Liz Giannopoulos tries out Kawai's new portable digital piano, the ES120.

Founded in 1927, Kawai has been synonymous with innovation for almost 100 years; its quest for new materials and technologies has resulted in some of the piano industry's most beneficial innovations. In the specialist field of digital pianos, Kawai pioneered wooden keys and soundboards, replicating acoustic piano action and built-in CD recorders. New for 2022, the ES120 is the latest addition to Kawai's ES range of high specification portable digital pianos, and the successor to the popular ES110.

The ES120's full size keyboard offers 88 weighted keys with a reassuringly firm playing action. The improved version of the Responsive Hammer Compact (RHC) keyboard action, featuring upgraded cushioning, does not disappoint, resulting in an almost indiscernible sound when keys are released.

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