![]() ![]() If your piano has not been tuned for a long time, the pitch may have dropped below the standard Concert Pitch (called A440). You’ll find the full text of the Preparation Checklist on the second page of the warranty card, here. The checklist is printed on the back of your Kawai Acoustic Piano Warranty Card, and will be signed and dated by both the retailer, and the technician who carried out the service. It is also your assurance that the piano has been properly initialised before you sit down to play. The Preparation Checklist is our assurance that the piano has has not been damaged before it was unboxed and that it arrives at your home or studio in top condition. A grand piano contains some 10,000 parts, and will have had a long journey from our manufacturing facilities to your retailer. Your new Kawai piano will have the Preparation Checklist carried out prior to delivery. What is done to prepare my new piano for delivery? Discuss this with your piano technician for more detailed information specific to your piano.Ĥ. ![]() Hammer felts may be softened, resulting in a darker tone, or hardened to produce a brighter sound. Voicing is the gentle manipulation of the felts surrounding the hammer heads to produce an even tone throughout the piano. We do not publish the serial numbers of brand new pianos, or those that are new enough that they are likely to be on display in our retailers’ showrooms. ![]() New Kawai pianos today have seven-digit serial numbers, beginning with the number 2 (for pianos made in our Japanese factories) or the letter F (for pianos made in our Karawan factories). The age of the piano will determine the length of this number: a very old piano could only be four numbers long – for example, the piano with the serial number 8350 was manufactured in 1935. The more heavily your piano is used, the more frequently it should be tuned.Īll of our pianos are marked with a serial number, which is made up of a group of numbers, and sometimes letters. We recommend that you tune your piano at least twice a year. ![]()
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