Conservatory Grand
SHIGERU KAWAI SK-3
Kawai Millenium III ABS-Carbon action ~ “Shiko Seion” hammers from New Zealand and Australian wool ~ Tapered and tuned solid spruce soundboard ~ “Temaki” Kawai-made hand-wound bass strings ~ Hand notched bridges ~ Hand planed ribs ~ Thinned hammer shanks ~ Rock maple and mahogany rim ~ Bird’s eye maple inside rim ~ Agraffe duplex scale ~ Aluminum action rail ~ Nickel plated tuning pins ~ Solid brass hardware ~ 10 year warranty
Specifications
| Size | Length | 6’ 2” (188 cm) |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 5’ 1” (152 cm) | |
| Height | 40″ (102 cm) | |
| Weight | 736 lbs. (334 kg) | |
| Touch | White Key Surfaces | NEOTEX™ |
| Black Key Surfaces | NEOTEX™ | |
| Action | Millennium III Action with Carbon Fiber | |
| Hammer | All Underfelted | |
| Sound | Soundboard | Solid Spruce, Tapered |
| Agraffes | 1-54 keys / Shigeru Kawai concert agraffes | |
| Duplex Scaling | Front & Aliquot | |
| Beams | 4 | |
| Exterior Design | Pedals | Damper, Sostenuto, Soft |
| Casters | Double, Brass | |
| Lid Props | 3 | |
| Fallboard | Soft Fall Closing System | |
| Music Rack | Position | 5 positions |
| 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 | ||
| Longer period of natural drying process | ||
| Select hand-wound bass strings | ||
| Dual Pivot Damper Action | ||
| Spruce beams | ||
| Reinforced Hammer Shank | ||
| Hand-craft Process | ||
| Final voicing by MPA (Master Piano Artisan) | ||
| Finish | Available in Polished Ebony and Polished Brown Sapeli Mahogany | |