US series

Kawai US-5X Upright Piano

125 cm tall. It is the step up people take when a student stops sounding like a beginner. It is the shortest US we list.

125 cmHeight
232 kgWeight
149 cmWidth
65 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 US-5X

Best forGraded exam students

Space neededabout 1.6 m of wall

AccessService lift

Every US-5X comes with all of this

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 US-5X 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 US-5X if

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

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 US-5X Sounds Like

The extra centimetres go into the bass strings, and you hear it below middle C. Chords have something underneath them. Against the Kawai US-7X it is 7 cm shorter and 2 kg heavier.

Set against the Kawai No. K35, the most commonly sold used Kawai here, it is 7 cm shorter and 12 kg heavier. 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. 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 1.0 m²
Case width 149 cm, depth 65 cm
Access: Service lift

At 232 kg we want to see the route before quoting a staircase carry.

Check My Access

Size comparison

Closest Alternatives To The US-5X

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 US-5X is not on the floor when you ask, the table below is where we would send you next.

Model	Height	Weight	Width
Kawai US-5X This model	125 cm	232 kg	149 cm
Kawai K-5	125 cm	223 kg	153 cm
Kawai BS-20	125 cm	220 kg	153 cm
Kawai BS-25	125 cm	220 kg	153 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.

Not sure yet? Rent monthly and decide later. What you have paid in rent comes straight off the price if you keep it.

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.

US series

Where The US-5X Sits In The Range

Kawai's professional line, and the heaviest uprights they built for homes and institutions. Long strings and weights that need planning.

Kawai US-50 132 cmKawai US-55 132 cmKawai US-60 132 cmKawai US-63H 132 cmKawai US-65 132 cmKawai US-6X 132 cmKawai US-70 132 cmKawai US-75 132 cm

All Kawai upright models

Questions

Kawai US-5X: What People Ask

How big is the Kawai US-5X?

125 cm tall, 149 cm wide, 65 cm deep, and about 232 kg. Height sets the tone, weight sets what delivery day looks like.

Will a US-5X fit my place?

You need about 1.6 m of wall and roughly 1.0 m². At 232 kg we want to see the route before quoting a staircase carry. Give us the measurements and the access and we will be straight about whether it works.

Is a used US-5X a safe buy?

Can I rent a US-5X instead?

Rent-to-own runs on a separate pool that changes weekly, so we cannot promise a US-5X specifically. Ask what is free now. The rent turns into credit the moment you decide to buy it.

Do you have a US-5X 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 US-5X 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.