KAWAI CA48

Name: Kawai CA48 Digital Piano
Brand: Kawai
SKU: CA48
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Our CA48 digital piano reflects Kawai’s award-winning heritage with its classic design and advanced technology. Featuring the newest “Grand Feel Compact” wooden-key keyboard action, beautiful Shigeru Kawai SK-EX and Kawai EX Concert Grand Piano samples, and a specially-designed speaker system for optimized sound quality, our CA48 offers an impressive collection of premium features that work together to provide one of the most authentic playing experiences of any digital piano in its class.

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The Kawai Concert Artist (CA) Series is one of the most award-winning lines of digital pianos available today. As a beneficiary of this successful legacy, the CA48 offers a truly powerful best-in-class piano experience. At the heart of CA48 is the acoustic piano sound of the celebrated Shigeru Kawai SK-EX and Kawai EX Concert Grand Pianos. Our proprietary sampling and modeling techniques capture all 88 keys individually to provide the most discerning player with the very best in digital piano tonal quality. Working hand-in-hand with these authentic sounds is our “Grand Feel Compact” wooden-key keyboard action, the most refined keyboard touch available in a high-end introductory model. The elegant modern-meets-classic appearance of the CA48 digital piano is reinforced by the subtle placement of the compact control panel in the keyboard side panel, maintaining a graceful cabinet design that enhances any home décor. Drawing deeply from over 90 years of piano building expertise has created an introductory model of the CA Series that is capable of inspiring players of all levels for years to come.

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Product Highlights

Class-leading Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action
Ivory Touch key surfaces, triple sensor, let-off, counterweights
Progressive Harmonic Imaging sound with 88-key sampling
Shigeru Kawai SK-EX & Kawai EX concert grand piano sounds
Integrated Bluetooth® MIDI Wireless Technology
Built-in classical etudes and Alfred lesson books
Spatial Headphone Sound for enhanced depth and realism
Attractive, modern cabinet with cheekblock control panel

Features

TOUCH

The CA48 utilizes the brand new Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action. The GF Compact action has been designed to reproduce the authentic touch weight characteristics of Kawai's industry-leading Grand Feel keyboard actions in a smaller size.

CA Series Touch

TONE

CA Series Tone

The rich, expressive sound of the Shigeru Kawai SK-EX and Kawai EX concert grand pianos is at the heart of the CA48. Both pianos are faithfully reproduced with full 88-key sampling using advanced Harmonic Imaging™ sound technology, to establish a new standard in digital piano tonal quality. Learn More»

ADDITIONAL SOUNDS

Supplementing the beautiful acoustic piano voices, the CA48 also features a modest selection of additional sounds, ranging from electric pianos and drawbar or church organs, to strings, human choirs, and synth pads, inviting musicians to add greater variety to their performances.

CA48 Sound Selection

BLUETOOTH®

Bluetooth Technology

In addition to standard USB and MIDI jacks for connecting to computers or other instruments, the CA48 digital piano also features integrated Bluetooth® MIDI technology that allows it to communicate with supported smart devices wirelessly. Once paired with a phone, tablet, or laptop, CA48 owners can enjoy a wide variety of exciting music-related apps that enhance their learning and playing experience.

CONCERT MAGIC

This exclusive feature lets anyone enjoy the thrill of playing the piano, even if you’ve never played before. Learn More »

Concert Magic

LESSONS AND EXERCISES

Alfred Lessons

The CA48’s convenient lesson function allows aspiring pianists to learn piano with classical Czerny, Burgmüller, and Beyer etudes, or collections of songs from the popular Alfred’s Basic Piano course books. Learn More »

VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN

The knowledge and skill of an experienced piano technician is essential to bring out the best of a fine acoustic piano. In addition to tuning, the technician also performs numerous regulation and voicing adjustments. The CA48’s Virtual Technician ‘Smart Mode’ simulates these refinements digitally, with ten preset configurations that intelligently adjust various characteristics of the grand piano to match different musical styles.

Virtual Technician

GRAND FEEL PEDAL SYSTEM

Grand Feel Pedal System

The CA48 features three pedals – soft, sostenuto, and damper (with half-damper capability). The new Grand Feel Pedal System accurately replicates the position and individual weighting of the damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals of a Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano to further enhance the CA48’s acoustic piano-like authenticity.

SUPERIOR HEADPHONE EXPERIENCE

The CA48’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.

Headphone Experience

Specifications

Keyboard		Grand Feel Compact action - 88 wooden keys - Grade-weighted hammers - Ivory Touch white key surfaces - Let-off simulation - Triple sensor key detection - Bass region counterweights
Pedal		Grand Feel Pedal System - Damper (with half-pedal support) - Soft - Sostenuto
Piano Sound		Progressive Harmonic Imaging (PHI) - 88-key stereo sampling - SK-EX, EX recording - 192 note maximum polyphony
Piano Resonance		- Damper Resonance - String Resonance
Piano Adjustment		Virtual Technician (17 parameters, via Virtual Technician app) - Touch Curve - Voicing - Damper Resonance - Damper Noise - String Resonance - Key-off Effect - Fall-back Noise - Hammer Delay - Topboard - Decay 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 Sounds		19 voices
Reverb		6 types
Brilliance		✔
Other Effects		-
Speakers		13 cm x 2 5 cm x 2
Output Power		40 W (20 W x 2)
Headphone Enhancements		Spatial Headphone Sound Headphone Type
Display		3 digit LED
Key Cover		Sliding type
Music Rest		Collapsible type (3 angle adjustability)
Dimensions	Width	53.5" (136 cm)
	Depth	18.1" (46 cm)
	Height	33.8" (86 cm) (not including music rest)
Weight		125 lbs (57 kg)
Available Finishes		Premium Rosewood (CA48R)
Basic Functions		Dual Four Hands Transpose Tuning Startup Setting Vocal Assist Sound Preview
Internal Songs	Sound Demo	19 songs
	Piano Music
	Concert Magic	40 songs
Lesson Songs		Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100) Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849) Beyer 106 (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101) Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1A Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book Level 1B
Internal Recorder	Total Memory	approximately 10,000 notes
	No. of Songs	3 songs
	Parts	1 part
Metronome	Time Signatures	1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8
Metronome	Drum Rhythms	-
Bluetooth® *		Bluetooth® (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth® Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant
USB Audio Recorder	Record/Playback	-
USB Audio Recorder	Other Functions	-
App Functions		Virtual Technician app (iPad), Sound Museum app (iPhone/iPad)
Connector Jacks	Headphone	1 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8" Stereo jacks
	MIDI	MIDI IN, MIDI OUT, Bluetooth® MIDI *
	Line Out	-
	Line In	-
	USB to Host	✔
	USB to Device	-
	Others	-
Power Consumption		11 W
Power		Power cable AC adaptor
Bench		Matching Storage Bench
Headphones		Headphone hook
Sheet Music		-
Others		Warranty Card * Owner's Manual

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Limited 5 Years Parts and Labor | Customers should retain their store receipt or purchase statement as proof of the date of purchase. Please contact Kawai’s Technical Services Division if you have any questions or concerns.

Reviews (1)

1 review for Kawai CA48 Digital Piano

Rated 5 out of 5

Brian Williams – May 12, 2020

I just bought this digital piano and I absolutely love it. I think this was the absolute perfect choice for my needs. I was looking for something with a highly realistic grand piano feel, midi capability, great sound, and something that was aesthetically beautiful. This surpassed all expectations. The sound is absolutely amazing. At full volume it is quite loud and full, yet doesn’t distort in the least. The feel of the keys is phenomenal… perfectly weighted. It’s hard to believe how close it feels and plays to a real grand piano. I use Logic Pro for recording and external sounds and connecting through the bluetooth midi wasn’t too difficult. The premium rosewood is very dark and looks almost black in my music room. I thought I wanted black, but opted for rosewood and I absolutely love it. The built in sounds are phenomenal! Of course I would prefer more than 19, but for me I can connect to Logic if I want more. The built in sounds are perfect for practice and non-recording purposes. The CA48 really has proven to be a perfect choice for my needs and from my research, no piano in this price point offers the quality of it’s key action. I like that there are 2 headphone jacks – the smaller and larger size. You can alter the effects easily. The included technician app is amazing! I feel so spoiled to be able to so easily manipulate the sound in ways that would be really difficult and time consuming on a grand acoustic piano. The only thing I wish this piano had included is an external out. The sound of the Kawai pianos are awe-inspiring… I REALLY wish I could capture the sound in my recordings by having a line out. Other than that I just can’t say enough good things about this piano. It includes a 5 year warranty, but I’m sure it will last much longer. I could be playing this 50 years from now and it would still be beautiful and sound like an acoustic grand. I highly recommend this model for the price point, and if the attributes I mentioned are what you are looking for. You will not be disappointed with this piano!