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Kawai GX-1 BLAK Classic Grand Piano

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.


SPECIAL FEATURES

  • 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
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    • 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 Keys
    Duplex Scaling Fore & Back
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    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
    Hard Finish ✔
    Lock ✔
    Other Features 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


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