Shigeru Kawai

Kawai Shigeru SK-5 Grand Piano

A large grand at 200 cm. Wonderful in the right space, overwhelming in the wrong one.

200 cmLength
351 kgWeight
153 cmWidth
102 cmHeight
88Keys
3Pedals

Ask About This Model Should I Choose It?

Send the room size and which floor it is going to. If it will not fit, we would rather tell you now than on delivery day.

Kawai grand piano of the same type as the Kawai Shigeru SK-5

Best forStudios, halls and teachers

Space neededabout 2.1 m across

AccessLift, planned move

The Shigeru SK-5 arrives with all of this

In the price, not added at the end.

Free delivery included with a used piano

Free deliveryAnywhere in Peninsular Malaysia

Upholstered bench included with a used piano

Upholstered benchWith storage for music

Two free tunings included with a used piano

Two free tuningsAfter it settles in your room

Accessories over RM500 included with a used piano

Accessories over RM500Heater, caster cups, key cover

Five-year warranty included with a used piano

Five-year warrantyParts and labour, our workshop

Only staircase carries are quoted separately, because the cost is in the steps and the turns rather than the distance. Ask About This Model

Making the call

Is The Shigeru SK-5 Right For You?

Both sides of it. If the right-hand column sounds like your situation, say so and we will point you elsewhere.

Choose the Shigeru SK-5 if

The room is large enough that a smaller grand would sound thin in it
You are fitting out a studio, a school room or a hall
You teach, accompany or record and need an instrument that holds up

Look at something else if

This is a family living room rather than a studio
You cannot give it clearance on all sides with the lid open

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Sound and size

What The Shigeru SK-5 Sounds Like

Bass that carries without effort, and a treble that keeps singing when pushed. It needs a big room to make sense.

Middling for weight in a range that spans 272 kg to 510 kg.

Kawai voicing runs warmer than Yamaha at the same size, particularly up top. People who practise for hours tend to prefer it. There is no right answer here. Both are on the floor, so try them back to back.

Room and access

Will it get in?

Space: about 2.1 m across
Floor: roughly 4.5 m² with room to sit and pass
Case width 153 cm, height 102 cm
Access: Lift, planned move

351 kg, moved in parts and reassembled in the room, then levelled and tuned once it is standing.

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Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The Shigeru SK-5

Nothing else we list from Kawai is exactly 200 cm long, so it sits on its own in the range. If the Shigeru SK-5 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Length	Weight	Width
Kawai Shigeru SK-5 This model	200 cm	351 kg	153 cm
Kawai RX-5	197 cm	335 kg	153 cm
Kawai KG-5	204 cm	375 kg	155 cm
Kawai KG-5C	204 cm	375 kg	155 cm

Buying it used

What You Are Actually Buying

A used piano is only as good as the work done to it. Strings and dampers replaced where needed, hammers reshaped or renewed, the action regulated until repetition is even, pedal linkages set, case refinished. Then it is tuned and left to settle.

Humidity decides how a piano ages here. These were built for a climate with a winter, and in Malaysia the soundboard takes up moisture and gives it back, week after week. That movement pulls a piano out of tune, not playing it.

Our rent-to-own programme

Rent First. The Rent Becomes Credit.

For families not yet sure the lessons will stick. Rent a restored piano monthly, and if you keep it, everything paid comes off the price.

Ask What We Have To Rent How Rent-To-Own Works

Ask what we haveRental stock is separate from what we sell and changes weekly.

We deliver and tune itPositioned, tuned once it settles, bench included. Fixed monthly amount.

Take your timeNo deadline. Keep renting while the household decides.

Keep it or return itKeep it and the rent comes off the price. Return it and you owe nothing.

Questions

Kawai Shigeru SK-5: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai Shigeru SK-5?

200 cm long, 153 cm wide, 102 cm tall, and about 351 kg. On a grand the length is the number that matters, because it sets the bass string length and the floor space you need.

Will a Shigeru SK-5 fit my place?

You need about 2.1 m across and roughly 4.5 m² with room to sit and pass. 351 kg, moved in parts and reassembled in the room, then levelled and tuned once it is standing. Send the room size, the floor and whether there is a service lift, and we will tell you before you travel.

Is a used Shigeru SK-5 a safe buy?

Can I rent a Shigeru SK-5 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a Shigeru SK-5 specifically. Ask what is free now. The rent turns into credit the moment you decide to buy it.

Do you have a Shigeru SK-5 in stock?

Ask, because it changes week to week. If we do not have one, we will say so and tell you what is close on size and weight.

How often does a Shigeru SK-5 need tuning in Malaysia?

Twice a year. Humidity decides how a piano ages here. These were built for a climate with a winter, and in Malaysia the soundboard takes up moisture and gives it back, week after week. That movement pulls a piano out of tune, not playing it. Two tunings after delivery are included when you buy from us.