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Thanks for being with us at the Merriam Pianos KZitem channel. We’ve got a review of a bit of a different beast for today with the Roland Kiyola KF-10.
This digital piano was designed by Roland in collaboration with famous Japanese furniture designer Karimoku for a truly unique aesthetic that looks like nothing else on the market.
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Piano Overview:
Karimoku is a premium furniture design from Japan - this isn’t the Ikea of Japan - with things like a single chair going for several thousands of dollars. The KF10 is the result of this collaboration between Roland Karimoku.
But not only was the piano considered, as each KF10 comes with a matching pedalboard and bench also designed by Karimoku.
Cabinet:
While we usually start our reviews with a discussion on sound, we thought it would make sense to focus on the cabinet first and foremost as the aesthetics of the KF-10 are just as important as it’s musical features, if not more so.
For starters, the cabinet is made of real, solid wood, not MDF. The wood is also handcrafted, so even though it’s a minimalistic design, the quality of the design and materials is about as high-end as it gets as far as digital pianos go.
The overall look is striking to say the very least, and there really isn’t anything else like it out there.
Piano Sound:
Roland elected to keep the KF10 simple in its operation, with a total of 6 on-board sounds. That said, it does feature the SuperNATURAL Piano Modeling engine with limitless polyphony on the 3 grand piano tones, and polyphony of 384 notes on the other three tones (upright piano, harpsichord and electric piano.)
The KF10 features a four speaker system with 60 watts of output power. While Roland doesn’t advertise this, it appears as though they’re using higher quality amps and speakers than they normally do as there is an extra level of warmth and roundness immediately apparent when playing this instrument.
The half-pedaling response, courtesy of Roland’s Progrssive Damper Action Pedal, is absolutely fantastic on this instrument. The highs have a beautiful delicacy to them, and are super clear.
Considering that from a specs standpoint, the KF10 looks basically like a DP603 in a handmade cabinet (but costs $2,000 or so more), we were expecting the KF10 to perform like a DP603. That said, musically, this thing is on a different level, and in fact does perform very much like other $6,000 digital pianos.
The bass register has a lot of cabinet warmth and punch, but there’s no unwanted ‘woofiness’ whatsoever.
We played around with Piano Designer by changing the soundboard type and upping the cabinet resonance which really brought out the midrange. Moving to the treble, certain parts are slightly lacking in body as compared to a nice acoustic upright piano, but the top two octaves do a much better job of this.
Action:
The KF-10 uses Roland’s PHA50 wood/plastic hybrid action with a triple sensor and escapement. This is the second best action Roland makes.
Features/Connectivity:
The KF-10 has both Bluetooth MIDI and Audio. There’s also USB type A and B, as well as wired MIDI ports.
It’s compatible with Roland’s Piano Designer App, and the Piano Partner 2 app.
The KF-10 is available in a variety of finishes with 5 total.
Summary:
If you’re someone who appreciates fine furniture and aesthetics, this instrument is worth the premium. Thanks for watching!
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