K series

Kawai No. KS1 Upright Piano

At 124 cm and 200 kg, this is the size that fits a normal living room without any negotiation.

124 cmHeight
200 kgWeight
150 cmWidth
59 cmDepth
88Keys
3Pedals

Ask About This Model Should I Choose It?

Send the room size and which floor it is going to. If it will not fit, we would rather tell you now than on delivery day.

Kawai upright piano of the same type as the Kawai No. KS1

Best forLearners to intermediate

Space neededabout 1.5 m of wall

AccessLift preferred

What comes with the KS1

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 KS1 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 KS1 if

You may move house again and would rather not own the heaviest option
A teacher said a real acoustic, and did not specify a size
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 KS1 Sounds Like

Middle register is where these live, and it is good. The lowest octave is adequate rather than a selling point. Against the Kawai No. K20 it is 1 cm shorter and 0 kg lighter.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 8 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. It is a preference, not a ranking. Come and sit at both.

Room and access

Will it get in?

Space: about 1.5 m of wall
Floor: roughly 1.0 m²
Case width 150 cm, depth 59 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. At 59 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.

Check My Access

Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The KS1

Kawai built several at 124 cm tall: the BL-11, BL-12, KU-1, KU-1B and 2 others. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the KS1 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai No. KS1 This model	124 cm	200 kg	150 cm
Kawai BL-11	124 cm	200 kg	152 cm
Kawai BL-12	124 cm	200 kg	152 cm
Kawai KU-1	124 cm	200 kg	152 cm

Buying it used

What You Are Actually Buying

What you are buying is the rebuild, not the badge. Two No. KS1s can be thousands of ringgit apart depending on what was replaced and how the last owner kept it.

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.

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.

K series

Where The KS1 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. K48 132 cmKawai No. K50 132 cmKawai K-5 125 cmKawai No. KS2 125 cm

All Kawai upright models

Questions

Kawai No. KS1: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai No. KS1?

124 cm tall, 150 cm wide, 59 cm deep, and about 200 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a KS1 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 KS1 a safe buy?

What you are buying is the rebuild, not the badge. Two No. KS1s can be thousands of ringgit apart depending on what was replaced and how the last owner kept it. If something goes wrong in the first five years, it is our workshop that fixes it.

Can I rent a KS1 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a KS1 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 KS1 in stock?

Ask, because it changes week to week. If nothing suits, we will tell you that too.

How often does a KS1 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.