Bellissimo

See Symphony

Brodmann

Piano Marketing Group LLC
752 East 21st Street
Ferdinand, Indiana 47532
812-630-0978
gary.trafton@brodmann-pianos.com
www.brodmann-pianos.com

The Joseph Brodmann Group, based in Vienna, Austria, has entered the digital piano market with six models of vertical piano.

Casio

Casio USA
570 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Dover, New Jersey 07801
973-361-5400
www.casio.com

Kashio Tadao established Casio in 1946. Originally a small subcontractor factory that made parts and gears for microscopes, Casio built Japan's first electric calculator in 1954, which began the company's transformation into the consumer-electronics powerhouse it is today. Perhaps best known for its calculators, digital cameras, and watches, Casio entered the musical instrument business with the launch of the Casiotone in 1980.

Casio's current line of digital pianos consists of four vertical and three slab models. The Privia line's PX-130 and PX-330 slabs are the least expensive ensemble models, and offer an optional stand-and-pedal module that turns them into three-pedal pianos with support for half-pedaling. The PX-130, at a mere 25 pounds, is also the lightest digital piano. Some vertical models are marketed under the Celviano label. Casio digital pianos are available at music retailers, consumer-electronics and club stores, and online. Casio has more models under $1,000 than any other manufacturer.

Galileo

Galileo Music Corporation
P.O. Box 633
Falmouth, Massachusetts 02541
508-457-6771
www.galileomusic.com

Galileo is the digital piano brand of Viscount, an Italian company that traces its roots back to accordion builder Antonio Galanti, who built his first instrument in 1890. The Galanti accordion factory was opened in 1898 by Antonio's son Egidio Galanti, whose own sons, Matteo and Marcello, became the driving forces behind General music and Viscount, respectively. Viscount began manufacturing electronic organs in the 1960s, with digital pianos following in the late 1980s. Today, Viscount is run by the fourth generation of the Galanti family, Marcello's son Mauro and daughter Loriana.

There are currently 13 models in the Galileo line, including one slab, five verticals, and seven grands. The grands use a 19-ply wood rim like that of an acoustic grand. Galileo offers its Concerto model in the most ornate traditional wood cabinet currently available.

Galileo also makes digital pianos under the brand names Princeton and Viscount.

Kaino

See Omega

Kawai

Kawai America Corporation
2055 East University Drive
Rancho Dominguez, California 90220
310-631-1771
800-421-2177
info@kawaius.com
www.kawaius.com

For company background, see the Kawai listing in the "Brand and Company Profiles" for acoustic pianos.

After 50 years as a piano builder, Kawai entered the market with its first digital piano in 1985. Today, Kawai's lineup for North America features 18 models, many of them new. Kawai's digital piano line comprises four groups: the Concert Performer (CP) ensemble pianos; the standard digital piano line, consisting of the Concert Artist (CA), Classic Series (CS), CL, and CN models; the ES and EP portable instruments; and Professional Products, including the CE200 and MP series.

Kawai created the first digital piano to use a transducer-driven soundboard for a more natural piano sound, a feature that is available on the flagship CA93. The CP ensemble models have undergone a complete makeover, with all models now sporting touchscreen technology and USB audio. The top-of-the-line CP209 ensemble grand is also available with two different levels of factory-installed PianoDisc player-piano system. If you're after a huge number of voices, the models at the upper end of the CP line come with over 1,000.