CASIO CELVIANO GP500 GRAND HYBRID DIGITAL PIANO GLOSS BLACK FINISH
Forget everything you thought you knew about Digital Pianos . . .
• Developed in collaboration with C. Bechstein in Germany
• AiR Grand Sound Source (256-tone polyphony (max.)
• Natural Grand Hammer Action
• 256-note polyphony
• USB Audio Recording
• CASIO Australia Five Year Warranty
The Casio Celviano GP500 Grand Hybrid brings together the culmination of three decades of Casio’s electronic musical instrument technology along with the expertise of German Piano manufacturers C. Bechstein to offer pianists of all levels a superior 9-foot concert grand piano experience in a truly compact and cutting edge format. This is the Concert performance Piano you dared to dream about. The impeccable tone of the world’s best grand pianos at your fingertips, a grand piano action designed and built by Bechstein in Germany, audio outputs ready for the largest concert halls, no tuning – ever and when you are not utilising the magnificent sound system, you can connect your favourite headphones for silent practise.
THREE LEGENDARY PIANOS for unbridled inspiration
The Grand Hybrid Piano reproduces every subtle nuance of three of the world’s most respected pianos. The three pianos that were chosen for this project originated in Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna and Casio has painstakingly researched and analysed the unique characteristics of each piano. The Celviano Grand Hybrid delivers the superb tone and timbre of these pianos through the use of Casio’s advanced AiR technology. For the first time in the history of the pianoforte, pianists have the opportunity to experience owning three of the finest pianos on earth in one instrument.
o BERLIN GRAND – A Balanced elegant sound. Ideal for playing impressionistic music. Notable for its clear, ringing tone across the entire range.
o HAMBURG GRAND – A brilliant, rich sound. Loved by pianists for its wide range of expression. Well suited for various playing styles and genres.
o VIENNA GRAND – Noted for its impressive low range. Great for both soft and vigorous playing with its warm tone. An ideal instrument for music from the classical period.
SOUND DEVELOPMENT IN COLLABORATION
The Berlin Grand sound was developed in collaboration with C. Bechstein. Casio sought a clear, balanced and elegant sound for the Celviano Grand Hybrid piano. C. Bechstein’s ultimate masterpiece, the D282, is the model Casio intensively studied to achieve the goal. Mr. Albrecht, Service Director and Master Piano Make at C. Bechstein, visited Casio R&D to supervise the sound development process through to the final stages of production.
ABOUT C. BECHSTEIN
Since Carl Bechstein founded the Pianoforte production facility in Berlin in 1853, the name C. Bechstein has stood for the highest class of upright and grand pianos. C. Bechstein pianos have been appreciated by many famous composers and artists for their finest quality of sound and touch for many years. In the 21st Century, C. Bechstein is still recognised as one of the world’s leading piano manufacturers.
NATURAL GRAND HAMMER ACTION KEYBOARD
For a really authentic piano touch, Casio has developed a new keyboard system called the “Natural Grand Hammer Action Keyboard”. This keyboard system features full-length wooden keys as well as hammers that follow the same path of motion as in a concert grand piano.
Celviano Grand Hybrid features keys that are manufactured using exactly the same materials as an acoustic grand piano. Careful attention is paid not only to finish of the surfaces of the keys but also to the quality of the European Spruce employed for the key beds. The combination of an outstanding action mechanism and superior-quality key materials further enhances the sensation of playing an acoustic grand piano.
ORIGINAL TRI-SENSOR ACTION MECHANISM
The core of Celviano Grand Hybrid’s keyboard performance is created by Casio’s proprietary action mechanism. This mechanism features a hammer movement modeled from a grand piano and includes three sensors which accurately capture a performer’s expression from the keys. Since there are no physical strings, Casio’s action is able to exceed the performance characteristics of a grand piano, providing superior playability that enables pianists to perform such actions as trills and repetitive notes with ease.
CONCERT CALIBRE KEYBOARD SURFACE MATERIALS
Pianists will feel immediately comfortable and confident on the keys of the Grand Hybrid. The Grand Hybrid features keys made from acrylic for the white keys textured to feel like ivory and phenol for the black keys with an ebony feel surface— the same materials that modern grand pianos employ. This creates a welcome and familiar touch making the transition to a Concert Grand Piano in performance situations virtually seemless.
FULCRUM DISTANCE FROM KEYS
The position of the fulcrum with respect to the keys is exactly the same as with a grand piano. This contributes to stable playing performance, since the touch is never heavier or lighter depending on the position at which a finger strikes a key. The Casio Grand Hybrid has redefined the Digital Piano genre.
CASIO CELVIANO GP500 GRAND HYBRID FEATURES
CASIO GP500 CONCERT PLAY
Playing with an orchestra is an extraordinarily thrilling event. Concert Play feature demonstrates orchestral performance for a pianist to enjoy an experience of playing as a soloist accompanied by a full orchestra. 15 pieces of music are built in. When you practice, a convenient playback function offers capabilities of play, pause, fast-forward, rewind and A-B segment repeat. Using a Slow Mode, the tempo of these pieces can be slowed to 80% of normal speed as needed.
CASIO GP500 DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER
Grand Hybrid pianos have the ability to record performances directly to USB flash drive as stereo audio files (44.1 kHz, stereo .WAV format). Recordings can be stored or played back on a computer or transferred to CDs or other media. The piano’s built-in full playback function permits use of such features as pause, fast-forward, rewind and A-B segment repeat.
CASIO GP500 MIDI RECORDER
This function enables players to record their own performances freely in the Celviano Grand Hybrid’s memory. It helps users improve their playing skills by reviewing their own performances objectively afterwards. This full playback function permits use of such features as pause, fast-forward, rewind and A-B segment repeat during playback.
CASIO GP500 GRAND HYBRID MUSIC LIBRARY
The Celviano Grand Hybrid includes 60 piano pieces in its digital Music Library. A book with the scores for these pieces are included making the GP500 Grand Hybrid an incredible learning tool. Left and Right hand parts may be turned on or off to be practiced separately. The Tempo of each piece may also be controlled and an A-B segment repeat allows you to practice a section of the piece. Each piece has a selected preset tone however, you may also make your own choice from the Berlin Grand, Hamburg Grand and Vienna Grand tones.
CASIO GP500 GRAND HYBRID DUET MODE
The keys to the left and right of center on the keyboard can be set to the same tonal range. This Duet Mode is convenient when two players, such as a parent and child or a teacher and student, practice together.
CASIO GP500 GRAND HYBRID LAYER AND SPLIT
The layer function enables pianists to overlap two types of tones, while the split function lets them separate tones into lower and higher blocks.
CASIO GP500 GRAND HYBRID AUTO POWER OFF
To conserve energy, Celviano Grand Hybrid will Automatically Power Off when the instrument has not been played for 4 hours.
CASIO GP500 GRAND HYBRID ERGONOMIC INTERFACE
Intuitive control of Celviano Grand Hybrid is possible through a simple, considerately designed control panel. The Berlin Grand, Hamburg Grand and Vienna Grand are easily accessed with dedicated buttons for each piano tone.
CASIO GP500 GRAND HYBRID FIVE YEAR WARRANTY
All Casio keyboards, digital pianos and synthesizers purchased from southcoastmusic – an authorised Australian Casio reseller, are backed by a 5 year warranty.
o CASIO GRAND HYBRID GP500 SPECIFICATIONS
• 88-key, Grand Hybrid action
• 5 levels of touch sensitivity, plus off
• AiR Grand sound source with 256 note polyphony
o CASIO GRAND HYBRID GP500 35 BUILT-IN TONES INCLUDING:
• Berlin Grand (mellow, normal, bright)
• Vienna Grand (mellow, normal, bright)
• Hamburg Grand (mellow, normal, bright)
• Grand Piano (modern, rock, jazz)
• Electric piano (1, 2, FM, 60’s)
• Harpsichord
• Strings (1,2)
• Organ (pipe, jazz, elec 1, elec 2)
• Bass (acoustic, ride)
• 17 temperament types
• 5 types of stretch tuning plus off and auto setting
• Layer/Split/Duet voice modes
o CASIO GRAND HYBRID GP500 DIGITAL EFFECTS INCLUDING:
• Hall simulator (12 types x 4 positions)
• Chorus (4 types)
• Brilliance (-3 to 0 to 3)
• DSP (built into some tones)
o CASIO GRAND HYBRID GP500 ACOUSTIC SIMULATOR WITH ADJUSTABLE:
• Damper resonance
• Damper noise
• Hammer response
• String resonance
• Lid Simulator
• Open String resonance
• Aliquot resonance
• Pedal action noise
• Key on action noise
• Key off action noise
o CASIO GRAND HYBRID GP500 SONG LIBRARY INCLUDES:
• 15 Concert Play pieces
• 60 Music Library pieces
• 6 Demo songs
• 10 User expansion songs
