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Kawai CA99 Digital Piano - Ebony Polish
The Concert Artist flagship
Combining Kawai’s latest Grand Feel III wooden-key keyboard action, advanced SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine with multi-channel sampling and resonance modelling, premium amplification and speaker technologies powered by Onkyo, and an authentic wooden soundboard, the CA99 delivers one of the finest grand piano experiences available in a digital instrument.
HIGHLIGHTS
■ Latest Grand Feel III wooden-key keyboard action
■ Ebony & Ivory Touch key surfaces, 3-sensor, let-off, counterweights
■ SK-EX Rendering piano sound engine with multi-channel sampling
■ Premium audio processing and amplification technologies
■ High-performance speaker system with TwinDrive soundboard■ Integrated Bluetooth® MIDI and Audio with aptX support
■ Modern 5" LCD touchscreen display embedded within cheekblock
■ MP3/WAV/SMF playback, record, and overdub to USB
■ Spatial Headphone Sound for enhanced depth and realism
■ Contemporary upright cabinet design with SoftFall fallboard
- Feel Inspired
A piano that will encourage enthusiastic players to become accomplished pianists, and transform living rooms into grand concert halls. This is the ambitious philosophy behind Kawai’s latest Concert Artist series – premium instruments that capture the essence of playing a magnificent concert grand piano, and inspire musicians to realise their true artistic potential.
TOUCH
- 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 utilised by the CA99 combines realistic materials, motion, and mechanism to recreate the exceptional touch of the finest concert grand pianos.
All eighty-eight black and white keys are crafted entirely from long pieces of wood, with finely textured ivory and ebony-like surfaces applied to absorb moisture and assist control. Each wooden key pivots smoothly on a balance pin – the ends rising and falling to replicate the familiar ‘seesaw’ motion of an acoustic piano action. When 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 authentic tonal character and volume.
- Extra-long key length,
Extra-long pivot length In addition to featuring extended, fully wooden keys, Grand Feel keyboard actions also boast some of the longest key pivot lengths – matching that of a Kawai grand piano.
This extended key pivot length provides a more evenly balanced touch weight from the front to the rear of each key, allowing greater fluency and expressive control, while also minimising the need to readjust one’s technique when playing an acoustic grand piano.
- 88-key Graded Counterweights
In addition to grade-weighted hammers, the Grand Feel III action also features metal counterweights, attached beneath each key, and graded across the length of the keyboard.
As with an acoustic piano, these additional weights help to balance the touch of the keyboard during pianissimo passages, while providing a feeling of greater substance and solidity when playing with force.
- Triple sensor key detection
The Grand Feel III keyboard action also features an accurate triple-sensor key detection system for enhanced playing realism.
The added third sensor improves responsiveness when playing the same key repeatedly, and unlike conventional two sensor keyboard actions found in many digital pianos, allows the sound of a single note to be gradually ‘layered’ without the previous tone being lost.
In addition, Kawai’s action technology also monitors the speed at which each key is lifted, influencing the release character of piano sounds, and providing a greater range of expression between staccato and legato playing.
- Ivory & Ebony Touch key surfaces
The exceptional CA99 features Kawai’s highly regarded Ivory Touch white key surfaces as standard. This finely textured material gently absorbs fingertip perspiration and oils to assist playing control, and possesses a natural, matte finish that is smooth but not slippery.
To complement these premium white keys, Kawai has also developed Ebony Touch, a special black key material that reproduces the finely-textured grain and rich lustre of real ebony wood. The result is a keyboard surface that looks and feels as luxurious as some of the world's finest grand pianos, inspiring musicians of all levels to become better pianists.
- Let-off Simulation
As the most authentic digital piano keyboard action, Grand Feel III even reproduces the ‘let-off’ characteristic of acoustic piano actions. This subtle ‘notch’ sensation can be felt when playing the keys of a grand piano very gently, and may be used by experienced pianists to aid control when playing pianissimo passages.
In addition, the Grand Feel III action supports playing notes from the let-off point (sometimes referred to as playing ‘off the jack’), allowing the most advanced piano techniques to be performed.
SOUND
- 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. Earning a reputation as the ‘premier piano of Japan,’ 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 Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Rubinstein international piano competitions. With its magnificent tone and wonderfully responsive touch, the SK-EX can best be described with one word – incomparable.
DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
| Keyboard | ・ Grand Feel III action - 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 | |
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| Pedal | ・ Grand Feel Pedal System - Damper (with half-pedal support) - Soft (with half-pedal support) - Sostenuto | |
| Piano Sound | ・ SK-EX Rendering - 88-key multi-channel sampling - SK-EX recording ・ Harmonic Imaging XL (HI-XL) - 88-key stereo sampling - SK-EX, SK-5, EX recording 256 note maximum polyphony | |
| Piano Resonance | ・ SK-EX Rendering: Resonance Modelling - Damper Resonance - String Resonance - Undamped String Resonance - Aliquot Resonance ・ Harmonic Imaging XL: Acoustic Rendering - Damper Resonance - String Resonance - Undamped String Resonance - Cabinet Resonance | |
| Piano Adjustment | ・Virtual Technician (21 parameters) - Touch Curve - Voicing - Damper Resonance - Damper Noise - String Resonance - 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 - Temperament - Temperament Key - Key Volume - Half-Pedal Adjust - Soft Pedal Depth * Available parameters may vary depending on selected sound. ・Virtual Technician Smart Mode (10 presets) | |
| No. of Sounds | SK-EX Rendering: 10 rendering characters Harmonic Imaging XL: 90 voices | |
| Reverb | SK-EX Rendering: Ambience (10 types) Harmonic Imaging XL: Reverb (6 types) | |
| Brilliance | ✔ | |
| Other Effects | 24 types | |
| Speakers | TwinDrive Soundboard Speaker System 8 cm x 4 (Onkyo top speakers, with diffuser) 2 cm x 2 (Onkyo dome tweeters) | |
| Output Power | 135 W (45 W x 3) | |
| Headphone Enhancements | Discrete SpectraModule™ headphone amplifier Spatial Headphone Sound Headphone Type Headphone Amplifier | |
| Display | 5" LCD touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels) | |
| Key Cover | Upright piano fallboard with Soft Fall system | |
| Music Rest | Upright piano type (fixed position) | |
| Dimensions | Width | 144.5 cm (57") |
| Depth | 47 cm (18 1/2") | |
| Height | 101 cm (39 2/3") | |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 1/3 lbs.) 89 kg (196 lbs.) [Ebony Polish] | |
| Available Finishes | Premium Satin Black (CA99B) Premium Satin White (CA99W) Premium Rosewood (CA99R) Ebony Polish (CA99EP) | |
| Basic Functions | Dual Split Four Hands Transpose Tuning Low Volume Balance Favorite | |
| Internal Songs | Sound Demo | 39 songs |
| Piano Music | 29/42 songs * | |
| Concert Magic | 176 songs | |
| Lesson 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 | |
| Internal Recorder | Total Memory | approximately 90,000 notes |
| No. of Songs | 10 songs | |
| Parts | 2 parts | |
| Metronome | Time Signatures | 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 |
| Drum Rhythms | 100 patterns | |
| Bluetooth * | Bluetooth (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant Bluetooth Audio with aptX support | |
| USB Audio Recorder | Record/Playback | MP3 WAV SMF (Playback only) |
| Other Functions | Overdubbing Line In recording | |
| App Functions | PianoRemote (iOS/Android) PiaBookPlayer (iOS/Android) | |
| Connector Jacks | Headphone | 1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8" Stereo jacks |
| MIDI | MIDI IN, MIDI OUT | |
| Line Out | 1/4" L/MONO, R [unbalanced] | |
| Line In | 1/8" Stereo (with volume adjust knob) [unbalanced] | |
| USB to Host | ✔ | |
| USB to Device | ✔ | |
| Others | - | |
| Power Consumption | 55 W | |
| Power | Power cable | |
| Bench | Fixed-height or height-adjustable bench * | |
| Headphones | Headphone hook | |
| Sheet Music | Classical Piano Collection * Classical Lesson Scores * Finger Exercises | |
| Others | Warranty Card * Owner’s Manual Internal Song Lists | |
* Depending on market location.Specifications are subject to change without notice.
| Keyboard Keys | 88 |
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