grand piano can appear to be a daunting task at first, until one breaks it down into a step-by-step process.

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KAWAI RX1 GRAND PIANO

KAWAI RX-1H

Finish

Our Price

£ 16,290

Black Polish

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Recommended Retail Price

Features

Walnut Satin Polish

Sapele Mahogany Polish

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£ 17,990

Snow White Polish

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£ 17,690

Length - 164cm

Action - Millennium III

Action Rails - Extruded Aluminium

Keys - Neotex key surface, non lead key weight adjustment

Hammer Mouldings - Mahogany

Fallboard - ‘soft fall’ fallboard

Beam - 3

Aggraffes - yes

Duplex Scale - yes

Sound Board Area - 1.17sq.m

No 1 String Length - 119cm

Bridges - Maple/Beech

Pin Block - Maple 11 layers

Castor Type - single

Lock - yes

Size in cm

(HxWxL) 102 x 150 x 164

Weight in kg - 285

Finish in - Ebony Polish, Sapeli Mahogany Polish, White Polish, Walnut Satin Matt

RX-1 The smallest piano in the professional range. Offers a level of elegance and craftmanship that is unsurpassed for a piano of its size. Superb Kawai quality with their renowned carbon fibre action.

The RX-1 elicits a wonderfully rich, resonant tone from its compact 5'5" frame..... a size which adapts easily to any home or studio setting.

The perfect cultural addition to your living room, it combines beauty, style & high performance to offer a fulfilling musical environment for your home & family.

Play the RX-1 and discover why it ranks among the world's finest baby grand pianos.

Millennium III Action
The revolutionary Millennium III Advanced Piano Action represents the third evolution of piano touch. Combining modern material science with innovative new design concepts, Kawai has developed an action with a touch and consistency that is unmatched. We cordially invite you to experience the preeminent piano action of the third millennium.

The Millennium III Action features components made of ABS-Carbon, a new composite material created by

the infusion of carbon into Kawai’s existing ABS Styran. ABS-Carbon is incredibly sturdy and rigid, which allowed Kawai to make the action parts lighter without sacrificing strength. The lighter design makes the Millennium III Action tremendously fast and effortless for the player. The repetition and response are superb.

Every exacting detail of the action was exhaustively analysed to meet the stringent demands of the skilled pianist. One prime example of this effort was the addition of microscopic surface texture on the jack at the point where it meets the hammer. The result of this subtle but important change is a dramatic increase in control during pianissimo playing.

The Soundboard
The soundboard is the very heart of the piano's tone. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano's strings into a beautiful, resonant tone. Kawai uses only straight-grained, quarter-sawn solid spruce for all grand piano soundboards. Each one is tested with state-of-the-art equipment to measure the speed at which sound energy travels through it. Only those soundboards that exceed Kawai’s demanding resonance standards are selected for use in Kawai grand pianos.

Agraffes
Agraffes insure accuracy in string alignment, spacing and angles to produce greater uniformity of tone and consistent "speaking length" for each note.

Duplex Scale
The duplex scale enhances harmonics in the treble range adding brilliance and richness to the piano's tone.

"Soft Fall" Fallboard
The RX Series fallboard is designed with a dual-damping mechanism so sensitive that it was dubbed "soft fall." The ultra-slow closing system protects hands, fingers and the piano's finish from the harm that a jarring close might cause.

"NEOTEX" Key Surface
KAWAI's exclusive NEOTEX keytop material made of cellulose fibre offers the smooth, understated texture of natural ivory and ebony... and a semi-porous, silica-filled surface to absorb the hand's natural oils and perspiration. Since NEOTEX is used for both the sharps and naturals, the feel of the keys is consistent across the entire keyboard.

NEOTEX resists cracking and fading over years of use... and is static-resistant to help prevent the build-up of unwanted dust. The result is a beautiful, long-lasting key surface with exceptional playability.