Silent hybrids

Kawai AT-32 Upright Piano

132 cm and 252 kg. The tallest class Kawai made, with the string length to justify it. Nothing else in the Silent hybrids is bigger.

132 cmHeight
252 kgWeight
156 cmWidth
65 cmDepth
88Keys
3Pedals

Ask About This Model Should I Choose It?

Photos of the actual piano on request. Tell us your room and floor and we will say if it fits.

Kawai upright piano of the same type as the Kawai AT-32

Best forAdvanced players and teachers

Space neededabout 1.6 m of wall

AccessService lift

What comes with the AT-32

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 AT-32 Right For You?

Worth reading the right-hand column properly. Most of the pianos that come back are access problems, not taste problems.

Choose the AT-32 if

The player is preparing for practical exams or teaches at home
You have the floor space and the access to take a large upright
There is a service lift, so the weight is not the problem

Look at something else if

There is no service lift and the piano has to go upstairs
The room is small, where a big instrument mostly produces reverberation
Nobody in the house plays beyond early grades yet

Tell Us Your Situation

Sound and size

What The AT-32 Sounds Like

Full-length bass strings and the biggest soundboard in the range. It fills a room without being forced, which is what teachers listen for. Against the Kawai AT-22 it is 10 cm taller and 30 kg heavier.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 32 kg heavier. Near the top of the weight range, which runs from 160 kg up to 270 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 1.6 m of wall
Floor: roughly 1.1 m²
Case width 156 cm, depth 65 cm
Access: Service lift

At 252 kg we want to see the route before quoting a staircase carry.

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Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The AT-32

Kawai built several at 132 cm tall: the No. K35, No. K48, No. K50, BL-61 and 19 others. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the AT-32 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai AT-32 This model	132 cm	252 kg	156 cm
Kawai BL-61	132 cm	250 kg	152 cm
Kawai KU-3	132 cm	250 kg	152 cm
Kawai KU-3D	132 cm	250 kg	152 cm

Buying it used

What You Are Actually Buying

Every Kawai we sell has been through a full restoration in Japan and a second rebuild in Selangor. The second one matters most, because by then the piano has been through a humidity change we can actually see the effects of.

Keep it off an outside wall if you can, out of the sun, and away from the air conditioning. Those three things do more damage here than a child practising ever will.

Our rent-to-own programme

Rent First. The Rent Becomes Credit.

Renting first is the low-risk way in. Nothing you pay is wasted, because it counts toward buying the piano later.

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.

Silent system

You Can Practise This One At Midnight

The AT-32 is an acoustic piano with Kawai's silent system fitted. A lever stops the hammers before they reach the strings, sensors read the keys, and it comes out through headphones. The action underneath is unchanged, so practice still transfers to a normal piano.

Buying one used, the thing to check is the electronics rather than the piano. We test the system before anything goes on the floor. If it has died, we say so and price it as the acoustic piano it still is.

Questions

Kawai AT-32: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai AT-32?

132 cm tall, 156 cm wide, 65 cm deep, and about 252 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a AT-32 fit my place?

You need about 1.6 m of wall and roughly 1.1 m². At 252 kg we want to see the route before quoting a staircase carry. Send the room size, the floor and whether there is a service lift, and we will tell you before you travel.

Is a used AT-32 a safe buy?

Can I rent a AT-32 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a AT-32 specifically. Ask what is free now. Buy the one you have been renting and the rent already paid comes off the price.

Do you have a AT-32 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 AT-32 need tuning in Malaysia?

Twice a year. Keep it off an outside wall if you can, out of the sun, and away from the air conditioning. Those three things do more damage here than a child practising ever will. Two free tunings in the first fortnight come with the piano.