Silent hybrids

Kawai HAT-7 Upright Piano

113 cm tall, which puts it in the smallest class of real piano rather than the smallest class of furniture. It is the shortest Silent hybrids we list.

113 cmHeight
160 kgWeight
150 cmWidth
54 cmDepth
88Keys
3Pedals

Ask About This Model Should I Choose It?

Give us the floor and the lift situation and we will be straight with you about whether this one suits.

Kawai upright piano of the same type as the Kawai HAT-7

Best forApartments and beginners

Space neededabout 1.5 m of wall

AccessLift or stairs

Included with every HAT-7

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 HAT-7 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 HAT-7 if

You would rather have a small acoustic than a large digital
Somebody is starting out and you would rather not commit to a large instrument
Ceiling height or a window sill rules out anything taller

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

Tell Us Your Situation

Sound and size

What The HAT-7 Sounds Like

Short strings, so the tone is direct rather than deep. In a small tiled room that is usually an advantage, because a big piano in a hard little room mostly gives you echo. Against the Kawai AT-22 it is 9 cm shorter and 62 kg lighter.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 19 cm shorter and 60 kg lighter. Among the lightest we list, in a range that runs from 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. Neither is better. Play both, which you can do on one floor at the shop.

Room and access

Will it get in?

Space: about 1.5 m of wall
Floor: roughly 1.0 m²
Case width 150 cm, depth 54 cm
Access: Lift or stairs

160 kg. Stairs are a conversation rather than a problem. At 54 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 HAT-7

Nothing else we list from Kawai is exactly 113 cm tall, so it sits on its own in the range. If the HAT-7 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

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

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.

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.

Silent system

You Can Practise This One At Midnight

The HAT-7 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 HAT-7: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai HAT-7?

113 cm tall, 150 cm wide, 54 cm deep, and about 160 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a HAT-7 fit my place?

You need about 1.5 m of wall and roughly 1.0 m². 160 kg. Stairs are a conversation rather than a problem. Give us the measurements and the access and we will be straight about whether it works.

Is a used HAT-7 a safe buy?

Can I rent a HAT-7 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a HAT-7 specifically. Ask what is free now. The rent turns into credit the moment you decide to buy it.

Do you have a HAT-7 in stock?

Ask, because it changes week to week. When we are out, we say so rather than steer you into whatever is on the floor.

How often does a HAT-7 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.