Kawai CN29 Digital Piano, Satin White

Full Description

The grand piano experience

Thanks to Kawai's class-leading Responsive Hammer III keyboard action, you can now experience the supreme touch of an acoustic grand piano. With its realistic movement and rigid, springless design, you will never look back at your old piano again. Kawai's attention to detail has resulted in structural noise and key wobble being kept do a minimum, even during staccato and fortissimo passages.

Similar to all of Kawai's pianos, the CN29's keyboard has been weighted to mirror the heavier bass hammers and lighter treble hammers of an acoustic piano. For additional realism, the CN29 features counterweights which have been embedded within each key. These balanced weights will lighten the touch of the keys during gentle passages, while adding a greater feel of grandeur when playing with power. The CN29 even features let-off simulations which recreates the subtle notch felt when playing the keys of a grand piano.

World-class sounds

To ensure you have the best possible experience, the sounds of the SK-EX and EX have been placed into the heart of the CN29. These Shigeru Kawai instruments can be found in the most prestigious concert halls and musical institutions throughout the world, and are recognised for their outstanding tonal clarity and exceptional dynamic range. Professional pianists often select these pianos for prestigious events such as the Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Rubinstein international piano competitions, among others. Now you can play on a Shigeru Kawai.

All 88 keys of the SK-EX and EX concert grand pianos were painstakingly recorded, then accurately reproduced as high-fidelity digital waveforms. Unlike other piano manufacturers, Kawai records each note individually to preserve the grand pianos' unique harmonic character. This way, you always get an accurate representation of the original instruments.

Onkyo collaboration

Kawai's collaboration with audio company Onkyo ensures the CN29 has impressive tonal depth. By using premium components to deliver professional level audio, the CN29 can produce an extremely clear sound with minimal distortion. Onkyo have used their unrivalled knowledge of audio components to ensure a high-fidelity sound with minimal distortion. Even the speakers in the CN29 were designed to produce a flat frequency response to guarantee accurate reproduction of the Kawai SK-EX grand piano.

Personalise your tone

If you wish to manipulate the sound to your own personal preference, the CN29's Virtual Technician will enable you to refine even the smallest details. In "Smart Mode" you can pick from ten presets that intelligently adjust various characteristics of the grand pianos to match different musical styles. In "Advanced Mode" you can perform touch weight and voicing adjustments, regulate hammer and key release noises, and fine-tune string and damper resonances using the dedicated Virtual Technician iPad app.

The built-in lesson function

Learning made easy. The CN29 offers a convenient way to learn and practise the piano - no matter your level. With the Lesson Function, you can control your learning. Equipped with a great selection of built-in etudes, piece, and practise songs, you can play along and practise at your own pace.

Introducing PiaBookPlayer - Kawai's brand new app

Do you often look at a piece of music and wonder how it should sound? With Kawai's brand new PiaBookPlayer app, you can now instantly find out! This brand new app enables you to view the notated scores of the lesson songs and practise pieces built into your digital piano, so now you can listen to them playing with meticulous detail via the Shigeru grand piano sound.

By taking advantage of the wireless Bluetooth MIDI feature built into this piano, you can now listen to your favourite classical piano music from the comfort of your armchair. Want to use the PiaBookPlayer app instead of sheet music? With the app, you can use the piano's soft or sostenuto pedals for hands-free page-turning.

To unlock all of the PiaBookPiano features, make sure you've got the the latest software update on your Kawai piano. Head over to the App Store or Play Store to connect your smart device to your piano.

A 5-year European warranty

As an expression of the confidence Kawai have in the design and manufacturing of their instruments, they offer a 5-year warranty for parts and labour with all their digital pianos. Within the first two years, which is covered by Gear4music, simply contact our Customer Services team on 0330 365 444 and we will organise the repair/replacement, subject to issue. Kawai will honour any manufacturing defects after this two year period subject to completing the warranty information which will be enclosed with your piano and Kawai will organise the repair/replacement as deemed necessary.

Specifications

Keyboard

• Action: Responsive Hammer III
• Key Material: Plastic
• Key Surface: Ivory Touch
• Let-off simulation: Yes
• Sensors: 3
• Velocity Curves: Light, Normal, Heavy, Off
• Key Lid: Yes (Sliding Type)

Sound Source

• Sound Source: Progressive Harmonic, 88 Key Sampling
• Sounds: Concert Grand, Concert Grand 2, Studio Grand, Studio Grand 2, Mellow Grand, Mellow Grand 2, Modern Piano, Rock Piano, Classic E.Piano, Modern E.Piano, Jazz Organ, Church Organ, Harpsichord, Vibraphone, String Ensemble, Slow Strings, Choir, New Age Pad, Atmosphere
• Polyphony: max. 192 notes
• Virtual Technician: Smart Mode: 10 Presets, Advanced Mode (via Virtual Technician app): Voicing, Damper Resonance, Damper Noise, String Resonance, Key-off Effect, Fall-back Noise, Hammer Delay, Topboard, Decay Time, Minimum Touch, Stretch Tuning, Temperament Key, User Key Volume, Half-Pedal Adjust, Soft Pedal Depth
• Keyboard Modes: Dual, 4Hands
• Reverb: Room, Lounge, Small Hall, Live Hall, Concert Hall, Cathedral
• Effects: Yes, preset

Music/Recording

• Metronome/Beats: 7 Beats, Tempo and Volume adjustable
• Recorder: 3 Songs, max. 10.000 notes
• Lesson Function: Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100); Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849); Beyer (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101); Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1A; Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1B
• Concert Magic Songs: 40
• Demo Songs: 19

Features

• Display: 128 x 128 Pixel OLED
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth (Ver. 4.0; GATT compatible), Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant
• USB Functions: USB-to-Host
• Other Features: Tuning, Transpose, Brilliance, SHS Mode, Phones Type, Sound Preview, Vocal Assist, Startup Settings, Auto Power Off , Transmit Program Change Number, MIDI Channel, Local Control, Multi Timbral Mode

Sound System

• Sound System: 12 cm x 2 speaker (ONKYO)
• Amplifier: 2 x 20W (ONKYO)
• Power Consumption: 12W

Construction

• Pedals: Damper with Half-Pedal, Sostenuto and Soft
• Music Rack: Yes (adjustable)
• Jacks: MIDI (IN/OUT), USB (to Host), Headphones x 2 (1/4", 1/8")
• Finish: Satin White

Dimensions

• Height in cm: 86
• Width in cm: 135.6
• Depth in cm: 40.5
• Weight in kg: 43.0