Kawai GX-2 Grand Piano

Winner of the 2017 Product Excellence Award from Music Inc. Magazine, the GX-2 BLAK Classic Salon Grand combines the stately presence of a classic grand with an exquisite clarity of tone unmatched by other pianos in its class. With a rich history of international acclaim, the GX-2 is the popular choice for homes, schools, churches and teaching studios.

The primary goal of any grand piano is to faithfully translate the musical intentions of the artist without getting in the way. The GX-2 was created to provide this rarefied level of transparency between the artist and the listener.

In 2017, it received the “Product Excellence Award” from Music Inc. Magazine. This coveted award, bestowed on only thirty products from among the thousands offered by the global music products industry, certified the GX-2’s position as one of the finest grand pianos in the world.

Featuring the exclusive Millennium III Action with ABS-Carbon composites, the GX-2 offers the perfect combination of precision and nuance that will inspire the most passionate expressions of musical artistry. Experience the GX-2 to understand how it can transform your music for years to come.

Highlights

• 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

Specifications

• Size 

Length: 5'11" (180 cm) 

Width: 5'1" (152 cm) 

Height: 3'4" (102 cm) 

Weight: 714 lbs. (324 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 - 54th Key 

Duplex Scaling: Fore & Back 

Back Posts: 3 

 

• Exterior Design 

Pedals: Damper, Sostenuto, Soft 

Casters: Single, Brass 

Lid Props: 3 

Fallboard: "Soft Fall" Closing System 

Music Rack Position: 5 Position 

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