Kawai ES120 Digital Piano

What they say

The Kawai ES Series has been designed to deliver the finest playing experience possible within a portable piano.  These stylish instruments are ideally suited to musicians seeking a piano that provides an authentic keyboard action and a selection of inspiring sounds, yet can still be moved easily, or placed on an attractive furniture stand without occupying too much space. The latest ES Series models are also an excellent choice for gigging musicians, academic institutions, and places of worship, thanks to their lightweight body, powerful speaker systems, and great audio connectivity.

The ES120’s Responsive Hammer Compact keyboard action has been specially developed to allow portable instruments to reproduce the distinctive touch of an acoustic grand piano. Based on the highly-regarded RH action design, its spring-less technology and sturdy construction delivers consistent upward and downward motion, while improved cushioning material helps to reduce keyboard noise, resulting in a smooth, natural, and highly authentic piano playing experience.

The ES120 captures the magnificent tone of the flagship Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano.  This peerless instrument is hand-built by Master Piano Artisans at the Shigeru Kawai Piano Research Laboratory in Ryuyo, Japan, and widely regarded as one of the finest instruments in its class. In addition, the ES120 also features the distinctive sound of Kawai’s highly acclaimed EX concert grand piano, which has been selected by professional pianists in such prestigious events as the Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Rubinstein international piano competitions, among others. Both the SK-EX and EX are faithfully reproduced with full 88-key sampling using advanced Harmonic Imaging™ sound technology, to establish a new standard in digital piano tonal quality, and allow musicians to appreciate the contrasting properties of each.

The rich, expressive sound of the SK-EX and EX concert grand pianos is at the heart of the ES120, with all eighty-eight keys of these world-class instruments painstakingly recorded, meticulously analysed, and accurately reproduced as high-fidelity digital waveforms. Recording each key individually in this way – as opposed to stretching the same tone over several different notes – preserves the grand pianos’ unique harmonic character, and guarantees that the sound heard when playing any one of the ES120's weighted keys is a faithful representation of the original acoustic source.

Specs

Keyboard

Action: Responsive Hammer Compact
Key Surface: matt
Key Lid: No

Sound Source

Sound Source: Harmonic Imaging™ (HI), 88-key piano sampling
Sounds: 25, including Shigeru Kawai EX and Kawai EX Grand Pianos
Polyphony: max. 192 notes
Virtual Technician: Touch Curve, Voicing, Damper Resonance, Damper Noise, String Resonance, Key-off Effect, Fall-back Noise, Hammer Delay, Topboard Simulation, Decay Time, Release Time, Minimum Touch, Stretch Tuning, Temperament, Temperament Key, Half-Pedal Adjust, Soft Pedal Depth
Keyboard Modes: Dual, Split
Reverb: Room, Lounge, Small Hall, Concert Hall, Live Hall, Cathedral

Music/Recording

Metronome/Beats: 7 Beats, Tempo and Volume adjustable; 100 rhythms
Recorder: 3 Songs, 1 Tracks – max. 5,000 notes
Demo Songs: 16

Features

Bluetooth: Bluetooth (Ver. 5.0; GATT compatible); Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant, Bluetooth Audio (Ver. 5.1; A2DP compatible)
Registrations: Yes, 4 Memories

Sound System

Sound System: 12cm x 2 speakers
Amplifier: 2 x 20W
Power Consumption: 9W

Construction

Pedals: F-1SP Switch Pedal
Music Rack: Yes, acrylic
Jacks: USB to Host, MIDI (IN/OUT), LINE OUT (L/MONO, R), DAMPER (for F-1SP), Phones x 2 (6,3mm and 3,5 mm), AC-adapter PS-129

Dimensions

Height: 15 cm
Width: 130.5 cm
Depth: 28 cm
Weight: 12 kg

Above dimensions do not include music rest