A First-class, Elegant Digital Piano
The flagship of the Concert Artist series, the Kawai CA901 digital piano provides piano players at all levels with a first-class playing experience. Housed in a furniture-grade upright cabinet, the Kawai CA901 is ideal for homes, schools, and houses of worship. And exceptional design features, including real wooden keys with an ivory touch surface, multi-sampled concert grand piano sounds, 256-note polyphony, and premium speakers, afford you the look, sound, and feel of a real acoustic piano. Piano players at Sweetwater agree the CA901 is another win in Kawai’s exceptional Concert Artist series that will delight even the most discerning players!
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Authentic acoustic piano feel
When you lay your fingers on the Kawai CA901, it greets you with the exquisite feel of real wooden keys coated in a finely textured ivory- and ebony-like surface. Depress the keys, and you’ll swear you’re playing a real piano, courtesy of Kawai’s Grand Feel III action. Developed around the long-established principles of acoustic piano design, Grand Feel III comprises numerous elements to deliver an unbelievably authentic playing experience. Extra-long key and pivot lengths provide an evenly balanced touch from the front to the back of each key, allowing incredible expressive control and fluency. Graded counterweights contribute to the CA901’s balanced feel, while triple-sensor key detection enhances the realism of the keybed’s responsiveness. Finally, let-off simulation mimics an acoustic piano’s subtle “notch” sensation, which is helpful when playing delicate pianissimo lines.
Authentic concert grand piano sound
The Kawai CA901’s exceptional sound is derived from the company’s flagship SK-EX grand pianos, widely regarded as some of the finest-made Japanese pianos. The CA901 features two SK-EX models: a new-generation Competition Grand with a brilliant, modern tonality and an earlier Concert Grand with a warm, rich tone. Both pianos were meticulously captured using cutting-edge multichannel sampling and heightened with full resonance modeling to provide the immersive and detailed sound of authentic world-class pianos. Furthermore, the CA901’s Harmonic Imaging XL sound engine offers an even broader selection of instrument voices, which you can freely layer and combine to craft your ideal tone. Add to that personalized piano adjustments, a variety of additional instruments, such as organs, strings, and synths, and a robust effects section, and the CA901 becomes a truly comprehensive instrument suitable for any performance application.
Premium appointments for a deluxe playing experience
Beyond the incredible sound and feel of the Kawai CA901 are a host of premium features to ensure a deluxe playing experience. The CA901 is housed in a furniture-grade wood cabinet with Kawai’s soft fall closing mechanism, tapered legs, and thoughtful rounded edge details. The piano’s sound emanates from premium speaker drivers, which channel the sound into a real wooden soundboard for a more organic character. Additional expressiveness is provided by the Grand Feel pedal system, which includes damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals. Moreover, the CA901 boasts Spatial Headphone Technology for silent practice that doesn’t sacrifice tone, Bluetooth connectivity, MP3 and WAV playback, and built-in lessons and finger exercises.
Kawai CA901 Digital Concert Piano Features:
- Grand Feel III wooden-key action captures the distinctive feel of an acoustic grand piano
- Ivory touch surface ensures a comfortable playing experience
- Grade-weighted hammers, bass region counterweights, and let-off simulation yield realistic playability
- Triple-sensor key detection system eliminates unnatural breaks during rapidly repeated notes
- Low-volume balance function provides excellent touch consistency at lower volumes
- SK-EX Rendering sound engine, Harmonic Imaging XL technology, and 256-note polyphony offer spot-on re-creations of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX and Kawai EX concert grand pianos and more
- 10-song recorder stores your performances in internal memory and plays them back at the touch of a button
- Onboard lessons include etudes from Czerny, Burgmüller, and Beyer, plus Chopin Walzer 1-19 and songs from popular Alfred course books
- Grand Feel pedal system replicates the feel and functionality of a real grand piano triple-pedal setup
- Modern cabinet design with soft fall closing mechanism
- Spatial Headphone Technology for silent practice that doesn’t sacrifice tone
- Flexible USB connectivity, Bluetooth compatibility, and MP3/WAV playback
