Kawai's Smallest Piano
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2020
- As someone who loves strange, weird instruments and tiny little pianos, I think this thing is awesome. Although its range is rather limited and its keybed presents some interesting challenges, it is one of the few toys that genuinely has musical value and can make pleasing sounds. I adore this, and love playing it, and I hope you do too!
- Hudba
It's not a piano - it's a freaking itsy-bitsy tiny-teeny cutie CELESTA! :D
I was going to say keyboard glockenspiel.
I think it is possible to create a toy piano with actual strings rather than bars, as their is an instrument that's kind of like a toy harpsichord called the Ottavino, which was really a small Virginal. Although the Ottavino is a bit high pitched, I think it is a very effective as a toy instrument. And I think it may be possible to create an effective toy piano that is based on this instrument.
@@lordmelbury116 Except that the ottavino was made from the ground up as a serious instrument (in some cases to be used in tandem with an 8' pitch harpsichord).
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I think the decision to not use strings is more out of practicality. Maintenance, tuning, etc. With pitched bars instead of strings it’s pretty much set for years of use with virtually no upkeep at all
so thats how it felt for Rachmaninoff...
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Now I need this piano for my kiddo
You again
why r u everywhere..
Congratulations. You are on my you again list.
Hi there
let’s be honest, it’s not for your kid, it’s for you innit?
it sounds like a music box.
It sounds like a music box, I was expecting to see solid bars inside. It was fun to see what really made the sound!
I was lowkey hoping you would play Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
he did tho
16:23
21:55 here too
As soon as I played one of these I wished they made a bigger version-at least 4 octaves with a better action. Not so much better that it puts it over $1,000. I’ve started writing pieces for this little thing. It’s worth it.
Maybe look into a Celesta or a Keyboard Glockenspiel
Where did you buy this?
www.ebay.com/itm/KAWAI-Upright-Piano-Natural-color-toy-can-play-the-keyboard-From-Japan/164395060614?epid=17040527870&hash=item2646b58d86:g:Yu8AAOSwK2VfaBga
Are the keys weighted?
You do realize that by making this video you've become a living Schroeder from the Peanuts Characters? I found it both interesting and very surprising what I've learned about this product, though I have to admit I have a bias toward Kawai. Thank you.
Except the black keys on Schroeder's piano were just painted on. That never stopped him, though.
Schroeder's parents sprung for the baby grand version with the little candelabra.
James needs to get a bust of Beethoven’s head to place on top of it.
That’s exactly what I thought 😂 that’s partly why I want it the grand piano version though
@@johnopalko5223 I’m really interested in knowing how this came about? Is it from the comic strips or one of the motion pictures?
Yea somebody recognized your friends peice. Thats Koyoi mofumofu, the Opening of „The helpful fox Senko San“ Love it. Love this Piano.
That friend is a man of culture
I am said friend
Awesome!
11:06
The sound is so delicate! I wonder if Mozart would have been able to compose a piece using this gem!! The sound is beautiful for a toy piano! I love it! Thank you!
I love it!
I could listen to your test piece melody ALL DAY...how is this not turned into one of the greatest songs ever?? Such a great ballad when played slowly.
The Fender Rhodes is still my favourite version!!!
Thanks...stay safe ❤️
That black line across the chimes holds them in place. there will be another one at the top, both at ¼ of the length from the ends.
I love that this is in perfect tune. IMO it is a crime to give a child an "instrument" that is incapable of making music.
5:40
I’m gonna have nightmares about tiny pianos tonight
😂😂😂😂
I've heard the grand piano version, but i never realised how good of an Instrumentent it is, i would love to like have it ontop of my digital piano as kind of decoration and to just, have fun with it from time to time. Overall an amazing video as always james!
I have this sitting on my shelf right now and play it every time I walk by :D
@@ThePianoforever Thats amazing, I wish I had one too, or the grand piano version but I would need to put it somewhere properly instead of just having it on a piano or a shelf
Beginning of Clair De Lune would sound great on this
You might be right. The lack of pedal probably would make it sound a bit dry but it would still be pretty.
Looking great love this very much. I own two Kawai Toy piano one upright in Black and one Grand toy piano in white. I am constantly looking for pieces or arrangements to play on these but had no luck.
Then I discovered the kalimba and that's how most songs for kalimba can also play on toy piano very well.
It looks even more magical when you see the keys striking the tubes.
Oh man, I cannot believe you are reviewing this! I know you did the same thing as me and went down a little CZcams rabbit hole of toy pianos. You stumbled across the esoteric michelsonne’s and Kawaii little electric pianos and toy pianos. and somehow, you obtained this piano. I thought they sold them only in japan! Nice in depth review as always! Keep up the good work!
12:53 made me laugh out loud because I was going to make a fake snarky comment about what you didn't play nospoilerhere song ;) love the musicbox like sound. And thanks for opening it up! I was hoping you would.
That is too cool! Leave it to Kawai to produce an almost professional quality instrument in a shoe box.😁 It actually does sound like a Celeste or Glockenspiel, and the action, although simple, definitely had a bit of engineering put into it, to get it to sound the 'chimes/notes' and not bounce repeatedly. I think it would be fun to recreate a full size version of this with like 5 or 6 octaves! Definitely worth it, and the super-light key pressure would be great for the little ones that this was designed for. The fact that it's exactly in tune is impressive! Thanks for the open shot of the inside. You don't see too many 'toys' these days that are actually 'serviceable'. Kudos to Kawai for making such a cool little instrument!😉🎵🎶👍
man, you honestly gotta love this guys enthusiasm, its so awesome
I love the sound of this mini piano, it sounds like a music box!!!!
Wow! I wasn't expecting such a sweet tone!
Nice!!! Noticed that JPS has smaller hands like mine, so comforting that small hands play such wonderful piano music, giving me a boost of confidence...
all I hear is Trolly, from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, lol! This was a fun one to see. I never heard of these, but I just had to look up the grand piano one on ebay! It's tempting just to have as functional decoration in the house, haha!
Nice one, James!🐰❤️🎸🎵🤝✌️
Finally! A piano I can afford! They have a miniature grand piano also; I am curious as to how detailed it is. I actually thought the second to last piece was the most fitting musically for this musical toy besides dance of the sugar plum fairies of course! It would be nice if it had some sort of sustain/damper system like a vibraphone. Replacing the plastic hammers with piano-hammer felt or the rubber from glockenspiel hammers might be interesting.
It would make an interesting executive desk-top toy.
I expected the inside to have strings like a full size piano; it's not exactly cheap.
Great fun to watch.
Watching this video is like watching that kid from Charlie Brown reviewing his own piano, great video buddy.
fact that u review this like a normal piano is awsome . thanks man
anything on this sounds christmas-sy ngl
and I really love it
Simply amazing! Great job making this toy sing
"Even a mouse could walk across it and press down the keys." I would just die of cuteness if I saw that. 😍🐀🎹
Great fun. I was grinning throughout this. Sounded great too.
Always fun to see the mechanisms that make these things work
A mini celeste! BEAUTIFUL and charming tone!
Thanks reviewing even the toys we're curious about!
So beautiful sounding and beautiful looking. I want one!!! Thank you for the review. I super loved it! Wow!
I wonder how many of these are secretly purchased for the adults.
I enjoyed that so much, it is now firmly on my purchase list. One of my primary instruments is tin whistle. for us, 2.5 octaves is a football field of notes to play with.
Lol. Awesome! Saw the thumbnail and thought you gone "all the way" with this economy piano idea! It sounded pretty good! Maybe we'll see some pink Hello Kitty piano soon?! lol
So pretty sounds! I love it and want it.
Hey, that was a lot of fun, James. Enjoyed
Sounds lovely and must make a great ornament for the home.
I seen vintage ones of these and they work like a mantle clock or grandfather clock would with chime rods
I have an idea: The additional lower keys could have a damper pad sticking up from the pivot stopping the sound when the key is released. And I'm sure the tubes could be made of different materials to give them a lower pitch within the same space.
A fairy just showed up and started to ballet as I listened to this piano.
I’m really surprised you didn’t play Tchaikovsky’s March of the toy soldiers. I really want of these toy pianos. I’ve been looking at them for years.
Sounds like a kalimba. Pretty beautiful sound.
VERY Adorable and Cute James,
You have just played a music box
❤😂✌👍👍👍
This little piano sounds really good. I was given a toy piano when I was probably between 1 and 2 years old to keep me amused. It was a little grand piano, bright red and the legs kept falling off. I have no idea what make it was but was probably just a cheap kiddies' toy that sort of made plinky-plonky sounds. We also had a full size upright. I was about 3 when I started picking out tunes with one finger on the "big" piano. Over 60 years later, I am still playing piano and now have a digital grand which I love. How many of you started with a toy piano and still play?
That was beautiful. Music even on a toy.
You really know what we like James! :)
a Christmas medley on that would be delightful
Me: Mom I want a piano
Mom: but we already have one
The piano:
That's literally what my mom says
"why do you want a piano, we have that small one" :')
adorable little gem ❣
That sounds amazing!
Yes, we LOVE that you opened it!
Cool.
16:20 Sugar Plumb Fairy - sound awesome on it 21:52
Thats the sound I hear on the phone when the bank holds my call
ガワイのトイピアノ…かわいい。
Thank you for introducing this! FYI, the company name Kawai (河合), one of Japanese family names, and Kawaii (可愛い) which is adjective and means cute sound similar, but different words. Though, definitely this piano is cute and Kawai made Kawaii piano is the truth! ♥️
What a great little piano!
Guess I found what I want for my birthday
Great review thank you!!
I had a little child sized black ebony Kawaii digital piano that played about 10 songs but actually had decent sound. It sat on a waist high deco bar and everyone played it when I had parties while getting a drink or just passing by. My regular acoustic piano intimidated even marginally trained pianists but the little Kawaii was a favorite. I could always tell who had piano instruction according to what they played. Lots of early John Thompson pieces. Just bought updated Thompson books to teach my toddler granddaughters on a Yamaha PSS A50 that I will be sorry to give up in a week. It works great for some Bach (Jesu, Joy), Handel (Air from Water Music), Clarke trumpet pieces, Beethoven (Ode to Joy), Pachelbel(Cannon in D) and even some very modified pieces from Les Miserables. I understand your fascination. I think I’ll buy the little Yamaha PSS F30 for the 1 1/2 yr old. I considered a Schoenhut but this little upright might do the trick. Put it out in your studio and watch people with it. Thanks for a fun vlog.
That tune would be an ideal ringtone
Brilliant, and thank you!
Its sound is brilliant indeed.
It sounds like a music box!!!!!! How awesome!!!!!!!
Time to take a shot every time you say the word “cute”
That is amazing 🎹 I always enjoy your videos thanks for sharing this with me, but I was wondering about this tiny piano replica if you would put a thin material like felt but thin felt on the hammers side which hits the tubes - if maybe it would make the tone sound a little bit more deeper 🙄 Or would that be a not good idea?
In any case I would love to hear You play The Nutcracker on a Piano all the way through that would be a fabulous video to have during this holidays. And also do you have any videos of you playing the organ by any chance that is my second choice of instrument the piano being first which I play by ear since I was 5 years old.
Great, I can finally fit a piano on my studio !!! :-D
The mechanism is a very clever design, I am in for seing other instruments innards. I spend all day working on electronics so opening them is a must and I enjoy taking apart mechanical things also
Actually a brilliant mechanism.
That sounds so sweet!
Carol
Good point about the light action as a teaching tool for control for the extremely young student. At first I couldn't understand why it would need a light action for children, considering most kids will tend to bang away roughly by default.
You can say that it's quite Kawai.
I have a grand version of it is cost 100$ but is worth it because of the quality not only making a kids love to play, an adult like me also play it cause is small cute and sound like a celesta and yeah you can play almost all the classical music you can think of in this mini keyboard.
If this was laid out differently you could put it on the upper right side of a grand piano and reach up to play it as a short keyboard glockenspiel.
Delightful sound.
That's awesome!
Hey, love your channel, great work! Speaking of Kawai, do you think you'll review the new Kawai ES520 and 920?
Love from France,
Valentin
Absolutely love your channel. Any chance that you've played the Kawai mini grand version? I'm curious to know how different the mini upright and mini grand sound. Also, I'm very curious to know your opinions on recommendations for weighted-key MIDI controllers for use with piano softsynths like Pianoteq and Keyscape. Do you meddle in that realm? I've been intrigued by the Roland FP line as a MIDI controller for the budget action with the bonus of having internal speakers. Also, also...I once owned a small 61-key console piano made by Melodigrand...and I absolutely fell in love with the amount of character that it packed into it's bite-sized footprint. Moments ago, I perused your channel and found your review of a Melodigrand. So strange. Also, it was filmed in Ohio...my home state. Synchronicity abounds. Long story, long....thanks for what you do, your vidoes are beyond informative.
That Kawai is so small is positively kawaii :D
This is soooo cute!!
That was super interesting! We liked that you took it apart to see how it worked. Is your treble piece finished? If so, where can I purchase it please?
I hope you review the new Kawai ES920. Especially the action. Thanks. Great channel.
Done.
I see this and the first piece coming to mind is Das Klinget So Herrlich from Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute. It looks like it would not be out of place tucked under Papageno's arm on stage.
definitely I'm getting one for myself
I doubt you’ll ever see this James but I just wanted to say that you inspired me to get a piano a few months back and I’ve had some of the most fun I’ve had in a long time, I also want to thank you for making such great videos, you’ve inspired me and plenty of others, I hope to become as great as you some day, keep up the absolutely fantastic work.
That is awesome!
@@ThePianoforever Yes it is and it’s all thanks to you! I look forward to seeing your next video
It would be awesome if you reviewed that really small piano by Kawai. I think it is Kawais smallest piano.
Sound more like a music box than a piano.
Cute!!! I love it. Marvelous. Maybe you can buy it’s little brother piano also. What was it again? A mini grand or so. Forgot the name but I think you mentioned it. The tubes sound really nice. Not as the average toy pianos. I wonder. How big are the keys? Normal size or a little bit smaller? Love that you could show the inside of it. Thank you for sharing and playing this little cutie.
Loved the disassembly. What would happen if you added some weight to the hammers? Thinking lead fishing sinkers.
Really is cute!...cheers
ah man, missed opportunity for the celesta part to Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter
Very talented gentleman.
It sounds like a music box. I think it sounds better than the Kawai toy grand piano P32. That one sounds thinner and too sharp, I think, not as resonant.
We are all waiting for the PSS-A50 review.
I know the downfalls for this but i was sooo confused why Cateen can play flight of the bumblebee, rondo alla turca from start to finish in that small toy piano also. It has 2 and a half octaves too
I like that the keys don't make much noise. However I'm not much of a fan of the how tinny it sounds without much interacting harmonics. I do like that the piano sounds in-tune with itself.
I HEAR SENKO-SAN 11:06