CL series

Kawai CL-3 Upright Piano

The CL-3 sits at 122 cm, which is the class most families buy and most teachers are happy with. Nothing else in the CL series is bigger.

122 cmHeight
210 kgWeight
152 cmWidth
56 cmDepth
88Keys
3Pedals

Ask About This Model Should I Choose It?

Tell us the room, the floor and whether there is a lift. We will say whether this one works before you make the trip.

Kawai upright piano of the same type as the Kawai CL-3

Best forLearners to intermediate

Space neededabout 1.5 m of wall

AccessLift preferred

Included with every CL-3

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 CL-3 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 CL-3 if

You want something that resells easily if plans change
You want a piano that sounds properly like one without taking over the room
The room is normal rather than generous

Look at something else if

A teacher has specifically asked for a full-height instrument
The room is large and hard-surfaced, where a taller piano would carry better

Tell Us Your Situation

Sound and size

What The CL-3 Sounds Like

There is enough string length for the middle of the keyboard to sing properly. The bass is honest rather than huge, which is the trade at this size.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 10 cm shorter and 10 kg lighter. 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. Which you prefer is genuinely personal, and twenty minutes at the shop settles it faster than any description.

Room and access

Will it get in?

Space: about 1.5 m of wall
Floor: roughly 1.0 m²
Case width 152 cm, depth 56 cm
Access: Lift preferred

210 kg is normal for this size. Access matters more than the number does. At 56 cm front to back it is one of the shallower cases in the range, which is worth knowing if the hallway it has to pass through is narrow.

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Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The CL-3

Kawai built several at 122 cm tall: the No. K8, CL-2, AT-22. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the CL-3 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai CL-3 This model	122 cm	210 kg	152 cm
Kawai CL-2	122 cm	210 kg	152 cm
Kawai No. K8	122 cm	200 kg	152 cm
Kawai AT-22	122 cm	222 kg	150 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.

If you are not ready to commit, rent one by the month. Decide to keep it and the rent you have paid comes off the purchase 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 CL-3: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai CL-3?

122 cm tall, 152 cm wide, 56 cm deep, and about 210 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a CL-3 fit my place?

You need about 1.5 m of wall and roughly 1.0 m². 210 kg is normal for this size. Access matters more than the number does. Tell us the building and we will tell you whether this one can get in.

Is a used CL-3 a safe buy?

Can I rent a CL-3 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a CL-3 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 CL-3 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 CL-3 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.