Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano
Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano
Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano
Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano
Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano
Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano
Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano
Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano

Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano

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Unsurpassed quality for a piano of its size

The GX-1 offers a level of elegance and craftsmanship that is unsurpassed for a piano of its size. At 166 cm, this professional-grade grand piano represents Kawai's commitment to uncompromising quality, combining decades of Japanese piano-making expertise with advanced engineering innovations found in much larger concert instruments. This is the piano for musicians who appreciate the difference that quality makes, who understand that a fine instrument isn't just about specifications, but about the way it responds to your touch, the way it reveals colours in the music you never heard before, the way it inspires you to reach deeper into your artistry.

Made in Japan with professional GX Series refinements, extended spruce keys with NEOTEX surfaces, Konsei Katagi hybrid inner rim, CORE system, the GX-1 delivers the refined touch, tonal complexity, and responsive character that transform practice into artistry and performance into something profound.

Whether you're a conservatory student discovering your artistic voice, a professional musician who demands an instrument worthy of your dedication, or someone who simply refuses to compromise on quality, the GX-1 is crafted with meticulous attention to every detail. This is the piano where engineering serves expression, where luxury means substance not just appearance, where every component exists to help you make better music.
  • 166 cm length, professional compact grand
  • Made in Japan with uncompromising professional standards
  • GX Series professional-grade specifications
  • Extended spruce keys with NEOTEX surfaces (sharps and naturals)
  • Millennium III Action with ABS-Carbon Fibre components
  • Dual-beam extruded aluminium hammer and wippen rails
  • Hybrid inner rim for tonal complexity
  • CORE system (Convergence for Optimum Reflected Energy)
  • Tapered solid spruce soundboard (straight-grained, quarter-sawn)
  • Vertically laminated bridge (13 layers maple/mahogany)
  • SOLID construction (Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design)
  • V-Pro plate with "Crossbone Design"
  • Grand exterior design with broad hard-finish music rest
  • Available in Ebony Polish and Walnut Polish
  • 5 years Kawai SoundGuard servicing included
  • 149 cm width, 166 cm depth
  • A fine instrument for discerning musicians

Length: 166 cm

Width: 150 cm

Height: 102 cm

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Premium Acoustic Piano Delivery - Due to the nature of acoustic piano delivery requirements, this piano cannot be purchased online. Delivery is charged according to distance and any extras such as stairs or tight access. Your piano will not be delivered in its box.

Prior to delivery, your piano will be brought to our showroom, unboxed and given a comprehensive pre-delivery setup and service. This includes tuning, regulation, voicing, and thorough quality checks to ensure your piano is performance-ready.

Once the pre-delivery setup is complete, our team of expert and insured piano carriers will contact you to make a time to deliver and install your piano to your home.
Tone With Depth and Character

Professional-grade components, Hybrid inner rim, CORE system and the vertically laminated bridge, create a voice with remarkable depth and complexity. This is quality you don't just admire, you experience: tone that blooms and sustains, bass that resonates with warmth, treble that sings with clarity. A piano that reveals subtleties and inspires deeper listening.

 Touch That Inspires Confidence

Extended spruce keys with NEOTEX surfaces provide secure, consistent feel that inspires confidence and supports both technical mastery and artistic expression. The Millennium III Action with dual-beam aluminium rails delivers precision that liberates, responding instantly, sensitively, reliably. Touch that gets out of your way and lets you focus on the music.

 Japanese Craftsmanship You Can Trust

Made in Japan with meticulous attention to every component, from soundboard selection to action regulation to luxurious finishing. Craftsmanship you can trust to maintain its voice, touch, and character through decades of intensive playing. Built for a lifetime of musical excellence.
Tone With Depth and Character
Touch That Inspires Confidence
Japanese Craftsmanship You Can Trust
KAWAI SOUNDGUARD

5 Years SoundGuard Included

To ensure your instrument remains in peak condition, your new Kawai Grand Piano includes Kawai SoundGuard, a premium 5 year servicing program tailored exclusively by Kawai.

Reasons to choose the Kawai GX-1 166cm Professional Grand Piano

Unsurpassed Quality You Can Hear and Feel

Unsurpassed Quality You Can Hear and Feel

At 166 cm, the GX-1 incorporates professional-grade components typically reserved for larger concert instruments, but what matters most is how this translates to your experience at the keyboard. The hybrid inner rim creates a voice with remarkable depth and complexity, where bass notes resonate with warmth while treble sings with crystalline clarity. The CORE system allows the piano to sustain and bloom in ways that make every phrase more expressive, every melody more singing. This is a piano that responds with richness and nuance, that reveals subtleties in familiar pieces you've played for years, that makes you sound like a better musician because the instrument gives you more to work with.
Extended Spruce Keys with NEOTEX - Touch That Inspires Confidence

Extended Spruce Keys with NEOTEX - Touch That Inspires Confidence

Beyond the specifications, this is about how the piano feels under your hands. The extended spruce keys respond with immediacy and precision, transmitting every subtle intention from your fingertips to the hammers. The NEOTEX surface with its smooth, natural texture, absorbs moisture and provides secure contact even during intensive playing, so you never feel the keys slipping away during rapid passages or expressive rubato. The consistent feel across both black and white keys means you can focus entirely on the music, not on adjusting to different surfaces. This is touch that inspires confidence, that encourages you to take risks, that supports both technical mastery and artistic expression.
Millennium III Action with Dual-Beam Rails - Precision That Liberates

Millennium III Action with Dual-Beam Rails - Precision That Liberates

The GX-1 delivers the kind of precision and consistency that liberates rather than constrains. The action responds instantly, fast enough for the most demanding Liszt, sensitive enough for the most delicate Debussy. The aluminium rails and serrated surfaces ensure that this precision remains consistent across all 88 keys and through decades of intensive use. What this means for you is freedom: freedom to play rapid repeated notes without worrying about the action keeping up, freedom to voice chords with subtle gradations of tone, freedom to execute technically demanding passages with confidence. When the mechanism is this refined, you stop thinking about the piano and start thinking only about the music.
CORE System and Hybrid Inner Rim - A Voice Worth Listening To

CORE System and Hybrid Inner Rim - A Voice Worth Listening To

The GX-1's CORE system and hybrid inner rim create a voice with depth, complexity, and character that rewards both player and listener. This isn't just about volume or power, it's about the way harmonics bloom and sustain, the way bass notes resonate with warmth while maintaining clarity, the way the piano responds to subtle variations in touch with corresponding variations in tonal colour. When you play a simple melody, you hear richness and singing quality. When you play complex textures, every voice remains clear and distinct. This is a piano that makes you want to explore tone, to experiment with touch, to discover what's possible when the instrument has this much to give.
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Made in Japan - Craftsmanship You Can Trust

Crafted in Kawai's Japanese factory, every GX-1 embodies decades of piano-making expertise and a commitment to excellence that goes beyond specifications. This is craftsmanship you can trust, not just in the initial performance, but in the knowledge that this piano will maintain its voice, its touch, its character through years of intensive playing. The meticulous soundboard selection and tapering, the precise action regulation, the careful hammer voicing, the luxurious finishing, every aspect reflects an understanding that a fine instrument is built for a lifetime. This is the piano that will be there for every stage of your musical journey, always ready, always inspiring, always worthy of your dedication.
The Fine Instrument That Elevates Everything You Do

The Fine Instrument That Elevates Everything You Do

The GX-1 is the piano that elevates everything you do at the keyboard. It's the instrument that makes practice sessions feel like discovery, where you're not just drilling passages but exploring possibilities. It's the piano that reveals new dimensions in pieces you thought you knew completely, that inspires you to tackle repertoire you might have thought beyond your reach. The elegant profile, with its graceful curves and luxurious finish, creates a presence that transforms your space, a statement that music and quality matter in your life. This is the piano for musicians who appreciate the difference that a fine instrument makes, who understand that at a certain level of dedication, you deserve an instrument that matches your commitment.

Music is at the heart of everything we do.

It brings stories to life, shaping moments with emotion.

It’s there when we celebrate, when we reflect, and when we connect.

At the centre of it all - sits the piano.

It’s not about perfection or mastery.

But a companion for creating memories and marking life’s most meaningful passages.

A voice when words fall short, a touchstone for joy, longing, and everything in between.

More than just an instrument, it’s a memory maker.

Through life’s highs and lows, it endures.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Both are 166 cm and Made in Japan, but the GX-1 is a professional-grade instrument with refinements that significantly enhance your playing experience. The GX-1 features extended spruce keys with NEOTEX surfaces that provide more secure, consistent touch, crucial for intensive playing and expressive control. The Hybrid inner rim and CORE system create a voice with greater harmonic complexity and tonal depth. You hear more richness, more colour, more singing quality. The dual-beam aluminium action rails ensure precision and consistency that remains stable through decades of use. While the GL-30 is excellent for advancing students and serious musicians, the GX-1 is for players who appreciate the difference that a fine instrument makes, who want touch that inspires confidence, tone that rewards careful listening, and quality they can trust for a lifetime. The GX-1 represents Kawai's professional standard.

NEOTEX is Kawai's exclusive key surface material that offers the smooth, natural texture of ivory and ebony while absorbing moisture from your hands. What this means for you as a player is secure, consistent contact with the keys, even during intensive playing or in humid conditions. Unlike plastic surfaces that can become slippery, NEOTEX maintains reliable grip, giving you confidence during rapid passages, expressive rubato, and technically demanding repertoire. It's used on both black and white keys for uniform feel across the entire keyboard. For players who practice intensively or perform demanding works, NEOTEX provides the reliable, natural-feeling touch that supports both technical mastery and artistic expression. It's one of those refinements you might not notice immediately, but once you've experienced it, you appreciate it every time you play.

Absolutely, the GX-1 is designed specifically for serious musicians who demand professional-quality performance. The extended spruce keys, NEOTEX surfaces, refined action, CORE system, and hybrid inner rim deliver the tonal complexity, touch refinement, and responsive character that advanced repertoire requires. Many conservatories, university music programs, and professional teaching studios choose GX Series pianos because they provide the quality needed for developing proper technique and artistic expression. The GX-1 offers professional-grade performance in a size practical for studios and homes, making it ideal for students preparing for professional careers and established musicians who need an instrument worthy of their dedication. This is a piano that supports your growth and never limits your potential.

The GX-1's voice is the result of several professional-grade innovations working together. The hybrid inner rim blends different hardwoods to create tonal balance, brightness and projection combined with warmth and fullness. The CORE system maximises energy reflection for outstanding sustain and harmonic bloom. The vertically laminated bridge ensures optimal energy transfer from strings to soundboard. What you experience is tone with remarkable depth and complexity: bass notes that resonate with warmth while maintaining clarity, treble that sings with crystalline beauty, midrange that's rich and expressive. The piano responds to subtle variations in touch with corresponding variations in tonal colour, giving you a palette to work with. This is a voice that rewards careful listening, that inspires you to explore tone and shape phrases with greater nuance. It's the difference between a good piano and a fine instrument.

Your GX-1 receives comprehensive pre-delivery preparation by our expert technicians, including precise action regulation, careful hammer voicing, thorough tuning, and rigorous quality checks to ensure performance-ready condition. This extensive pre-delivery preparation means your piano will not be delivered in a box. Grand piano delivery requires specialist carriers experienced in handling fine instruments with the care they deserve. The piano arrives in your home or studio professionally set up, with legs, lyre, and music desk expertly installed. We'll position it in your chosen location and ensure it meets your expectations. Your GX-1 includes 5 years of Kawai SoundGuard servicing. From the moment it's in place, you'll experience the refined touch, tonal complexity, and inspiring quality that defines a fine instrument. This is the beginning of a long relationship with a piano built to support your musical journey for decades to come.

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