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The clicky key is not caused by touching of neighbouring keys. I really hope whoever is coming over to fix it knows what he's doing. One of their technicians I talked to has no clue what a CA95 is!
Hello Iceporky, If I where you I would ask for a certified Kawai Technician. I remember the horrible story of PV88, he also got a Technician not knowing the CA 95 for adjustment of the keys. Maybe you will find it on this forum. I have also a CA 95 wich had clicking keys. But I was happy to be visited by a certified Kawai Technician from Germany, who did a great job. That reminds me that I still have to write sometime a positive article about their work. I received great Kawai service that time. So if you can get a Kawai Pro, all the better. Afterall it's a DP of €3000,-..... Good luck. Keep us informed. Dhamma
If I were you I would ask for a certified Kawai Technician. I remember the horrible story of PV88, he also got a Technician not knowing the CA95 for adjustment of the keys. Maybe you will find it on this forum.
Yes, it is true that a technician was sent from the local store where I bought the CA95 as he didn't appear to know what he was doing.
After the "regulation" above was finished the tech left me with a rattly and noisy sliding keyboard cover (which wasn't that way before he started the work) as it was not assembled back together correctly.
The other issue was my perceiving the piano sounds as "raspy" and far too metallic making for unpleasant tones. This was the deal breaker for me as I could no longer keep the piano and be happy with it.
I traded in the CA95 for a Clavinova CLP-480 which I now own. No problems with key spacing or the sounds.
And I bet he'd probably never heard of the CA93 either !! That's a bit unsettling.
Looks exactly like my new Black CA65 - except, of course, for the modification at the rear of the instrument for the soundboard. Beautiful isn't it !!!!! Congratulations !!
Thanks, carey!
Yes, it's nice. And it has a pleasant woody scent as well.
I've sold off the P155. The buyer actually brought a friend, a piano teacher, to look at it. The piano teacher sat at the P155 and played for a good 10 mins, then turned to her friend and said "This is very nice!".
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Congratulations on the CA-95. That soundboard is something special. I also like that they made the wood thick enough. But not too much. Like the legs and ends of the keyboard. Classy but not a big piece of furniture. Am sure you're enjoying it.
Thanks, rnaple!
Yes, I like the soundboard a lot! It makes the CA95 feels so alive.
Congratulations iceporky! I LOVE my CA95 more than ever. No worries if you have any issues. I had to use Kawai support for a minor speaker issue and the fixed it quickly with no charge whatsoever. I travel a lot and can't wait to jump on it the second I get home.
The most bizarre thing just happened. The technician came over this afternoon and I just wasn't able to demo to him the clicky key.
I'm guessing it's because I was playing it for quite a while before he arrived. But after he left, I turned off the piano and turned it on after an hour. And the clicky key is there.
I quickly grab my iphone and took a video of it. Just to get a second opinion, from the video, do you think it's a clicky key?
Watch it at 720HD for better sound quality.
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Funny ; I thought this kind of clicking keys belonged only to (some) plastic keybeds , like RH. Not the wooden Kawai keybeds. Fingers crossed (my '95 is on it's way)...
Anyone any idea what could cause this ? Is it usually the hammer hitting the felt (and mis) , or the bottom below the key, where some felt may be missing ? Or something else that's in the way. I wonder how easy it is to fix.
Weird that it disappeared and suddenly resurfaced. Have you been moving the piano in the meantime ?
Let me ask you something, why you chose Ca95 and not the CA65? Any particular reason?
I have a ES6 and I am wanting to buy a CA65 or 95, but they seem so similar!
Sound system. CA-65 is OK , but sounds like any other good DP's with it's 'normal' speaker system. CA-95 has the six speakers + soundboard system, which makes a big difference in how the sounds approached and surrounds you. If you'll play 99% on headphones, the '95 isn't worth it. But for the better piano-experience - that's closer to the idea of playing an acoustics , the CA95 is the better choice for sure. Trust me...I know ;-)
So it's not a click, it's a knock from the key hitting the keybed? It could be corrected fairly easily. Probably just a damaged front rail felt. Very easy to fix.
Congratulations iceporky! I LOVE my CA95 more than ever. No worries if you have any issues. I had to use Kawai support for a minor speaker issue and the fixed it quickly with no charge whatsoever. I travel a lot and can't wait to jump on it the second I get home.
Thanks, Ashley!
Great to know you are still enjoying your CA95 so much. I think the CA95 is quite special too.
The technician that came over has no experience with CA95 but he seems quite knowledgable in digital pianos. I just felt so bad that I can't produce the problem to him. The problem was there in the morning. Felt so frustrated about the whole thing.
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Let me ask you something, why you chose Ca95 and not the CA65? Any particular reason?
I have a ES6 and I am wanting to buy a CA65 or 95, but they seem so similar!
Our sole Kawai dealer here didn't carry any CA65 or CA95, so I can't try and note the differences. However, I thought the idea of a soundboard is brilliant, that's why I go for the CA95.