BL series

Kawai BL-51 Upright Piano

A 127 cm case and 220 kg. More instrument than a starter piano, less commitment than the tall ones.

127 cmHeight
220 kgWeight
152 cmWidth
61 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 BL-51

Best forGraded exam students

Space neededabout 1.6 m of wall

AccessLift preferred

The BL-51 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 BL-51 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 BL-51 if

You want more bass without stepping into professional-weight territory
You have a landed house or a ground-floor unit with space to spare
The room can take a bigger sound without going boomy

Look at something else if

Your ceiling or wall space is genuinely tight
There is no service lift and the staircase has awkward turns

Tell Us Your Situation

Sound and size

What The BL-51 Sounds Like

This is where the left hand starts getting proper support. Above middle C the difference is smaller than the height suggests. Against the Kawai BL-31 it is 2 cm taller and 20 kg heavier.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 5 cm shorter. Middling for weight in a range that spans 160 kg 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. It is a preference, not a ranking. Come and sit at both.

Room and access

Will it get in?

Space: about 1.6 m of wall
Floor: roughly 1.0 m²
Case width 152 cm, depth 61 cm
Access: Lift preferred

At 220 kg it is an ordinary move. Lift, fine. Stairs, tell us how many and which way they turn.

Check My Access

Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The BL-51

Kawai built several at 127 cm tall: the KS-3F, NS-25. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the BL-51 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai BL-51 This model	127 cm	220 kg	152 cm
Kawai KS-3F	127 cm	235 kg	152 cm
Kawai NS-25	127 cm	235 kg	153 cm
Kawai BS-20	125 cm	220 kg	153 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.

BL series

Where The BL-51 Sits In The Range

The line that succeeded the original K series and the most successful run in Kawai's history. BL numbers climb with height.

Kawai BL-11 124 cmKawai BL-12 124 cmKawai BL-31 125 cmKawai BL-61 132 cmKawai BL-71 132 cmKawai BL-82 132 cm

All Kawai upright models

Questions

Kawai BL-51: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai BL-51?

127 cm tall, 152 cm wide, 61 cm deep, and about 220 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a BL-51 fit my place?

You need about 1.6 m of wall and roughly 1.0 m². At 220 kg it is an ordinary move. Lift, fine. Stairs, tell us how many and which way they turn. Tell us the building and we will tell you whether this one can get in.

Is a used BL-51 a safe buy?

Can I rent a BL-51 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a BL-51 specifically. Ask what is free now. The rent turns into credit the moment you decide to buy it.

Do you have a BL-51 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 BL-51 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.