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Grand Piano

Kawai GX3

Name: Kawai GX3
Brand: Kawai

Kawai · GX3 Professional Series Grand Piano

Price: 39.122 EUR – 39.122 EUR

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The Kawai GX-3 is a 6'2" professional grand piano from Kawai's GX series, built around the Millennium III ABS-Carbon action and a hardwood-blend rim construction, prized by teaching studios and institutions for delivering the tonal depth of a much larger grand in a space-conscious footprint.

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About the Kawai GX3

At 6'2" (188cm) long, 5'1" wide and 3'4" tall, weighing 334kg, the GX-3 sits in the middle of Kawai's GX lineup - above the GX-1 (166cm) and GX-2 (180cm), below the GX-5 (200cm) - and has become one of the series' most popular sizes. Its Millennium III action combines ABS-Carbon components with NEOTEX key surfaces that absorb hand moisture for better touch control, while mahogany hammer moldings are shaped for a lighter, faster keystroke. The rim uses Kawai's "Konsei Katagi" blend of distinctive hardwoods aimed at balanced tone, paired with a vertically laminated bridge topped with a solid maple cap for improved energy transfer from string to soundboard. Extra-long bass strings, an oversized grand action and double casters round out the build.

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Sound character of the Kawai GX3

The Konsei Katagi hardwood-blend rim and vertically laminated maple-capped bridge combine for a dignified, generous tone with notable bass resonance - a sound quality dealers consistently describe as evoking a much larger grand despite the GX-3's relatively compact 6'2" footprint.

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What owners of the Kawai GX3 say

Dealer and manufacturer descriptions are uniformly glowing, describing the GX-3 with phrases like dignified elegance and a distinct tone that evokes the qualities of a much larger grand despite its compact footprint. It's specifically singled out as a favorite among music schools for combining flexible sizing with generous tone and bass resonance suited to professional teaching use. No independent critical or forum feedback turned up in the sources checked - the consensus here comes from dealer and institutional perspectives rather than a broader base of individual player reviews.

Playability & handling of the Kawai GX3

The GX-3 is specifically positioned for professional teaching studios and institutions that need a genuinely serious acoustic grand but find a full 7-foot concert instrument impractical for the space available - a role the GX-2 and GX-3 share within Kawai's range. The ABS-Carbon Millennium III action is built to stay consistent regardless of climate or season, a meaningful advantage over purely wooden actions that can shift with humidity changes across a school year. Combined with the moisture-absorbing NEOTEX key surfaces and faster-responding mahogany hammer moldings, the overall playing feel is described as meeting the demands of even the most seasoned professionals.

Recommended accessories & strings for the Kawai GX3

As a high-end acoustic grand, the main ongoing requirement is professional tuning - ideally twice a year - and stable room humidity to protect the soundboard and action over the long term.

Technical data for the Kawai GX3

Length / width / height	6'2" (188cm) / 5'1" (153cm) / 3'4" (102cm)
Weight	334 kg (734 lbs)
Action	Millennium III, ABS-Carbon
Key surface	NEOTEX
Hammers	Mahogany moldings
Rim	Konsei Katagi hardwood blend
Bridge	Vertically laminated, solid maple cap
Other	Extra-long bass strings, oversized grand action, double casters
Series position	Between GX-2 (180cm) and GX-5 (200cm)

Price history for the Kawai GX3

Cheapest seen: 39.122 EUR · Most expensive seen: 39.122 EUR

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The history of the Kawai GX3

Kawai's GX3 brings the brand's composite Millennium III action to a professional-tier 188cm grand piano.

About Kawai as a manufacturer

Kawai's founder, Koichi Kawai, grew up next door to Torakusu Yamaha in Hamamatsu, Japan, and worked on the team that introduced pianos to Japan at Nippon Gakki (Yamaha's parent company) before striking out on his own in August 1927 to found the Kawai Musical Instrument Research Laboratory with seven colleagues. The first Kawai grand piano followed in 1928, and the company became the stock corporation known today in 1951. The GX series represents Kawai's professional grand lineup, built around brand-wide technologies like the Millennium III action and NEOTEX key surfaces that Kawai deploys across multiple product lines - the GX-3 specifically fills the gap between compact home grands and the institutional-scale instruments that don't fit in most teaching studios.