BL series

Kawai BL-82 Upright Piano

132 cm and 260 kg. The tallest class Kawai made, with the string length to justify it. Nothing else in the BL series is bigger.

132 cmHeight
260 kgWeight
154 cmWidth
66 cmDepth
88Keys
3Pedals

Ask About This Model Should I Choose It?

Room, floor, lift. Three answers and we can tell you if this is the right piano before you come in.

Kawai upright piano of the same type as the Kawai BL-82

Best forAdvanced players and teachers

Space neededabout 1.6 m of wall

AccessLift needed

What comes with the BL-82

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-82 Right For You?

The honest version. We would rather talk you out of the wrong piano than deliver it and hear about it later.

Choose the BL-82 if

You want the closest thing to a grand that still stands against a wall
The bass on a smaller piano has started to sound thin to you
You are setting up a studio or a teaching room

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 BL-82 Sounds Like

The low register has real weight to it. Played hard it stays musical instead of turning percussive.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 40 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 154 cm, depth 66 cm
Access: Lift needed

260 kg is near the top of what an upright weighs. Staircases get quoted only after we see the access. The case is 66 cm deep, which is more than most. Measure the doorway rather than assuming it will turn.

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Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The BL-82

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 BL-82 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai BL-82 This model	132 cm	260 kg	154 cm
Kawai No. K48	132 cm	260 kg	154 cm
Kawai BL-71	132 cm	260 kg	154 cm
Kawai KU-5	132 cm	260 kg	154 cm

Buying it used

What You Are Actually Buying

What you are buying is the rebuild, not the badge. Two BL-82s can be thousands of ringgit apart depending on what was replaced and how the last owner kept it.

Tune it twice a year. Not because it gets played hard, but because the soundboard moves with the weather and takes the tuning with it.

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.

BL series

Where The BL-82 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-51 127 cmKawai BL-61 132 cmKawai BL-71 132 cm

All Kawai upright models

Questions

Kawai BL-82: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai BL-82?

132 cm tall, 154 cm wide, 66 cm deep, and about 260 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a BL-82 fit my place?

You need about 1.6 m of wall and roughly 1.1 m². 260 kg is near the top of what an upright weighs. Staircases get quoted only after we see the access. Tell us the building and we will tell you whether this one can get in.

Is a used BL-82 a safe buy?

What you are buying is the rebuild, not the badge. Two BL-82s can be thousands of ringgit apart depending on what was replaced and how the last owner kept it. It carries a five-year warranty on parts and labour, honoured by the workshop that did the work.

Can I rent a BL-82 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a BL-82 specifically. Ask what is free now. Rent for six months, buy it, and those six months come off the price.

Do you have a BL-82 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-82 need tuning in Malaysia?

Twice a year. Tune it twice a year. Not because it gets played hard, but because the soundboard moves with the weather and takes the tuning with it. The first two tunings are on us, once it has settled in.