But the Kawai ES100 had every key sampled one at a time.and the resulting piano sound in my opinion is amazing for the low price, as I just mentioned. Sampling in groups of notes at one time like many other brands do is a less expensive way of getting a piano sound reproduction. It is worth noting that each note of all 88 keys was individually sampled from a Kawai acoustic grand piano as opposed to being sampled (recorded) from an acoustic piano in groups of notes. This includes having a noticeably superior and sturdy (and quiet going both up & down) graded hammer key action movement (Kawai calls it AHAIV-F Advanced Hammer Action), realistic stereo acoustic acoustic piano sound reproduction with smooth velocity response, natural tonal dynamics, and a fairly even volume balance across the entire keyboard as well as solid piano pedaling performance. The ES100 has been out for about 2 years now and is still ahead of the pack and was designed to do a few things very well in its price range.
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Well I am happy to say that I was wrong and that Kawai exceeded my expectations in a number of ways. I did not have high expectations when I first tried it out because of the low price and I thought that Kawai would have to make some drastic compromises to produce a good digital piano at $699 that would up in quality. It is only 52" wide and 11" deep so doesn't take up much space. The piano is relatively small and lightweight and you can move it pretty easily by itself with no stand. Also, there are no speakers or speaker grill cloth showing on the top of the piano.just a nice slightly curved top and clean lines with a large included music rack.a well thought out design considering how much this piano can actually do and how nice the sound is. The buttons are solid, easy to push, and there is enough space in between the buttons so they're not all The piano is offered in the US in a satin black color only and the design is sleek, elegant, and simple with eight small round push buttons and one volume slider control on the top above the keys near the left side. This little baby is definitely not a toy and I have been able to play it multiple times. Previous ES100 Review: The Kawai ES100 ($699US internet discount price) is part of the "ES series" of digital pianos and offers similar quality to the higher priced ES pianos, but at a much lower price point. You would have had to spend more money or purchase a different brand. I personally know many people who own Kawai acoustic & digital pianos but Kawai has not been a brand that has offered a digital piano priced under $1000 in the past.
#WHAT YEAR IS MY PIANO SERIAL NUMBER#
Uprights usually have the serial number stamped on the plate near the top of the piano or stamped in a window in the plate.The Kawai piano company of Japan has been producing digital pianos (and acoustic pianos) for decades and is well known & respected world-wide for building high quality instruments that piano teachers, professional pianists, universities/colleges, and recording studios recommend. This is looking from the tail end of the piano. Kimball pianos sometimes have the serial number in a hard-to-find place stamped on the back edge of the keybed. Sometimes the number is stamped in the soundboard under the strings.
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The most common place on a grand piano is stamped on the plate in the V shaped area between the tenor and the bass sections of the plate or at the treble end. Some piano have other numbers stamped on them that are used in the manufacturing process. For European pianos, Bill Kibby in England has better information than we do at Piano Gen. You are usually looking for a 5 or 6 digit number. Dates that are cast into the plate of a piano are dates when the company was founded and not dates for the particular piano. They can be in unusual places and this page shows some of the places to find the serial number.
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Pianos almost always have a serial number somewhere.