Authorised Dealer Of Kawai, Shigeru Kawai, Schimmel & Yamaha Pianos
168-170 Easterly Rd, Leeds, LS8 3AD
£1059.00
At home, on stage, your music.
Combining Kawai’s authentic Responsive Hammer Compact II keyboard action and Progressive Harmonic Imaging sound technologies, with modern Bluetooth® connectivity and a powerful 40W speaker system, the superb ES520 delivers best-in-class touch and tone within a stylish, highly portable package for the home, studio, or stage.
KAWAI HM-5 Stand in Black/White – £169
KAWAI F302 Pedal Unit Black/White – £139
This piano is available in two different colour finishes:
. Black
. White
Our quick enquiry form takes less than 30 seconds to complete. Once we receive it, Mark, Oliver or David will be in touch within a few minutes.
A Kawai UK Ltd 3 year warranty comes with this piano
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The latest ES models are also an excellent choice for gigging musicians, academic institutions, and places of worship, thanks to their lightweight body, powerful speaker systems, and great audio connectivity. And with a slew of customisable settings, Bluetooth MIDI and audio, and engaging apps, the ES920 and ES520 are also extremely personal pianos, that players of all ages and abilities can take pride in owning.
The ES series: At home, on stage, your music.
Such details provide greater stability during fortissimo passages, while preserving delicate pianissimo control, to satisfy the demands of even the most discerning pianist.
The added third sensor improves responsiveness when playing the same key repeatedly, and unlike conventional two sensor keyboard actions found in most portable pianos, allows the sound of a single note to be gradually ‘layered’ without the previous tone being lost.
In addition, Kawai’s action technology also monitors the speed at which each key is lifted, influencing the release character of piano sounds, and providing a greater range of expression between staccato and legato playing.
The ES520 captures the magnificent tone of the flagship Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grand piano. This peerless instrument is hand-built by Master Piano Artisans at the Shigeru Kawai Piano Research Laboratory in Ryuyo, Japan, and widely regarded as one of the finest instruments in its class.
In addition, the ES520 also features the distinctive sound of Kawai’s highly acclaimed EX concert grand piano, which has been selected by professional pianists in such prestigious events as the Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Rubinstein international piano competitions, among others.
Both the SK-EX and EX are faithfully reproduced with full 88-key sampling using advanced Harmonic Imaging™ sound technology, to establish a new standard in digital piano tonal quality, and allow musicians to appreciate the contrasting properties of each.
Recording each key individually in this way – as opposed to stretching the same tone over several different notes – preserves the grand pianos’ unique harmonic character, and guarantees that the sound heard when playing any one of the ES520’s weighted keys is a faithful representation of the original acoustic source.
The ES520 offers a highly detailed acoustic portrait, employing Kawai’s proprietary Progressive Harmonic Imaging sampling technology to ensure smooth tonal transitions across the keyboard and throughout the entire dynamic range.
The ES520’s powerful Virtual Technician function simulates these refinements digitally, allowing discerning musicians to shape aspects of the selected piano’s character to suit their personal preferences.
Perform touch weight and voicing adjustments, regulate hammer and key release noises, and fine-tune string and damper resonances. It’s even possible to adjust the precise tuning, volume, and character of individual notes.
Tailor an instrument’s character and feeling with a range of studio quality chorus, tremolo, delay, and auto-pan effects. Add vintage warmth to electric pianos and trademark growl to drawbar organs using the dedicated Amp Sim speaker models.
Then adjust the instrument’s reverb controls to position yourself within one of six acoustic environments, ranging from a small practise room to an inspirational grand cathedral
Wireless Bluetooth® connectivity, USB audio record/playback, Dual, Split, and Four Hands keyboard modes, and a rich assortment of instrumental voices are just some of the features accessible from the piano’s intuitive control panel and large OLED display.
Once paired with a phone, tablet, or laptop, ES520 owners can enjoy a wide variety of exciting music-related apps that enhance their learning and playing experience, or stream audio from songs and videos directly through the instrument’s powerful speaker system without the need to connect additional cables.
* Availability of Bluetooth® function may vary depending on market area.
* For more information please refer to the Bluetooth MIDI Information support page.
This latter USB to Device functionality allows favourite instrument settings, registrations, and memorable recorder songs stored within internal memory to be safely preserved on USB flash drives, or for standard MIDI files (SMF) downloaded from the internet to be played back and enjoyed using the instrument’s superb Progressive Harmonic Imaging sounds without additional hardware or cables.
Vintage electric pianos, drawbar organs, and warm synth pads allow this portable piano to serve as a convenient gigging board, while church organs, strings, and graceful choir voices ensure that the versatile ES520 is equally at home in places of worship.
Furthermore, the Dual playing mode also allows two different sounds, such as grand piano and strings, to be layered together, while the Split and Four Hands modes divide the keyboard into two independent sections, with volume balances adjustable in real-time from the front panel.
In addition, the ES520 also allows players to select a variety of headphone types (Open, Semi-open, Closed, In-Ear, Canal, etc.) for an optimised listening experience.
Keyboard | ・ Responsive Hammer Compact II action – 88 keys – Grade-weighted hammers – Matte key surfaces – Triple sensor hammer detection |
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Pedal | ・ F-10H pedal unit – Damper (with half-pedal support) |
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Piano Sound | ・ Progressive Harmonic Imaging (PHI) – 88-key stereo sampling – SK-EX, EX recording – 192 note maximum polyphony |
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Piano Resonance | – Damper Resonance – String Resonance |
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Piano Adjustment | ・Virtual Technician (19 parameters) – Touch Curve – Voicing – Damper Resonance – Damper Noise – String Resonance – Key-off Effect – Fall-back Noise – Hammer Delay – Topboard – Decay Time – Minimum Touch – Stretch Tuning – Temperament – Temperament Key – User Key Volume – Half-Pedal Adjust – Soft Pedal Depth |
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No. of Sounds | 34 voices | |
Reverb | 6 types | |
Brilliance | ✔ | |
Other Effects | 16 types + amp simulator (3 types) | |
Speakers | (8 x 12) cm x 2 | |
Output Power | 40 W (20 W × 2) | |
Headphone Enhancements | Spatial Headphone Sound Headphone Type |
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Display | 128 x 64 pixel OLED | |
Key Cover | – | |
Music Rest | Transparent, detachable type (included) | |
Dimensions | Width | 134 cm (52 3/4″) |
Depth | 37.5 cm (14 3/4″) | |
Height | 14.5 cm (5 3/4 “) [music rest detached] | |
Weight | 14.5 kg (32 lbs.) | |
Available Finishes | Black (ES520B) White (ES520W) |
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Basic Functions | Dual Split Four Hands Transpose Tuning Registration Startup Setting |
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Internal Songs | Sound Demo | 23 sound demo songs |
Piano Music | – | |
Concert Magic | – | |
Lesson Songs | – | |
Internal Recorder | Total Memory | approximately 5,000 notes |
No. of Songs | 3 songs | |
Parts | 1 part | |
Metronome | Time Signatures | 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8 |
Drum Rhythms | 100 patterns | |
Bluetooth * | Bluetooth (Ver. 4.1; GATT compatible) Bluetooth Low Energy MIDI Specification compliant Bluetooth Audio with aptX support |
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USB Audio Recorder | Record/Playback | SMF |
Other Functions | – | |
App Functions | TBC | |
Connector Jacks | Headphone | 2 x 1/4″ Stereo jacks |
MIDI | MIDI IN, MIDI OUT | |
Line Out | 1/4″ L/MONO, R [unbalanced] | |
Line In | 1/8″ Stereo [unbalanced] | |
USB to Host | ✔ | |
USB to Device | ✔ | |
Others | Damper (for F-10H) Damper/Soft/Sostenuto (for GFP-3) Pedal (for F-302) Speakers on/off switch |
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Power Consumption | 18 W | |
Power | Power cable AC adaptor (PS-154) |
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Bench | – | |
Headphones | – | |
Sheet Music | – | |
Others | Warranty card * Owner’s manual Transparent music rest F-10H damper pedal (with half-pedal support) |
Our quick enquiry form takes less than 30 seconds to complete. Once we receive it, Mark, Oliver or David will be in touch within a few minutes.