CA401

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CA401

$2,995

An excellent introduction to the Concert Artist range, with solid wooden keys, gorgeous concert grand piano sounds, and advanced features.

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Grand Feel Compact
Wooden key action

SK-EX Competition Grand 
Piano sounds

Bluetooth Audio + 
MIDI connectivity

PianoRemote App

Kawai CA401 Digital Piano

Transform living rooms
into concert halls

A piano that will encourage enthusiastic players to become accomplished pianists – this is the ambitious philosophy behind Kawai’s latest Concert Artist Premium pianos to inspire musicians of all ages and abilities to realise their true artistic potential.

SK-EX Competition Grand

The Sound of a
Grand Piano

Widely regarded as ‘the premier piano of Japan’, the flagship SK-EX grand piano graces the stages of concert halls and musical institutions around the globe, receiving universal acclaim for its tonal clarity and exceptional dynamic range.

The magnificent tone of the SK-EX is at the heart of the CA401, with this new model featuring the latest SK-EX Competition Grand, capturing the sound of the latest generation SK-EX instruments that in recent years have achieved success at the Chopin, Hamamatsu and Sydney International piano competitions.

This piano sound possesses a brilliant, clear tonal character, with a distinctive thick attack, and is specifically recorded from the pianist’s position for the ultimate performance experience.

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88 Key Sampling

Every single one of the 88-keys of this world-class instrument are painstakingly recorded, meticulously analysed and accurately reproduces as high-fidelity waveforms.

Recording each key individually in this way – as opposed to stretching the same tone over several different notes – preserves the grand pianos’ unique harmonic character,

Harmonic Imaging

When playing a fine piano, the amount of pressure applied to the keyboard affects not only the volume of the sound produced, but also the unique tonal character of each note.

The CA401 offers a highly detailed acoustic portrait, employing Kawai’s proprietary Progressive Harmonic Imaging sampling technology to ensure smooth tonal transitions across the keyboard and throughout the entire dynamic range.

Virtual Technician

Virtual Piano Artisan

The knowledge and skill of an experienced piano technician is essential to realise the full potential of a fine acoustic piano. In addition to meticulously tuning each note, the technician also performs numerous regulation and voicing adjustments that allow the instrument to truly sing.

Virtual Technician simulates these refinements digitally, allowing you to shape various aspects of your piano’s character to suit the environment of the piano and your personal preferences.

The Touch of a
Grand Piano

Kawai Grand Feel Compact wooden key action
Intuitive control
Bluetooth connectivity
4-speaker output system
Kawai CA401 PianoRemote app

PianoRemote App

The latest CA401 is compatible with Kawai’s latest PianoRemote control app for iOS and supported Android devices. This app connects to the piano wirelessly via the Concert Artists’ integrated Bluetooth feature, providing an effortless way to change sounds, adjust settings, or enjoy the vast array of built-in music content from the comfort of an armchair.

CA401 Headphones

Superior Headphone Experience

The CA401’s Spatial Headphone Sound (SHS) technology enhances the depth and realism of the instrument’s sound when listening through headphones or earphones. The player can select one of three different acoustic presets that adjust the spatial positioning of the sound, while also helping to reduce auditory fatigue when using earphones or headphones for extended periods of time.

In addition, the CA401 also allows players to select a variety of headphone types (Open, Semi-open, Closed, In-Ear, Canal, etc.) for an optimised listening experience.

CA401 Lesson books

Built-in Lesson Books

The CA401’s convenient lesson function allows aspiring pianists to learn piano with classical Czerny, Burgmüller, Chopin, and Beyer etudes, or collections of songs from the popular Alfred’s Basic Piano course books.

The left and right hand parts of each etude/song can be practiced separately, using the adjustable metronome feature to perfect timing in difficult passages, before recording the completed piece for self-evaluation.

*lesson books sold separately

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Grand Feel Pedal System

The Grand Feel Pedal feature accurately replicates the position and individual weighting of the damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals of a Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano, ensuring that players master the proper pedalling technique required to perform on an acoustic piano.

Kawai CA401 Music Rest

Broad Adjustable Music Rest

The CA401’s broad music rest is engineered to accommodate the most ambitious musical works, with smoothly rounded edges, a sturdy base for supporting large score books, and score support pins to hold everything in place.

As with a grand piano, the viewing angle of the instrument’s music rest can be adjusted to suit the performer’s playing position, or laid flat for convenience when notating scores or sketching musical ideas.

Three attractive
cabinet finishes

Ebony Satin
Rosewood
White Maple

CA401

Product Specifications

KeyboardGrand Feel Compact action

  • 88 wooden keys

  • Grade-weighted hammers

  • Ivory Touch white key surfaces

  • Let-off simulation

  • Triple sensor key detection

  • Bass region counterweights

PedalGrand Feel Pedal System

  • Damper (with half-pedal support)

  • Soft

  • Sostenuto

Piano SoundProgressive Harmonic Imaging (PHI)

  • 88-key stereo sampling

  • SK-EX-L, EX, K-60 recording

  • 192 note maximum polyphony

Piano Resonance

  • Damper Resonance

  • String Resonance

Piano AdjustmentVirtual Technician (18 parameters, via PianoRemote app)

  • Touch Curve

  • Voicing

  • Damper Resonance

  • Damper Noise

  • String Resonance

  • Key-off Effect

  • Fall-back Noise

  • Hammer Delay

  • Topboard

  • Decay Time

  • Release Time

  • Minimum Touch

  • Stretch Tuning

  • Temperament

  • Temperament Key

  • User Key Volume

  • Half-Pedal Adjust

  • Soft Pedal Depth


Virtual Technician Smart Mode (10 presets)
No of sounds19
Reverb6 types
Brilliance
Other Effects-
Speakers13 cm x 2 (woofers)
5 cm x 2 (tweeters)
Output Power40 W (20 W + 20 W)
Headphone EnhancementsSpatial Headphone Sound
Headphone Type
Display128 x 128 pixel OLED
Key CoverSliding type
Music RestCollapsible type (3 angle adjustability)
Score support pins
Size and WeightWidth136 cm
Depth48.5 cm
Height91.5 cm (music rest flat)
109 cm (music rest raised)
Weight57.5 kg
Available FinishesPremium Satin Black (CA401ES)
Premium White Maple (CA401WM)
Premium Rosewood (CA401R)
Basic FunctionsDual
Four Hands
Transpose
Tuning
Low Volume Balance
Startup Setting
Internal SongsSound Demo19 songs
Piano Music-
Concert Magic40 songs
Lesson SongsBurgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100)
Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849)
Beyer 106 (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101)
Chopin Walzer (Chopin waltzes series 1-19)
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1A
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1B
Internal RecorderTotal Memoryapproximately 10,000 notes
No of Songs3 songs
Parts1 part
MetronomeTime Signatures1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8
Drum Rhythms-
BluetoothMIDI + Audio
USB Audio RecorderRecord/Playback-
Other Functions-
App FunctionsPianoRemote (iOS/Android)
PiaBookPlayer (iOS/Android)
Connector JacksHeadphone1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8" Stereo jacks
MIDIUSB-MIDI, Bluetooth MIDI
Line Out-
Line In-
USB to Host
USB to Device-
Others-
Power Consumption12 W
Power AdaptorAC adaptor (PS-154)
BenchHeight Adjustable (WB-35)
HeadphonesHeadphone hook

Downloads

PianoRemote App iOS

PianoRemote App Android

Owner's Manual

Firmware Updates

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