Kawai CA401 88-Key Digital Piano with Bench, Satin Black

Kawai CA401 88-Key Digital Piano with Bench, Satin Black

Featuring the authentic Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action, brand new SK-EX Competition Grand piano sounds, and modern Bluetooth connectivity, the piano-focused CA401 offers many of the strengths of the premium Concert Artist models within a more modest and affordable package.

Feel Inspired
A piano that will encourage enthusiastic players to become accomplished pianists, and transform living rooms into grand concert halls. This is the ambitious philosophy behind Kawai’s latest Concert Artist series - premium instruments that capture the essence of playing a magnificent concert grand piano, and inspire musicians of all ages and abilities to realize their true artistic potential.

The Touch of a Grand Piano: Grand Feel Compact wooden key action
With an emphasis on piano-focused authenticity, the CA401 utilizes the superb Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action. As its name suggest, the GF Compact action has been designed to reproduce the authentic touch weight characteristics of the industry-leading Grand Feel keyboard actions, within a smaller form factor.

This action retains the long wooden key sticks used for all 88 black and white keys, and the familiar 'seesaw' mechanism employed by acoustic grand piano actions for centuries. However, despite its smaller unit size, GF Compact features an extended key pivot length, providing a more consistent touch weight when playing towards the rear of the keyboard. This crucial detail, along with various other acoustic piano-like characteristics, ensures the CA401 delivers the most realistic playing experience in its class.

The Sound of a Grand Piano: Shigeru Kawai SK-EX
Eponymously named after the company’s second president, the Shigeru Kawai range of luxury grand pianos were conceived as the next step in evolving the art of the piano. Each world-class instrument is hand-crafted by experienced piano artisans, using the finest available materials to ensure optimum touch, tone, and artistic expression.

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 recreation of this peerless instrument.

SK-EX Competition Grand sound
The brand-new SK-EX Competition Grand captures the sound of the latest generation SK-EX-L instruments, that in recent years have achieved success at the Chopin, Hamamatsu, and Sendai 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.

Premium audio technologies
Developed by Kawai R&D’s highly experienced audio engineering team, the CA401 features a redesigned motherboard and speaker system, and a brand-new high-quality power adapter. These components combine to deliver best-in-class audio quality, producing an extremely rich, clear sound with minimal distortion.

The Variety of a Digital Piano: Convenience & Flexibility
Complementing the instrument’s class-leading Grand Feel Compact wooden-key keyboard action and Progressive Harmonic Imaging piano sounds, the CA401 also offers a variety of convenient digital features that further enhance one’s musical enjoyment.

A selection of different instrument voices, built-in lesson songs, and the ability to record and playback performances are just some of the features accessible from the cheek-block control panel, while built-in Bluetooth MIDI and Audio functionality allow connecting to smart devices wirelessly for running apps or streaming music.

Grand performance within a modern, attractive cabinet
The CA401’s modern cabinet incorporates a rounded top board and tapered leg design, with minimalist toe blocks for additional stability. Its flat fascia and tall upper board give the instrument a traditional, upright piano-like quality, while at just over 48 centimeters deep, the CA401’s compact body is suitable for apartments and other narrow spaces.

Cabinet Finishes
The CA401 is available in three attractive cabinet finishes: Premium Rosewood, Premium Satin Black, and Premium Satin White, allowing musicians to coordinate their piano with a range of modern interiors.

Key Features

• 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
• Brand new SK-EX Competition Grand piano sounds
• High quality audio processing and amplification hardware
• Latest Bluetooth MIDI and Audio v5 wireless connectivity
• Built-in classical etudes and Alfred lesson books
• Spatial Headphone Sound for enhanced depth and realism
• Cheekblock control panel with high resolution OLED display
• Attractive cabinet with 3-position music rest and score support pins

Technical 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-L, EX, K-60 recording
192 note maximum polyphony
Piano Resonance
Damper Resonance
String Resonance
Piano Adjustment
Virtual 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 Sounds
19 voices
Reverb
6 types
Speakers
13 cm x 2 (woofers)
5 cm x 2 (tweeters)
Output Power
40 W (20 W + 20 W)
Headphone Enhancements
Spatial Headphone Sound
Headphone Type
Display
128 x 128-pixel OLED
Key Cover
Sliding type
Music Rest
Collapsible type (3 angle adjustability)
Score support pins
Product Size & Weight
Width
136 cm (53 1/2”)
Depth
48.5 cm (19 1/4”)
Height
91.5 cm (36 1/4”)
109 cm (43”)
Net Weight
57.5 kg (126 3/4 lbs.)
Packing Size & Weight
Dimensions
146.5 (W) x 71.5 (D) x 58.5 (H) cm
Gross Weight
71.5 kg (without bench)
80 kg (with bench)
Available Finishes
Premium Satin Black (CA401B)
Premium Satin White (CA401W)
Premium Rosewood (CA401R)
Basic Functions
Dual
Four Hands
Transpose
Tuning
Low Volume Balance
Startup Setting
Internal Songs
Sound Demo
19 songs
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)
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 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
Bluetooth *
Bluetooth (Ver. 5.0; GATT compatible)
Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant
Bluetooth Audio (Ver. 5.1; A2DP compatible)
USB Audio Recorder
App Functions
PianoRemote (iOS/Android)
PiaBookPlayer (iOS/Android)
Connector Jacks
Headphone
1 x 1/4”, 1 x 1/8” Stereo jacks
MIDI
USB-MIDI, Bluetooth MIDI *
Power Consumption
12 W
Power
Power cable
AC adaptor (PS-154)
Bench
Fixed-height or height-adjustable bench *
Headphones
Headphone hook
Others
Warranty Card *
Owner's Manual