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Make - KAWAI
Model - GL-40
Size - 5’11”
MSRP - $41,995
Our Price $37,995
At 5'11", the Kawai GL-40 reaches a size where the advantages of a larger grand piano become increasingly apparent. Its longer bass strings and expanded soundboard area allow the lower register to develop greater depth, resonance, and definition, while the middle and upper registers retain the warmth and clarity characteristic of Kawai's grand piano design. Fore-and-back duplex scaling adds sympathetic resonance and harmonic complexity, helping create a treble with greater color and sustain. The GL-40's combination of scale length, tapered solid-spruce soundboard, underfelted hammers, and substantial structural design gives it the tonal range to move convincingly from intimate playing to considerably more powerful repertoire, making it equally well suited to a serious home, teaching studio, or smaller performance environment.
The GL-40 also marks an important step within the GL Series through the addition of Kawai's CORE system — Convergence for Optimum Reflected Energy. This design aligns three of the piano's major structural strength centers — the rim, plate, and underside beams — toward a central point within the instrument. The resulting structure is designed to improve the transfer and reflection of vibrational energy through the rim, contributing to greater sustain and tonal power. At the keyboard, Kawai's Millennium III Grand Action incorporates lightweight and rigid ABS-Carbon components made from a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite, paired with longer keys for improved leverage and a more consistent response throughout the playing surface. Together, the GL-40's nearly six-foot scale, CORE construction, responsive action, and expanded acoustic design make it a substantial step beyond the smaller GL models and a compelling choice for pianists looking for the tonal authority and control of a full-sized professional grand.
Make - KAWAI
Model - GL-40
Size - 5’11”
MSRP - $41,995
Our Price $37,995
At 5'11", the Kawai GL-40 reaches a size where the advantages of a larger grand piano become increasingly apparent. Its longer bass strings and expanded soundboard area allow the lower register to develop greater depth, resonance, and definition, while the middle and upper registers retain the warmth and clarity characteristic of Kawai's grand piano design. Fore-and-back duplex scaling adds sympathetic resonance and harmonic complexity, helping create a treble with greater color and sustain. The GL-40's combination of scale length, tapered solid-spruce soundboard, underfelted hammers, and substantial structural design gives it the tonal range to move convincingly from intimate playing to considerably more powerful repertoire, making it equally well suited to a serious home, teaching studio, or smaller performance environment.
The GL-40 also marks an important step within the GL Series through the addition of Kawai's CORE system — Convergence for Optimum Reflected Energy. This design aligns three of the piano's major structural strength centers — the rim, plate, and underside beams — toward a central point within the instrument. The resulting structure is designed to improve the transfer and reflection of vibrational energy through the rim, contributing to greater sustain and tonal power. At the keyboard, Kawai's Millennium III Grand Action incorporates lightweight and rigid ABS-Carbon components made from a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite, paired with longer keys for improved leverage and a more consistent response throughout the playing surface. Together, the GL-40's nearly six-foot scale, CORE construction, responsive action, and expanded acoustic design make it a substantial step beyond the smaller GL models and a compelling choice for pianists looking for the tonal authority and control of a full-sized professional grand.