Kawai CA49 Concert Artist Digital Piano - Satin White

Tone
CA49 captures the magnificent tone of Kawai's flagship Shigeru Kawai SK-EX full concert grand piano. Widely regarded as the 'premier pianos of Japan,' Shigeru Kawai instruments grace the stages of concert halls and musical institutions throughout the world and are prized for their exceptional tonal clarity. In addition, CA49 also features the distinctive sound of Kawai's highly-acclaimed EX concert grand piano, which has frequently been selected by professional pianists in such prestigious events as the Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Rubinstein international piano competitions, among others.

Both instruments have been carefully recorded, meticulously analyzed and faithfully reproduced with full 88-key sampling using Kawai's Harmonic Imaging sound technology. This unique process accurately recreates the broad dynamic range of the original grand pianos, affording pianists an extraordinary level of expressiveness ranging from the softest pianissimo to the strongest, boldest fortissimo.

Lessons and exercises
CA49 features a three-song recorder, allowing performances to be recorded to internal memory and played back at the touch of a button. In addition, the convenient lesson feature allows aspiring pianists to learn the piano using a built-in collection of etudes from Czerny and Burgmüller or songs from the popular Alfred course books. The left and right hand parts for each piece can be practiced separately and the tempo can be adjusted to help perfect more difficult passages.

Grand Feel Pedal System
When the damper pedal of an acoustic piano is pressed and released, it is often possible to hear the sound of the damper head touching and releasing the strings. CA49 reproduces this sound with its Damper Noise setting, allowing the volume of this sound to be adjusted. The speed at which the damper pedal is pressed will also influence the prominence of the damper noise, with fast pedaling creating a very pronounced sound.

Concert Magic
This exclusive feature lets anyone enjoy the thrill of playing the piano, even if you've never played before. Concert Magic is an intelligent, interactive system that makes playing songs incredibly simple and fun: all you need to do is tap any key and Concert Magic will take care of playing the correct notes. You get to control the song's rhythm and expression, which are the other two elements of playing music. With Concert Magic you can experience a world of musical styles: Children's Songs, Christmas Songs, American Classics, Favorite Hymns, Classical Piano Selections, Patriotic Songs, International Songs and music for Special Occasions.

Adjustable music rest
As with a grand piano, the viewing angle of CA49's music rest can be adjusted to suit the performer's playing position or laid flat to provide a level surface for notating scores.