K series

Kawai No. K48 Upright Piano

132 cm tall, 260 kg. This is the top of the upright range and it behaves like it.

132 cmHeight
260 kgWeight
154 cmWidth
66 cmDepth
88Keys
converted to 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.

Used Kawai No. K48 upright piano for sale in Malaysia

Best forAdvanced players and teachers

Space neededabout 1.6 m of wall

AccessLift needed

Included with every K48

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 K48 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 K48 if

The bass on a smaller piano has started to sound thin to you
There is a service lift, so the weight is not the problem
The player is preparing for practical exams or teaches at home

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 K48 Sounds Like

Full-length bass strings and the biggest soundboard in the range. It fills a room without being forced, which is what teachers listen for. Same case as the Kawai No. K35, 40 kg heavier.

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.

Pianos of this generation often left the factory with two pedals. A third gets fitted during the rebuild.

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 1.6 m of wall
Floor: roughly 1.1 m²
Case width 154 cm, depth 66 cm
Access: Lift needed

At 260 kg this needs a lift. We will look at the route before agreeing to anything else. 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 K48

Kawai built several at 132 cm tall: the No. K35, No. K50, BL-61, BL-71 and 19 others. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the K48 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

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

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.

K series

Where The K48 Sits In The Range

The first generation of Kawai uprights, and the line the later series grew out of. Many left the factory with two pedals and have had a third fitted during restoration.

Kawai K-2 108 cmKawai No. K8 122 cmKawai No. K20 125 cmKawai No. K35 132 cmKawai No. K50 132 cmKawai K-5 125 cmKawai No. KS1 124 cmKawai No. KS2 125 cm

All Kawai upright models

Questions

Kawai No. K48: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai No. K48?

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 K48 fit my place?

You need about 1.6 m of wall and roughly 1.1 m². At 260 kg this needs a lift. We will look at the route before agreeing to anything else. Send the room size, the floor and whether there is a service lift, and we will tell you before you travel.

Is a used K48 a safe buy?

Can I rent a K48 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a K48 specifically. Ask what is free now. The rent turns into credit the moment you decide to buy it.

Do you have a K48 in stock?

Ask, because it changes week to week. No stock today does not mean no stock next month. We watch for specific models.

How often does a K48 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.