What could be more important for a pianist than sound and touch? Nothing. But what if space and technology were on offer, too?

Thanks to the engineers at Casio, a new frontier is opening in the world of digital pianos. The Celviano range truly offers players the best of both worlds. Great names in acoustic piano-making are now at your fingertips – literally.

The first thing you’ll notice is the keys themselves. The Celviano is the only digital piano to use the Austrian spruce found in the finest acoustic pianos. If the feel resembles the real thing, so does the sound. A unique response time to each key, measured key-release velocity and Casio AiR technology recreating the sound of open, undampered strings all give you the sound you’d expect from an acoustic grand.

But which grand, specifically? You choose. The flagship AP-750 was developed in collaboration with Bechstein to offer three bespoke instrument sounds, including the Bechstein D282 Concert Grand.

The mid-range AP-S450 and AP-550 offer two distinct concert grand piano sounds: a rich European instrument and a brighter, more resonant American choice. The model for these sounds was a certain manufacturer with bases in Hamburg and New York.

With so much thought gone into the tone of the instruments, Casio’s engineers have upgraded the pedals to match. The damper pedal is continuously variable, giving a true response to touch rather than a graded ‘full’ or ‘half’ sustain response. On the AP-750, the soft pedal uses the same technology.

As on all Casio instruments, playback and recording features come as standard. But if you’ve ever dreamed of playing a concerto on an iconic concert grand, now you can. With Casio’s Music Space app, you can perform along with a recording of a real symphony orchestra. The Celviano’s suite of software add-ons includes Bluetooth audio and also allows the instrument itself to be used as a giant speaker for other music players and apps.

That’s not all that will save you space. Despite coming with four- and eight-speaker systems (AP-750), the Celviano range is compact enough to fit unobtrusively into any modern living, studying or performing space (the AP-S450 Slim-Line model measuring less than 30cm in depth). Under the lifting lids of the AP-550 and AP-750 are further resonating materials. All models incorporate a headphone mode that remixes the sound for silent practice but with a natural, easier listen for the ears.

A piano is a piece of living furniture like no other. Each instrument in the Celviano range is characterised by its discreet elegance, echoing the beauty of a concert grand piano in upright form, much as it does in sound. Is it time to try one for yourself?

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