The Kawai GE-1, 5'1" Baby Grand, is the only production small grand ever built that handles and performs consistently under the most rigorous playing conditions. The quality of the GE-1 is evident in obvious way and subtle in others. For example, it has a solid Sitka Spruce Soundboard that is found only on the best grands, lightly counter-balanced keys for ease of play and a discrete use of high-tech materials and much more. All this, coupled with the economy of scale provided by Kawai's large world markets, makes the GE-1 a great piano value. No one should be denied the satisfaction of the pleasure that comes from owning one of the world's finest grand pianos because of minimum space. When Kawai's engineers, artists and sound experts first drew up the specifications for the GE-1 they proposed a startling new blend of traits that make the GE-1 a valued piano. The GE-1 has efficient size, simplicity of design and quality. The GE-1 is skillfully balanced so that no aspect of the piano's functional competence is overlooked. The GE-1 is the exemplar of intelligent engineering in a form that is very affordable. Your selection of the GE-1 assures perfection in both performance and quality standards. The GE-1 satisfies the need for those with limited space desiring a quality Kawai grand. Also, the middle pedal has full sostenuto found on the finest pianos. This has had only one owner and was manufactured in 1994 in Japan.