Maker reference
Kawai Pianos
History, relative rating, UK availability and examples handled by Roberts Pianos Oxford.
Guide rating
55-85
Photo Gallery
Kawai grand piano in black
Kawai grand piano in bright black side view.
Kawai grand piano soundboard
Kawai upright piano in black
Kawai upright piano in mahogany
Kawai grand piano in bright black, case lid opened
At a glance
Kawai facts
Make: Kawai
Made in: Hamamatsu, Japan
Made by: Kawai
Rating: 55-85
Estimated Number In UK: 10,000. 90% uprights, 10% grands
Year and serial number:
1930 – 6000
1950 – 14200
1970 – 425121
1980 – 1126366
1990- 1950000
2005- 25180000
Comments
Kawai Pianos are Japanese pianos (later ones under £10,000 have parts all made in Japan but are assembled in Indonesia (2013) of high quality. Click here for our specialist Kawai page
Compare nearby ratings
Higher rated
- Waldstein (China) - 45-58
- Russel (and Russell) (London, UK) - 45-58
- Moore and Moore (Stoke Newington, UK) - 50-58
Slightly lower rated
- Archibald Ramsden (London, UK) - 42-52
- Bord (Paris, France) - 45-52
- Amyl (London, UK) - 40-50
Videos
Videos linked to this make from current and previous stock.
Previously sold examples
A few recent examples from our archive.
Kawai K-500
upright
Kawai K-200
upright
Kawai K-500
upright
Kawai K-15E
upright
Kawai K-15E
upright
Kawai ES920
digital
Sold image gallery
A collage of recent sold examples for this make.
