CX series

Kawai CX-5 Upright Piano

At 112 cm this is one of the smaller acoustic pianos Kawai built, and that is the reason to want one. It is the shortest CX we list.

112 cmHeight
200 kgWeight
150 cmWidth
61 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 CX-5

Best forApartments and beginners

Space neededabout 1.5 m of wall

AccessLift preferred

The CX-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 CX-5 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 CX-5 if

You would rather have a small acoustic than a large digital
You want the lowest-profile acoustic piano that is still a real piano
Your room is small, or the piano shares a wall with a neighbour

Look at something else if

You are working towards higher grades and need more bass
You want an instrument that will still satisfy an advanced player in five years

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Sound and size

What The CX-5 Sounds Like

The bottom octave is honest rather than impressive. Everything from the middle upward does what it should.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 20 cm shorter and 20 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 150 cm, depth 61 cm
Access: Lift preferred

200 kg goes into a service lift without drama. A short flight of stairs is workable if we walk it first.

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Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The CX-5

The only other Kawai we list at 112 cm tall is the CX-5H. If the CX-5 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai CX-5 This model	112 cm	200 kg	150 cm
Kawai CX-5H	112 cm	200 kg	150 cm
Kawai HAT-7	113 cm	160 kg	150 cm
Kawai KST-2	115 cm	200 kg	149 cm

Buying it used

What You Are Actually Buying

The risk with any used piano is buying somebody else's problem: polished case, fine for a month, then it will not hold a tuning. Ours are rebuilt twice before you see them, once in Japan and again in our own workshop here, and the second pass happens after the instrument has crossed the equator and shown us how it reacts to this climate.

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.

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 CX-5: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai CX-5?

112 cm tall, 150 cm wide, 61 cm deep, and about 200 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a CX-5 fit my place?

You need about 1.5 m of wall and roughly 1.0 m². 200 kg goes into a service lift without drama. A short flight of stairs is workable if we walk it first. Message us the room and the floor. It takes a minute and saves a wasted trip.

Is a used CX-5 a safe buy?

Can I rent a CX-5 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a CX-5 specifically. Ask what is free now. Rent for six months, buy it, and those six months come off the price.

Do you have a CX-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 CX-5 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.