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168-170 Easterly Rd, Leeds, LS8 3AD

Shigeru Kawai SK7 Semi-Concert Grand Piano


Includes Quality Adjustable Stool and Tuning

The SK-7 is a transcendent work of art that will communicate with remarkable passion, precision and poetry at the hands of the artist.

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Complimentary tuning after every delivery

We deliver to anywhere in the United Kingdom

A Kawai UK Ltd 10 year warranty comes with this piano




As the war ended, Shigeru was disbanded from the troop and soon after he returned home, he was adopted by the Kawai family. At first, Shigeru was just an ordinary worker. He stood in the manufacturing area all day, sometimes slept overnight in the factory. He even bathed with his co-workers, using a drum can as a bathtub. It was an indication of how focused he was on his work, and how much he loved it. Three years later, he would start to learn piano design from his adoptive father, Koichi Kawai, the founder of Kawai. An engineer who was called “Hatsumei Koichi (Koichi the Inventor),” Koichi was the first person in Japan to design and build a complete piano action. He taught Shigeru how to build pianos from scratch. “Pianos are made of wood, so they must be made by hand that is appropriate to the characteristics of each material.” “As long as you are building pianos, you should strive to build the finest ones in the world.” Shigeru paid great attention to Koichi’s every word, but suddenly his adoptive father passed away. Filled with anxiety and despair, Shigeru took over the company. Over the next 35 years, Shigeru pushed himself to develop the company, transforming Kawai in to an industry leader, representative of Japanese quality. When asked about his career, Shigeru would often remark, “Creating pianos is the greatest job I have ever had !” Shigeru Kawai was that kind of a man.




The Millennium III Action



Extended Length Keys Made by Spruce



“Shiko Seion” Hammers
Shiko Seion hammers, which take their name from the Japanese words for “ultimate voicing”, are the exclusive province of our Master Piano Artisans who oversee their formation from beginning to end.


Every hammer is meticulously hand-pressed without the application of heat and carefully voiced without artificial hardeners to ensure outstanding dynamic response and expression.



Hand-wound bass strings
by skilled craftsmen
The process of winding copper wire around the bass strings requires highly-refined skills. In this process, KAWAI’s skilled craftsmen wind each wire carefully and precisely by hand to ensure the highest possible quality.



Concert Agraffes
Identical to those used on our renowned EX Concert Grand Piano, Shigeru Kawai Concert Agraffes are individually machined from billet brass rods to assure maximum precision and strength. The result is clear, powerful and impressive tone.



Boxwood Bridge Caps
Boxwood is an extremely hard wood that is particularly effective in transferring higher tonal frequencies through the bridge to the soundboard. Boxwood bridge caps help to ensure treble projection that complements the more powerful bass sound of larger pianos.



Premium Aged Soundboard Made of Solid Spruce
The custom-tapered soundboard in a Shigeru piano is made exclusively from the finest spruce, aged by the traditional kigarashi process that uses only the forces of time and nature to allow the wood to attain a state of natural balance. It is this lengthy and painstaking process that gives Shigeru pianos their uniquely rich tonal quality.



Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID)
Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID) creates an exceptionally rigid foundation to support string tension. With SOLID construction, the pinblock is hand-fitted to the plate. The pinblock and over-lapping stretcher bar are then integrated into a single structure and solidly anchored to the rim. The resulting framework possesses outstanding strength and rigidity to ensure stable tuning and powerful tone.



Hybrid Inner Rim
(Konsei Katagi Rim)



All-Spruce Beams
Spruce is known for its outstanding ability to conduct and conserve sound energy. However, it is generally considered too precious for use as a structural material. For the Shigeru pianos, all of the underside beams are made entirely of the highest quality spruce.



Dual-Pivot Dampers
Meticulous attention to the needs of professional performers is evident in every feature of the Shigeru piano. One example, originally developed for our Shigeru Kawai EX Concert Piano, is the unique dual-pivot damper design that allows smoother half-pedal control for delicate tonal expression.




Final Voicing by MPA
Kawai’s most esteemed sound creators are proudly known as Master Piano Artisans (MPA). They are the only individuals who can send Shigeru Kawai pianos out into the world. The title of MPA is a special qualification, bestowed upon the finest piano technician-those who possess skill, dedication, and a passion for music.



Size Length 229 cm
Width 157 cm
Height 102 cm
Weight 400 kg
Touch White key surfaces NEOTEX
Black key surfaces NEOTEX
Action Millennium III
Hammers All underfelted
Sound Soundboard Solid Spruce, Tapered
Agraffes 1-54 keys / Shigeru Kawai concert agraffes
Duplex scaling Fore & Back
Back posts 4
Exterior design Pedals Damper, Sostenuto, Soft
Casters Double, Brass
Lid props 3
Music rack Position 5 positions
Hard Finish
Other features Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID)
Longer Keys
Steel-reinforced keyslip & keybed
V-pro plate
CORE system
Vertically laminated treble bridge
Longer period of natural drying process
Hand-wound bass strings
Dual Pivot Damper
Spruce beams
Reinforced Hammer Shank
Hand-craft Process
Final voicing by MPA (Master Piano Artisan)

Free Tuning

Everyone purchasing a Shigeru grand piano receives a first free tuning by a Kawai MPA (Master Piano Artisan) who will carry out the tuning in the customer’s home.

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