Kawai CA901

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Kawai CA99 Ebony Polish

Kawai CA901 Digital Piano

MSRP: $9,099

  • Depth: 18 2/3” (47.5 cm)
  • Width: 57 1/3” (145.5 cm)
  • Height: 39 3/4” (101 cm)
  • Weight: 182 lbs (82.5 kg)
Description

The CA901 digital piano delivers an incredibly satisfying concert grand piano experience, with a redesigned advanced speaker system, featuring our 360-degree speaker diffuser panels and the addition of front-facing speakers. With our Ivory and Ebony Touch key surfaces, the “Grand Feel III” wooden keyboard action provides outstanding touch characteristics. The exceptional piano tone of the CA901 is the result of the improved Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine, which employs multi-channel sampling and resonance modeling. The Kawai CA901 hybrid digital piano is truly best-in-class among its peers, with an updated anti-glare LCD color touchscreen, new Competition Grand piano sounds, and a stunning contemporary cabinet design.

Visit our showroom at 5800 Richmond Avenue to discover the outstanding touch and tone of the Kawai CA901. Call us at 713-804-6017 or email us at info@kawaipianoshouston.com for more information.

Finishes
KAWAI CA901 Rosewood

CA901

Premium Rosewood

MSRP - $7099.00

Kawai CA99 Digital Piano

CA901

Premium Satin Black

MSRP - $7099.00

KAWAI CA901 Satin White

CA901

Premium Satin White

MSRP - $7999.00

KAWAI CA901 Ebony Polish

CA901

Ebony Polish

MSRP - $9099.00

Product Highlights
  • NEW: NEW: Competition Grand Piano sound engine, incorporates SK-EX rendering with multi-channel sampling for a smoother, more realistic bass and cleaner treble.
  • IMPROVED: Virtual Piano Artisan function with 20 adjustable parameters
  • IMPROVED: TwinDrive Soundboard Speaker system with enhanced transducers, front-facing speakers and 360° speaker diffuser panels.
  • IMPROVED: Integrated Bluetooth® MIDI v5 and Bluetooth v5 audio connectivity.
  • IMPROVED: Updated anti-glare LCD touchscreen User Interface with compatibility to the Piano Remote control app for iOS/Android
  • IMPROVED: Modern upright piano cabinet design with Soft Fall fallboard system and redesigned keyboard, pedal and music desk positions.
Features

The Touch of a Grand Piano: Grand Feel III wooden key action

Embracing many of the long-established principles associated with an acoustic piano, the Grand Feel III keyboard action used by the CA901 combines realistic materials, motion, and mechanism to recreate the exceptional touch of the finest concert grand pianos. The eighty-eight black and white keys are constructed entirely from long pieces of wood, with finely textured ivory and ebony-like surfaces employed to provide a more authentic piano-like feel. Each wooden key pivots smoothly on a balance pin – the ends rising and falling to mimic the familiar ‘seesaw’ motion of an acoustic piano action. As a key is pressed, the back of the key lifts, triggering a grade-weighted hammer to strike a pressure switch. The amount of force applied to this switch is then measured, and the corresponding note played with realistic tonal character and volume.
Grand Feel III wooden key action
Grand Feel III wooden key action

The Sound of a Grand Piano: Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand

The Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano was conceived as the next step in evolving the art of the piano. Known world-wide as the pinnacle of grand piano technology, it graces the stages of concert halls and musical institutions around the globe, receiving universal acclaim for its exceptional clarity and dynamic range. The SK-EX has frequently been selected by professional pianists at such prestigious events as the Tchaikovsky, Chopin, and Hamamatsu international piano competitions. With its magnificent tone and incredibly responsive touch, the SK-EX can best be described with one word – incomparable. In order to faithfully reproduce the impressive sound of a Shigeru Kawai concert grand piano digitally, Kawai has created SK-EX Rendering. This special, piano-only sound engine focuses the Concert Artist’s DSP power, combining multi-channel, 88-key sampling with the latest resonance modeling technology. Thus, the CA delivers an authentically pure acoustic piano experience. Players have two choices when SK-EX Rendering is selected: The SK-EX concert grand or the new Competition Grand, each with five different tonal characteristics.

Virtual Piano Artisan - Personalized Piano Adjustments

The best of a fine acoustic piano. At Kawai, the very best piano technicians are dubbed ‘Master Piano Artisans’ for their ability to blend the science and art of piano technology.  In addition to tuning each note, the technician also performs numerous regulation and voicing adjustments that allow the instrument to truly sing. The CA901’s versatile Virtual Piano Artisan function simulates these refinements digitally, allowing discriminating musicians to shape various aspects of the selected piano’s character to suit their individual preferences. Touch weight and voicing, hammer and key release noises may all be altered, as well as fine-tuning string, damper, and cabinet resonances. It is even possible to adjust the precise tuning, volume, and character of individual notes.
virtual piano artisan
virtual piano artisan

Premium audio technologies

Premium Audio Technologies
Premium Audio Technologies
The CA901 utilizes unique components designed for superior audio reproduction. With advanced technologies such as dual DAC signal conversion and a new piano sampling filter, the Concert Artist’s custom power amplifiers reproduce the Shigeru Kawai grand piano sound with impressive clarity, robust tone, and power. The high-performing discrete headphone amplifier ensures the finest quality listening experience when playing privately.

TwinDrive Soundboard Speaker System

Enhancing the premium quality drivers, the CA901 incorporates Kawai’s highly regarded soundboard speaker system. This advanced audio technology embraces the warm, harmonic qualities of wood by using transducers to channel sound energy onto a large soundboard, in order to produce an organic, natural tone. Long wooden ribs attached to the soundboard further broaden the frequency range and volume of the resonating sound. The result is a remarkably authentic playing experience that immerses the performer and the listener, and accurately reproduces the spectrum of tonal colors of an acoustic piano. The TwinDrive system represents the third generation of Kawai’s soundboard technology and features an improved main transducer redesigned to deliver more sonic range and volume. In addition, a secondary transducer, mounted towards the treble end of the instrument, helps to further expand the tonal range produced by the soundboard beyond the existing low frequencies, allowing mid-low and even mid-high ranges to also benefit from the warm, acoustic properties of a wooded soundboard.
TwinDrive Soundboard Speaker System
TwinDrive Soundboard Speaker System

The Advantage of A Digital Piano: Convenience & Versatility

the advantages of a digital piano
the advantages of a digital piano
Complementing the instrument’s class-leading Grand Feel III keyboard action and stunning SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine, the CA901 also offers a wide variety of digital features that further augment one’s musical enjoyment. Upgraded Bluetooth® V5 connectivity and USB audio record/playback allows musicians to increase the functionality of their piano, or play-along with their favorite artists.  The convenient metronome includes 100 rhythms along with the standard selection of time signatures. Integrated lesson functions, featuring Alfred course books and classical etudes ensure that practice sessions are productive and engaging for studious pianists. All functions are accessible from the CA901’s 5″ anti-glare touchscreen display, which allows sounds and functions to be selected from an easy user interface simply by tapping or swiping the display with a finger. The screen can also be set to turn off automatically while playing, to preserve the instruments’ acoustic piano-like appearance, and minimize any visual distractions to the pianist.

Integrated Bluetooth® connectivity

In addition to standard USB jacks for connecting to computers or other instruments, the CA901 also features integrated Bluetooth® V5 MIDI and Audio technologies that allow the instrument to communicate with supported smart devices wirelessly. Once paired with a tablet, phone or laptop, Concert Artist owners can enjoy a large variety of engaging music-related apps that enhance their learning and playing experience. One can also stream audio from songs and videos directly through the instruments’ premium amplifier and speaker systems without the need to connect additional ca
Bluetooth
Bluetooth

PianoRemote app

Piano Remote App
Piano Remote App
The CA901 allows the user-friendly touchscreen interface to also be accessed via the dedicated PianoRemote app for iOS and supported Android devices. The app connects to the piano wirelessly via the Concert Artists’ integrated Bluetooth, providing an easy way to change sounds, or enjoy the vast array of built-in music content from anywhere in the room.air.

Built-in lesson & finger exercises

The CA901’s convenient lesson function allows ambitious pianists to practice piano with classical Beethoven, Bach, Beyer, Czerny, Burgmüller, and Chopin etudes. There is also a variety of songs from the popular Alfred’s Basic, Adult, and Premier course books. With a strong emphasis on acoustic piano authenticity, the Concert Artist piano also features traditional finger exercises, scales, and warm-up drills.
Built in lesson finger exercises
Built in lesson finger exercises

Grand Feel Pedal System

Grand Feel Pedal System
Grand Feel Pedal System
Kawai’s Grand Feel Pedal System bolsters the Concert Artist’s reputation as the most realistic digital piano. This exclusive feature accurately replicates the position and individual weighting of the damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano to further enhance the CA901’s acoustic piano-like authenticity. In addition, it is also possible to adjust the half-pedal sensitivity of the damper pedal, and the effectiveness of the soft pedal using dedicated Virtual Piano Artisan parameters, allowing discerning pianists to customize the instrument’s response to match their individual pedalling technique.

Superior headphone experience

The CA901’s Spatial Headphone Sound (SHS) technology enhances the depth and realism of the piano’s sound when listening through headphones or earphones. The pianist can select one of three different acoustic presets that adjust the spatial positioning of the sound, while also helping to reduce ear fatigue when using earphones or headphones for long periods of time. In addition, the CA901 allows players to indicate the type of headphones connected, such as Open, Semi-open, Closed, In-Ear, Canal, etc., to ensure an optimal listening experience.
Superior Headphone Experience
Superior Headphone Experience
Specifications
KeyboardGrand Feel III Action (GFIII)

- 88 wooden keys
- Grade-weighted hammers
- Ivory Touch white key surfaces
- Ebony Touch black key surfaces
- Let-off simulation
- Triple sensor key detection
- 88-key Graded counterweights
PedalGrand Feel Pedal System

- Damper (with half-pedal support)
- Soft (with half-pedal support)
- Sostenuto
Piano SoundSK-EX Rendering

-88-key multi-channel piano sampling
--SK-EX Competition Grand Piano recording
-SK-EX Concert Grand Piano recording


Harmonic Imaging XL

-88-key piano sampling
SK-EX, SK5, EX recording, K60 Upright

Polyphony

256 note maximum polyphony
Piano ResonanceSK-EX Rendering

88-Key Resonance Modeling
- Damper Resonance
- String Resonance
- Undamped String Resonance
- Aliquot Resonance


Harmonic Imaging XL

Acoustic Rendering
- Damper Resonance
- String Resonance
- Undamped String Resonance
- Cabinet Resonance
Piano AdjustmentVirtual Piano Artisan
(depending on sound)

- Touch Curve (incl. User Touch Curve)
- Voicing (incl. 88-key User Voicing)
- String Resonance
- Damper Noise
- Undamped String Resonance
- Cabinet Resonance
- Key-off Effect
- Fall-back Noise
- Hammer Noise
- Hammer Delay
- Topboard Simulation
- Decay Time
- Release Time
- Minimum Touch
- Stretch Tuning (incl. 88-key User Tuning)
- Temperament (incl. User Temperament)
- Temperament Key
- Key Volume (incl. 88-key User Key Volume)
- Half-Pedal Adjust
- Soft Pedal Depth

Virtual Piano Artisan Presets - 10 presets
No. of SoundsSK-EX Rendering 5 + 5 rendering characteristics
Harmonic Imaging 96 voices
ReverbSK-EX Rendering
Ambience (10 types)

Harmonic Imaging XL
Reverb (6 types)
-Room, Lounge, Small Hall, Concert Hall, Live Hall, Cathedral, Off
Brilliance✔
Other Effects24 types
Speaker SystemSpeakers

Soundboard Speaker System
8 x 12 cm x 2 (top speakers with diffuser)
8 cm x 2 (front speakers)
5 cm x 2 (tweeters)
Output Power
135 W (50W + 50W + 35W)

Enhancements
Low Volume Balance, Tone Control, Speaker Volume,
Speaker Character, Wall EQ

Headphone Enhancements

Premium discrete headphone amplifier
Spatial Headphone Sound (SHS)
5 Headphone EQ Types
Headphone Hook
Display5" LCD touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels)
Anti-glare treatment
Key CoverUpright piano type (with Soft Fall system)
Music RestUpright piano type (fixed position)
DimensionsWidth57 1/3" (145.5 cm)
Depth18 2/3” (47.5 cm)
Height39 3/4” (101 cm)
WeightStandard Finish: 182 lbs (82.5 kg)
Ebony Polish Finish: 201 2/3 lbs (91.5 kg)
Basic FunctionsDual
Split
Four Hands
Transpose
Tuning
Low Volume Balance
Favorite
MetronomeTime Signatures: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8
Drum Rhythms100 patterns
Internal SongsDemo Songs39 songs
Music29 or 42 songs (Depending on market)

Concert Magic
176 songs
Lesson Songs578 Lesson Book
Songs
Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100)
Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849)
Czerny 100 (Hundert Übungsstücke, Opus 139)
Beyer 106 (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101)
J.S. Bach: Inventionen
Sonatinen Album 1
Chopin Walzer (Chopin waltzes series)
Chopin Etudes (Opus 10)
Alfred’s Premier Piano Course Lesson 1A
Alfred’s Premier Piano Course Lesson 1B
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1A
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1B
Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course Lesson Book Level 1
Lesson Books Sold Separately

140 Finger Exercises
Internal Recorder10 song, 2 track recorder
Approximately 90,000 note memory capacity
USB Audio RecorderRecordMP3, WAV, Overdub Audio, Line In & Bluetooth audio recording
PlaybackMP3, WAV, SMF, KSO (internal song file)
Bluetooth® *MIDI: Bluetooth (Ver. 5.0 GATT compatible)
Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant
AUDIO: Bluetooth (Ver. 5.1 A2DP-compatible)
App FunctionsCompatible
iOS/Android
Devices		-PianoRemote
-PiaBookPlayer
Connector JacksHeadphone1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8" Stereo jacks
MIDIUSB-MIDI, Bluetooth MIDI
Line In1/8" Stereo (volume adjust knob) [unbalanced]
Line Out1/4" L/MONO, R
USB to Host✔
USB to Device✔
USB for Update✔
Power Consumption55 W
PowerPower cable
BenchMatching Bench
OthersWarranty Card
Owner's Manual
Internal Song List
Resources

MIDI Settings: Download
Owners Manual: Download

Warranty

Kawai CP, CA, CS and CN Series products:

5 Years Parts and Labor
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