GL Classic Series Grand Piano (Ebony Polish) GL-30 M/PEP

Kawai GL-30 Classic Grand Piano

Some pianos are designed to solve a problem. In this case, the problem is space. A pianist needs a high-quality instrument, but lacks the square footage to accommodate her “dream piano.” The Kawai GL-30 was specially designed to solve this dilemma with its outstanding tone and touch housed in a 5′ 5″ frame that will adapt to most any home or studio space. It has all the valuable features that earned the GL Series line the prestigious “Product of the Year” award from MMR Magazine in 2016, including the industry-leading Millennium III Grand Action with Carbon Composite parts. In the GL-30, you’ll discover an instrument that performs as if it were a much larger piano.

Millennium III Action
Millennium III Action features components made of ABS-Carbon, a composite material created by the infusion of carbon fibre into our renowned ABS Styran. ABS-Carbon is incredibly sturdy and rigid, which allows the creation of action parts that are lighter without sacrificing strength. The result is a stronger, faster action that offers more power, better control and greater stability than conventional all-wood actions.

Longer Keys
Longer keys make playing easier and provide a more even response from the front to the back of the playing surface. A taller profile and concert-length key buttons make them more rigid to provide exceptional energy transfer and optimum power.

Tapered Solid Spruce Soundboard
The soundboard is the heart of a piano. Its purpose is to transform the vibrations of the piano’s strings into a rich, resounding tone. Kawai uses only straightgrained, quarter-sawn solid spruce for GL series soundboards. Each one is strategically tapered to provide the proper degree of resonant movement in each region. Only soundboards that meet or exceed our demanding resonance standards are selected for use in the GL series grand pianos.

V-Pro Plate
The plate is the acoustically-neutral iron superstructure of the piano over which the strings are tensioned. All GL Series plates are molded using the Vacuum Mold Process (V-Pro) with “Crossbone Design.” The result is a plate that is strong, stable and beautiful.