Kawai GL-20 Baby Grand Piano - 5'2"

The Kawai GL-20 possesses every design element of ground-breaking Kawai GL-10 Professional Baby Grand Piano in a larger 5'2" size that provides greater bass resonance and a more impressive visual profile. The tone of the GL-20 is further enhanced by the addition of Dual Duplex Scaling that produces greater complexity of tone. With its exceptional combination of touch and tone, the GL-20 is a potent performer with a petite profile.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

Kawai’s Exclusive Millennium III Action – Featuring ABS-Carbon Technology with Carbon Fiber

Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID) – Double-width Stretcher Bar for optimum strength

Extended Length Keysticks – For more even response from the front to the back of each key

Concert-Length Key Buttons – Doubled length for maximum energy transfer and optimum power

Solid Spruce Precision Tapered Soundboard – Permanently crowned for long-term tonal stability

Solid Brass Agraffes – For even string spacing and easier tuning

Multi-Grip 11-Ply Laminated Pin Block

V-Pro Plate – Gray Iron with “Crossbone” Design

Steel-Reinforced Keyslip for strength and stability to avoid sticking keys

Steel-Reinforced, Multi-Laminated Keybed for strength and optimum energy transfer

Ultra-slow “Soft Fall” Fallboard Closing System

KAWAI Ten Year FULL Transferable Manufacturer’s Warranty

TOUCH

The Millennium III action

The Millennium III Action features components made of ABS-Carbon, a composite material created by the infusion of carbon fiber into our renowned ABS Styran. ABS-Carbon is incredibly sturdy and rigid, which allows the creation of action parts that are lighter without sacrificing strength. The result is a stronger, faster action that offers more power, better control and greater stability than conventional all-wood actions.

Longer keys

Longer keys make playing easier and provide a more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface. A taller profile and concert-length key buttons make them more rigid to provide exceptional energy transfer and optimum power.

 

TONE

Tapered Soundboard Made of Solid Spruce

The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quarter-sawn solid spruce for GL series soundboards. Each one is strategically tapered to provide the proper degree of resonant movement in each region. Only soundboards that meet or exceed our demanding resonance standards are selected for use in the GL series grand pianos.

 

STRENGTH

SOLID (Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design)

SOLID construction creates an exceptionally rigid foundation to support string tension. First, the pinblock is fitted to the plate. Then, the pinblock and over-lapping stretcher bar are integrated into a single structure and solidly anchored to the rim. The extraordinary thickness of the stretcher bar exemplifies the structural integrity of this sturdy framework designed to ensure stable tuning and powerful tone.

 

V-Pro Plate

The plate is the acoustically-neutral iron superstructure of the piano over which the strings are tensioned. All GL Series plates are molded using the Vacuum Mold Process (V-Pro) with “Crossbone Design.” The result is a plate that is strong, stable and beautiful.

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

Size	Length	5''2" (157 cm)
	Width	59" (150 cm)
	Height	40" (102 cm)
	Weight	661 lbs. (300 kg)
Touch	White Key Surfaces	Acrylic
	Black Key Surfaces	Phenol
	Action	Millennium III Action with Carbon Fiber
	Hammers	All Underfelted
Sound	Soundboard	Solid Spruce, Tapered
	Agraffes	1-46 keys
	Duplex Scaling	Fore & Back
	Back Posts	3
Exterior Design	Pedals	Damper, Sostenuto, Soft
	Casters	Single, Brass
	Lid Props	2
	Fallboard	"Soft Fall" Closing System
Music Rack	Position	5 Positions
	Hard Finish	-
Lock		-
Other Features		Stretcher Over-Lap Integrated Design (SOLID) Longer Keys Steel-Reinforced Keyslip & Keybed V-Pro Plate