KU series

Kawai KU-2 Upright Piano

125 cm puts this between the small uprights and the full-height ones, which is a useful place to be.

125 cmHeight
220 kgWeight
152 cmWidth
61 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 KU-2

Best forGraded exam students

Space neededabout 1.6 m of wall

AccessLift preferred

Included with every KU-2

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 KU-2 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 KU-2 if

You want more bass without stepping into professional-weight territory
You want this to be the last piano you buy for a while
Grades are coming and the player has outgrown a small instrument

Look at something else if

Your ceiling or wall space is genuinely tight
There is no service lift and the staircase has awkward turns

Tell Us Your Situation

Sound and size

What The KU-2 Sounds Like

The extra centimetres go into the bass strings, and you hear it below middle C. Chords have something underneath them.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 7 cm shorter. Middling for weight in a range that spans 160 kg to 270 kg.

The B and D suffixes across the KU line mark revisions rather than sizes. Judge a KU-2 on how it was kept, not on the letter.

Kawai voicing runs warmer than Yamaha at the same size, particularly up top. People who practise for hours tend to prefer it. There is no right answer here. Both are on the floor, so try them back to back.

Room and access

Will it get in?

Space: about 1.6 m of wall
Floor: roughly 1.0 m²
Case width 152 cm, depth 61 cm
Access: Lift preferred

220 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 KU-2

Kawai built several at 125 cm tall: the No. K20, K-5, No. KS2, BL-31 and 11 others. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the KU-2 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai KU-2 This model	125 cm	220 kg	152 cm
Kawai BS-20	125 cm	220 kg	153 cm
Kawai BS-25	125 cm	220 kg	153 cm
Kawai KU-2B	125 cm	220 kg	152 cm

Buying it used

What You Are Actually Buying

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.

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.

KU series

Where The KU-2 Sits In The Range

Kawai's long-running domestic line for the Japanese market, which is why so many reach Malaysia. B and D suffixes mark later revisions, not different sizes.

Kawai KU-1 124 cmKawai KU-1B 124 cmKawai KU-2B 125 cmKawai KU-2D 125 cmKawai KU-3 132 cmKawai KU-3D 132 cmKawai KU-5 132 cmKawai KU-5D 132 cm

All Kawai upright models

Questions

Kawai KU-2: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai KU-2?

125 cm tall, 152 cm wide, 61 cm deep, and about 220 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a KU-2 fit my place?

You need about 1.6 m of wall and roughly 1.0 m². 220 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 KU-2 a safe buy?

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. It carries a five-year warranty on parts and labour, honoured by the workshop that did the work.

Can I rent a KU-2 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a KU-2 specifically. Ask what is free now. Rent for six months, buy it, and those six months come off the price.

Do you have a KU-2 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 KU-2 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.