KAWAI K3 Professional DIGITAL Upright PIANO BLACK

The 48” K-3 offers an incomparable combination of tone, touch and value that has made it one of our most popular professional uprights.  Selected as the 2008 and 2009 "Acoustic Piano of the Year” by the readers of MMR Magazine, the K-3 provides a clear, rich tonal quality and an extraordinary consistency of touch made possible by our exclusive Millennium III Upright Action.  Experience the K-3 and understand why it is one of the best-selling upright pianos available today.
        Main Features

    * Millennium III Action™ with Carbon Fiber
    * Ultra-Slow Fallboard Closing System
    * Brass Front Casters (Double)
    * Height Adjustable Bench

Action     Millenium III
Key     white: acrylic, black: phenol, non-lead key weight adjust
Fallboard     "Soft Fall" Fallboard
Hardfinish     no
Tone spreader     no
Back post     4
Sound rib     11
Agraffe     no
Duplex scale     no
Caster typ     double
Lock     no
Size in cm (HxWxD)     122 x 151 x 59
Weight in kg     200
Finish     Black

Return to Main Product Page C-540/340 Specifications (* indicates C-540 only)
Keyboard: 88 keys (A0 ~ C8), Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 keyboard

Key Touch Control:
C-540: nine velocity curves,
C-340: three velocity curves, (Light / Normal / Heavy)

Tone Generating System: Piano eXperience stereo sampling

Max. Polyphony:
C-540: 62 notes
C-340: 60 notes

Number of Programs:
C-540: 40 types; 9 acoustic pianos, 8 electric pianos, 2 harpsichords, 2 clavis, 2 vibraphones, acoustic guitar, 3 electric organs, 3 church organs, 3 strings, 3 choirs, 4 basses
C-340: 30 types; 4 acoustic pianos, honky-tonk piano, electric grand, 6 electric pianos, harpsichord, 2 clavis, vibraphone, marimba, acoustic guitar, 3 jazz organs, 3 church organs, 2 strings, 2 pads, 2 choirs

Effect:
C-540: reverb (8 types), chorus (6 types), insertion effect (24 types: tremolo, delay, rotary speaker, etc., 128 step intensity)
C-340: reverb and chorus with 3 step intensity
Brilliance*

Recorder: 2 parts, 45,000 notes capacity per a song (songs recordable with memory capacity), rename function (song title), controls: record, start/stop, REW, FF, pause, part 1, part 2

Demo Songs:
C-540: 205 songs (20 songs for sound introduction, 185 songs for piano tunes), Piano Lesson functions
C-340: 30 songs (10 songs for sound introduction, 20 songs for piano tunes)

Metronome: tempo, beat, accent, volume, C-540 contains 37 preset drum patterns.

Key Transpose

Pitch Control

Temperament:
C-540: 10 types,
C-340: 3 types

Layer Function

Split Function* (C-540)

Pedals: damper**, soft**, (**half-pedaling supported), sostenuto

Display: C-540: 16 characters, 2 lines LCD with back light

Connections:
OUTPUT (L/Mono, R), headphones x 2, INPUT (C-540) (L/Mono, R)
USB connector* (C-540): supports Windows XP (Home Edition/Professional), Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.2 or later

MIDI: In, Out

Amplifier Wattage:
C-540: 35 W x 2,
C-340: 25 W x 2

Speakers:
C-540: 16 cm x 2, 5 cm x 2
C-340: 13 cm x 2

Power:
C-540: DC24V AC adapter,
C-340: DC18V AC adapter

Dimensions:
C-540: 1,369 (W) x 462 (D) x 869 (H) mm / 53.90” (W) x 18.19” (D) x 34.21” (H)
C-340: 1,369 (W) x 462 (D) x 869 (H) mm / 53.90” (W) x 18.19” (D) x 34.21” (H)

Weight:
C-540: 53 kg / 116.84 lbs.
C-340: 50.0 kg / 110.23 lbs.

Color and Grain:
C-340: Dark Rosewood (DR),
C-540: Dark Rosewood (DR)

Key Cover: Soft-closing type

Accessories: AC cord, CD-ROM (KORG USB-MIDI Driver for Windows XP, Windows Vista)* (C-540), piano scores*(C-540)

Keyboard: 88 keys (A0 ~ C8), Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 keyboard

Key Touch Control:
C-540: nine velocity curves,
C-340: three velocity curves, (Light / Normal / Heavy)

Tone Generating System: Piano eXperience stereo sampling

Max. Polyphony:
C-540: 62 notes
C-340: 60 notes

Number of Programs:
C-540: 40 types; 9 acoustic pianos, 8 electric pianos, 2 harpsichords, 2 clavis, 2 vibraphones, acoustic guitar, 3 electric organs, 3 church organs, 3 strings, 3 choirs, 4 basses
C-340: 30 types; 4 acoustic pianos, honky-tonk piano, electric grand, 6 electric pianos, harpsichord, 2 clavis, vibraphone, marimba, acoustic guitar, 3 jazz organs, 3 church organs, 2 strings, 2 pads, 2 choirs

Effect:
C-540: reverb (8 types), chorus (6 types), insertion effect (24 types: tremolo, delay, rotary speaker, etc., 128 step intensity)
C-340: reverb and chorus with 3 step intensity
Brilliance*

Recorder: 2 parts, 45,000 notes capacity per a song (songs recordable with memory capacity), rename function (song title), controls: record, start/stop, REW, FF, pause, part 1, part 2

Demo Songs:
C-540: 205 songs (20 songs for sound introduction, 185 songs for piano tunes), Piano Lesson functions
C-340: 30 songs (10 songs for sound introduction, 20 songs for piano tunes)

Metronome: tempo, beat, accent, volume, C-540 contains 37 preset drum patterns.

Key Transpose

Pitch Control

Temperament:
C-540: 10 types,
C-340: 3 types

Layer Function

Split Function* (C-540)

Pedals: damper**, soft**, (**half-pedaling supported), sostenuto

Display: C-540: 16 characters, 2 lines LCD with back light

Connections:
OUTPUT (L/Mono, R), headphones x 2, INPUT (C-540) (L/Mono, R)
USB connector* (C-540): supports Windows XP (Home Edition/Professional), Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.2 or later

MIDI: In, Out

Amplifier Wattage:
C-540: 35 W x 2,
C-340: 25 W x 2

Speakers:
C-540: 16 cm x 2, 5 cm x 2
C-340: 13 cm x 2

Power:
C-540: DC24V AC adapter,
C-340: DC18V AC adapter

Dimensions:
C-540: 1,369 (W) x 462 (D) x 869 (H) mm / 53.90” (W) x 18.19” (D) x 34.21” (H)
C-340: 1,369 (W) x 462 (D) x 869 (H) mm / 53.90” (W) x 18.19” (D) x 34.21” (H)

Weight:
C-540: 53 kg / 116.84 lbs.
C-340: 50.0 kg / 110.23 lbs.

Color and Grain:
C-340: Dark Rosewood (DR),
C-540: Dark Rosewood (DR)

Key Cover: Soft-closing type

Accessories: AC cord, CD-ROM (KORG USB-MIDI Driver for Windows XP, Windows Vista)* (C-540), piano scores*(C-540)

The compact CN22R features the latest Harmonic Imaging™ 88-key piano sampling process, with 96 note polyphony and a variety of additional features. It offers an outstanding introduction to KAWAIʼs advanced digital piano technology at an exceptional price.

Exceptional Touch, Tone, Quality & Value
KAWAI is proud to present the CN Series – an affordable range of high specification Digital Pianos suitable for school classrooms, church halls, and family homes. These impressive instruments offer an enhanced AHA IV-F weighted Keyboard action, and introduce KAWAIʼs latest sound technology, featuring the new 88- key piano sampling process.

With a traditional furniture design and attractive Premium Rosewood, Cherry, Mahogany, and Satin Black finishes complementing the exceptional touch and authentic tone of these charming instruments, the CN Series truly establish a new standard in digital piano performance, quality, and value.

Keyboard:     88-Note, fully weighted, "wood embedded" graded hammer action with adjustable touch sensitive keys
Keyboard Sensitivity:     10 selectable response levels
Polyphony:     64 voice
Preset Programs:     88 Expressive sounds including award winning Triple Strike Grand Piano, all taken from the PC3
(Sound Program List available for download here)
General MIDI:     No
Splits/Layers:     Quick Split/Layer, easy access with adjustable relative volume
Transpose:     Full transposition to any key, +/- two octaves
Tune:     Adjust by Cents (+/- 100 cents)
Effects:     Dual ambience and effect processors (reverberation and chorus). Rich and complex effects from the PC3 Series.
Drum Patterns:     78 pre-recorded interactive patterns in a variety of styles (incl. metronome)
Recorder/Sequencer:     1-Track, 9 Song capacity
Sound System:     140 Watt 4-speaker, stereo sound system
Audio Outs:     Stereo left/right RCA line outs (for connecting to external amplification)
Audio Ins:     Stereo left/right RCA line ins (for connecting external sound sources)
Headphones:     (2) 1/4" stereo headphone outs
MIDI I/O:     MIDI In and Out connectors
USB:     (1) port; "Plug and Play" USB functionality allows MIDI over USB for connecting to/from an external computer sequencer; no software driver needed
Pedals:     (3) built-in switch-type: sustain, sostenuto, soft
Finishes:     Ebony
Bench:     Matching bench included
Dimensions:     42.125“(H) x 56" (W) x 16.5" (D)
107 cm (H) x 142 cm (W) x 42 cm (D)
Weight:     213.8 lbs. / 97kgs
Power:     Built-in, internally switchable AC supply

Very good sound quality for the small purse

The KX Series Upright Pianos offer incomparable value with Outstanding sound, touch and durability. At the heart of each KX Series piano is our exclusive Ultra-Responsive Action™ that combines experienced craftsmanship with Kawai's world renowned piano technology to provide exceptional touch and tone that will endure.
The KX Series Uprights are born of a rigorous research and intelligent design in pursuit of the ultimate in durability and performance. Meeting the demands of Today's discerning musicians, they continue Kawai's long tradition of high quality and musical excellence.

dimensions in cm (HxWxD)     110 x 146 x 54
weight in kg     178
area of the soundboard     1,26 m²
surfaces     black polished