SHIGERU KAWAI SK-5

SK-5

Chamber Grand

SHIGERU KAWAI SK-5

Kawai Millenium III ABS-Carbon action ~ “Shiko Seion” hammers from New Zealand and Australian wool ~ Tapered and tuned solid spruce soundboard ~ “Temaki” Kawai-made hand wound bass strings ~ Hand notched bridges ~ Hand planed ribs ~ Thinned hammer shanks ~ Rock maple and mahogany rim ~ Bird’s eye maple inside rim ~ Agraffe duplex scale ~ Aluminum action rail ~ Nickel plated tuning pins ~ Solid brass hardware ~ 10 year warranty

Specifications

Size Length 6’ 7” (200 cm)
Width 5’ 1” (153 cm)
Height 40″ (102 cm)
Weight 774 lbs. (351 kg)
Touch White Key Surfaces NEOTEX™
Black Key Surfaces NEOTEX™
Action Millennium III Action with Carbon Fiber
Hammer All Underfelted
Sound Soundboard Solid Spruce, Tapered
Agraffes 1-54 keys / Shigeru Kawai concert agraffes
Duplex Scaling Front & Aliquot
Beams 4
Exterior Design Pedals Damper, Sostenuto, Soft
Casters Double, 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
Longer period of natural drying process
Select hand-wound bass strings
Dual Pivot Damper Action
Spruce beams
Reinforced Hammer Shank
Hand-craft Process
Final voicing by MPA (Master Piano Artisan)
Finish Polished Ebony