Nya, Kawai, GM-10

Choosing a baby grand is usually a once in a lifetime experience. If you get it right youll have an instrument for life that youll grow to appreciate more over the years and youll likely think it was the best investment you ever made.

Nowadays the critical assessment of any purchase is the price. its important to remember that its value for money that is more important.

Baby Grands can be purchased for as little as Ł5500.00. The Kawai Baby Grand is Ł2000 more but this is easily justifyable. Firstly each note is in sympathy with all other notes, there are no queer notes that sound as if they belong on another piano. Kawai is a hi quality brand and will always have a much higher resale value than a Chinese branded instrument.

I rang our Kawai Rep when we received the Kawai GM10 baby grand in stock and thanked him. Every pianist who works in our shop loved the sound, its so warm but vibrant. He told me that they have a senior technician who has moved from the factory to this country and whos job is to voice each and every baby grand piano to perfection. This is why we can hear the difference in a Kawai Baby Grand.

The famous institutions that have recently purchased Kawai include -

Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Trinity College
Royal College of Music
Purcell School
Yehudi Menuhin School
Pineapple Dance Studios
A real grand piano
Measuring 150cm in length, the GM-10 baby grand offers the same attention to detail and quality found in Kawais larger pianos - in a petite size to fit any room. The action design and components are comparable to those in our GE and RX Series pianos to provide outstanding touch and playability. With its resonant tone and classic good looks, the GM-10 will be an impressive addition to any home.

Exclusive Ultra-Responsive Action
Kawais "Ultra-Responsive Action" stands alone in providing the finest combination of strength, stability, precision and reliability. Hammer heads are made with 100% premium wool felt. To make the action resistant to climatic and seasonal changes in temperature and humidity, we pioneered the use of aluminium action rails, aluminium hammer rest rails and precision parts made of extremely stable, low-friction ABS Styran.

Full Sostenuto Pedal
Unlike many baby grands that have only a bass sustain pedal, the GM-10 Grand allows you to sustain the first played notes, then play staccato over the rest of the keyboard. This is a function normally found only on larger grands. Steel reinforced, Anti-Warp Keyslip The GM and GE Series keyslips are reinforced with a heavy-guage steel inside liner that prevents warping or bending in any direction. Keys move freely with virtually no possibility of rubbing or sticking against the inside of the keyslip. Steel reinforced Keybed The GM and GE Series keybeds are made of extremely strong, laminated hardwoods. Kawai also reinforces each keybed with an underside steel support beam for maximum stability.