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0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Playing Demo
2:04 - Overview
7:19 - Piano Sound/Tone
12:49 - Bass Range Demos
19:24 - Mid Range Demos
21:26 - Treble Demos
23:32 - Millennium III Action

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Hello and welcome to Merriam Pianos on YouTube. In today’s video, Stu Harrison is going to take us through a comparison of two of the most popular institutional grand pianos on Earth that happen to come from the same manufacturer - the Kawai GX2 and GX3.

The GX2 comes in at 5’11”, and the GX3 is slightly larger at 6’2”. Customers often ask us about this specific comparison, so we wanted to dive in and make a video that should be helpful to anyone who happens to have these two grand pianos on their shortlist.

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Background

Kawai’s GX line is very popular for people looking for a professional quality grand piano for the home, and it’s incredibly popular with universities, places of worship, and other institutional settings.

For a lot of folks looking for a professional grand piano in and around 6’, the GX2 and GX3 wind up being the last two options on the table.

The GX pianos are widely considered to be a high-performing, high-value line of instruments given the features they incorporate for the price point, including front and rear duplex, vertically laminated bridges, hard rock maple, and mahogany rims, and tapered solid spruce soundboard.

The GX line replaced the popular RX line and featured a thicker rim and extended length keysticks, among some other design upgrades.

As the larger instrument, the GX3 is more expensive than the GX2, and part of that is the larger soundboard and longer strings, but it also features some more complex carpentry.

Piano Sound

There are some observations that generally apply to the GX line as a whole that certainly apply here. The sustain is exceptional for a factory-produced instrument, the treble is strong and well defined, and there’s a ton of color.

The biggest differences between the GX2 and GX3 start to show up below middle C. The GX3 has a warm and colorful bass tone, whereas the GX2 seems to get slightly more cabinet activation in the bass register. The projection is similar, but the fundamental is stronger on the GX3.

As we move up we come to probably the biggest difference, which is the break. The break is more controlled on the GX3, which is largely a function of the increased length of the GX3. This could be an important consideration depending on the repertoire you play most often.

On to the tenor range, and we’re definitely hearing more color on the GX3, but the GX2 is still really nice here.

In the upper range, the GX2 is a little more direct with less cabinet resonance, but as we get to the top two octaves, they’re virtually the same.

Piano Action

The action feels virtually the same on both pianos, which isn’t too much of a surprise since they both use the Millennium III Carbon Fiber action. These actions come very well regulated from the factory and play nicely out of the box.

The GX3 does have slightly longer keys, but we’re not really feeling a real difference here.

Closing Thoughts

So that wraps up the musical differences between these two instruments. The GX2 checks a lot of boxes, but there are some notable advantages of the GX3, and for some people these differences will be meaningful.

If you have the space to fit a 6’2”, it could definitely be worth exploring both pianos.

Thanks for watching!

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