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Kawai CN470 ? #1303902 11/12/09 11:24 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,842 Redondo Beach, California C ChrisA OP 3000 Post Club Member
OP ChrisA 3000 Post Club Member C Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,842 Redondo Beach, California	Does anyone know about the Kawai CN470? I was able to download the user manual so I know all the technical details. This is an older DP. I think from 1993 and I know the sound samples are not up to today's standard but what about the keyboard mechanism? How is the feel and what can you compare it to. There is one available locally and I may be able to get it "way cheap". If the keyboard is good I can play a software virtual instrument like Pianoteq.

Re: Kawai CN470 ? ChrisA #1304262 11/12/09 08:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 19,097 Hamamatsu, Japan Kawai James Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Kawai James Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 19,097 Hamamatsu, Japan	ChrisA, The CN470 was manufactured in 1999, so it's not quite as old as you first thought. This instrument used the 'Advanced Hammer Action' keyboard. Here is a list of the different '4 series' instrument generations, approximate manufacturing dates, and actions: CN470: 1999/08, Advanced Hammer Action CN4: 2005/02, AHA IV CN41: 2007/06, AHA IV CN42: 2008/12, AHA IV-F If you are able to purchase this instrument locally at a good price, be sure to play-test the keyboard thoroughly. Provided the instrument is in good condition and the action mechanism is sound, this would make a very nice Pianoteq controller - you could even route the sound from your PC/Mac back into the instrument's speakers using the LINE IN jacks. I hope this helps. Cheers, James x Employed by Kawai Japan, however the opinions I express are my own. Nord Electro 3 & occasional rare groove player.