NS series

Kawai NS-35 Upright Piano

132 cm and 250 kg. The tallest class Kawai made, with the string length to justify it. Nothing else in the NS series is bigger.

132 cmHeight
250 kgWeight
153 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 NS-35

Best forAdvanced players and teachers

Space neededabout 1.6 m of wall

AccessService lift

What comes with the NS-35

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 NS-35 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 NS-35 if

The player is preparing for practical exams or teaches at home
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

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 NS-35 Sounds Like

This is as close as an upright gets to a grand in the bass. It also needs a room that can take that much sound. Against the Kawai NS-25 it is 5 cm taller and 15 kg heavier.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 30 kg heavier. Near the top of the weight range, which runs from 160 kg up 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. 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 1.1 m²
Case width 153 cm, depth 61 cm
Access: Service lift

At 250 kg we want to see the route before quoting a staircase carry.

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Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The NS-35

Kawai built several at 132 cm tall: the No. K35, No. K48, No. K50, BL-61 and 19 others. They differ in weight and case rather than in size. If the NS-35 is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai NS-35 This model	132 cm	250 kg	153 cm
Kawai BL-61	132 cm	250 kg	152 cm
Kawai KU-3	132 cm	250 kg	152 cm
Kawai KU-3D	132 cm	250 kg	152 cm

Buying it used

What You Are Actually Buying

What you are buying is the rebuild, not the badge. Two NS-35s can be thousands of ringgit apart depending on what was replaced and how the last owner kept it.

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.

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.

Questions

Kawai NS-35: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai NS-35?

132 cm tall, 153 cm wide, 61 cm deep, and about 250 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a NS-35 fit my place?

You need about 1.6 m of wall and roughly 1.1 m². At 250 kg we want to see the route before quoting a staircase carry. Tell us the building and we will tell you whether this one can get in.

Is a used NS-35 a safe buy?

What you are buying is the rebuild, not the badge. Two NS-35s can be thousands of ringgit apart depending on what was replaced and how the last owner kept it. It carries a five-year warranty on parts and labour, honoured by the workshop that did the work.

Can I rent a NS-35 instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a NS-35 specifically. Ask what is free now. Rent for six months, buy it, and those six months come off the price.

Do you have a NS-35 in stock?

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

How often does a NS-35 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.