Kawai Musical Instruments
Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.. (Japanese株式会社 河 合 楽 器 制作 所, Kabushiki - gaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho, dt " music instruments manufacturing Kawai " ) is a Japanese company with headquarters in Hamamatsu, wings, pianos, digital pianos, as well as a specially for piano recordings developed, professional recording system produces.
History
The company's history goes back to 1927, when founder Koichi Kawai built his first organs and pianos. The current CEO Hirotaka Kawai is the grandson of the company founder and took over the company chaired by his father Shigeru Kawai.
Since the 1980s, represents Kawai also manufactures electric instruments. The first synthesizer contributed partly the label Teisco. To a certain celebrity got the synthesizer model K-5, as it was used by the film composer Jan Hammer for the soundtrack to the American television series Miami Vice. In this instrument, the technique of additive synthesis was applied for producing sound. Also made Kawai acoustic and electric guitars, drum machine (R- 50 or R- 50e, R -100) and Home Studio Equipement as powered speakers, small mixers, equalizers or Midi Mixer ( MM- 16).
In the electronic field of digital pianos and organs ( organs not available in Germany ) are manufactured by Kawai currently. From the areas of "Synthesizer" and " portable keyboards ", the company withdrew a few years ago. Kawai also manufactures sports equipment and is also engaged in the metal and wood processing, such as parts of the Toyota - Lexus vehicles are manufactured and produced at Kawai.
Since about 1992 builds Kawai for Steinway & Sons their " Boston " grand and upright pianos.
In 1998 the company was awarded the ISO 14001 certificate for environmental protection.
The European headquarters is located since 1990 in Krefeld.
Products
Kawai produces today to wing, pianos and digital pianos as well as a developed specifically for piano recordings, professional recording equipment PR-1. In addition to the wing series GE, GM and RX especially the EX series is known. The largest type of " EX" grand piano, is 276 cm long. In some models, a mute, Anytime the system offered. These instruments carry a " ATX ". Flagships of the Kawai grand piano is named after the son of the founder series " Shigeru Kawai ". These wings are made each year in limited numbers by hand and sold in only a few licensed stores. A Shigeru buyers after installation and initial matching of the instrument then visited by a Japanese master technician who adjusts the wing relative to the acoustic conditions at the site and voiced. This service is included in the purchase price of a Shigeru Kawai.
Kawai's best digital pianos are equipped with real- wood keyboard and piano soundboard. The close as possible to an acoustic piano Kawai reached by its own account with his digital piano CA -95. In the field of Stage Pianos Kawai is represented by the models MP6 and MP10, the technology of the " Progressive Harmonic Imaging " and " Ultra Progressive Harmonic Imaging " make use of in order to reflect the real co- oscillation of the piano strings can, what the replica of the is the sound of an acoustic piano indispensable.
Kawai instruments have been established worldwide for their high quality and their nuanced tone in large concert halls, concert halls, at international music festivals and competitions as well as conservatories and music schools.