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If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
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For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered."
Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions.
Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
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- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
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We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
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When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
10-year warranty & 60-day money-back guarantee included
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered."
Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions.
Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
The product price includes 5 years' warranty and 30 day money back guarantee.
However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers.
The highlights of this enhanced warranty service are:
Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the UK, EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided.
For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs.
This enhanced warranty is in addition to the standard Gear4music and manufacturer warranty policies, and the Gear4music terms and conditions of trade. No statement or condition of sale contained within these terms affects or restricts your statutory rights as defined under the Consumer Contracts Regulation 2014.
Key Features
The Kawai CA701 Digital Piano is a premium choice for pianists seeking faithful acoustic grand piano replication. Its Grand Feel III action uses long wooden keys that pivot on balance pins, closely recreating the seesaw movement of a grand piano mechanism. Extended pivot lengths, graded counterweights, triple-sensor detection, and let-off simulation further shape how the keyboard responds, giving you greater control over everything from delicate pianissimo passages to repeated notes.
That acoustic approach continues with two Shigeru Kawai SK-EX grand piano recreations. Multi-channel, 88-key sampling and progressive resonance modelling capture how a grand piano's tone changes with your playing and pedalling. And rather than simply making these sounds louder, the premium six-speaker system projects different frequencies from carefully positioned speakers, with 360° diffusers spreading the sound around the piano for a broader, more natural listening experience.
Product Ref: 234703
Grand Feel III is designed to recreate how an acoustic grand responds beneath your fingers, starting with 88 long wooden keys that pivot individually on balance pins. Their extended pivot length helps keep the touch more evenly balanced towards the rear of each key, so you can maintain control when playing further into the keyboard. Graded counterweights assist with delicate pianissimo passages while giving forceful playing greater substance. Triple-sensor detection also improves repeated-note response, while monitoring key-release speed lets your technique influence the character of staccato and legato notes. There's even let-off simulation, recreating the subtle feedback felt when playing a grand piano particularly softly.
A convincing piano experience needs sound that responds naturally to your touch. The CA701's SK-EX Rendering engine combines multi-channel sampling across all 88 keys with detailed resonance modelling to recreate two Shigeru Kawai SK-EX concert grands. Multi-channel recording captures the piano from different points, helping reproduce changes in tone and dynamics with greater depth. Meanwhile, string, damper, and other acoustic interactions are modelled progressively rather than simply switching on and off. This means your touch and pedalling continuously influence the resulting resonances, bringing the relationship between keyboard movement and sound closer to the behaviour of an acoustic instrument.
The CA701 doesn't stop at recreating the tone of a concert grand; its premium audio system is designed to give that tone a suitably natural sense of scale. Audiophile-grade digital-to-analogue conversion preserves the character and wide dynamics of the SK-EX sounds before two dedicated amplifier modules drive the six-speaker system. Bass frequencies project from beneath the instrument, while top-mounted speakers and front-facing tweeters handle the mids and highs. Custom 360° diffuser panels then spread the top speakers' output in multiple directions – creating a broader sound field around the cabinet for both you at the keyboard and anyone listening elsewhere in the room.
Acoustic pianos can be regulated and voiced around a pianist's preferences, and Virtual Piano Artisan brings that same principle to the CA701 digitally. You can adjust touch weight and voicing to change how the instrument responds, then refine hammer and key-release noises alongside string, damper, and cabinet resonances. For particularly detailed adjustments, individual notes can be altered for tuning, volume, and tonal character in real time. The Grand Feel Pedal System extends this control to your feet, recreating the individual positioning and weighting of the SK-EX grand's damper, soft, and sostenuto pedals, with adjustable half-pedal sensitivity and soft-pedal effectiveness for matching your pedalling technique.
