How to NOT make an electric piano ft. @ElectroBOOM
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2022
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THANK YOU Electroboom for the camera capacitor idea, go watch his videos if you want to see more sparks / electroboom
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Matt
How do you come up with these kinds of videos?
Also
Make more!
I think Mark Rober can turn this into a really good one! He has a robot piano but He's in US tho.
Run the piano through a variac, so at least it's isolated... still terrifying, but isolated.
@@OriginalCircuit NO, DO NOT run this through any kind of isolation. Running this through isolation prevents the GFCI/RCD from triggering and saving your life. Isolation is the last thing this thing needs. Isolation also has zero benefits to this project.
I feel like as an extra precaution if you were going to use a normal piano, which is out of wood, I would say pre-treat the wood before putting anything that could cause a fire in it, like either do one of the Japanese methods I have seen which involves treating the wood with a coating that makes a layer of glass that makes the wood pretty hard to burn, or pre-burn it so it is blackened so it also has a harder time igniting and burning, if possible do both.
HAAA HA HA! This is awesome! Thanks for including me in the design, although I ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING! :D
First megdi pegdi
I don't know if anyone would accept responsibility for a madness of this scale, lol
فک کنم این پیانو باعث شه مهدی بره پیانو یاد بگیره
was the dr. Livsey impresion on purpose or no?
Even Electroboom got out crazied
Beautifully terrifying!!!
Found the next thing to add to your one-man-band, eh? Vulo's gonna love it!
I agree
Don't get any ideas.
Hahaha I knew you would love this!
Ohi didn't expect to see you here
Matthias: "like, should I worry about it?"
ElectroBOOM: "yes, you should!" *cue maniacal laughter*
Lol
ElectroBoom epitomizes "don't attempt to do this at home, we're professionals, we know what we're doing"
greatest introduction of a electric maniac in a movie
Repent and trust in Jesus. He's the only way to Heaven. We've all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins like lying, lusting, etc. Repent and trust only in Jesus, and you will be saved! You can be saved because he took the punishment for our sins on himself when he died on the cross, just like someone can pay your speeding fine in court, and you get off free.
Romans 3:23
John 3:16❤❤❤
Time to play "Through the Fire and Flames" on this instrument. It's like it was made for it!
And then make Herman Li react to it.
Or Twilight of the Thunder God
Or Valhalla calling me. Cause, well um, why not enter the halls of Valhalla on a bursting piano of electric mayhem. Thor might like it. Maybe?
@@CyberWanderer101at the very least you can be sure Loki would find it entertaining.
Repent and trust in Jesus. He's the only way to Heaven. We've all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins like lying, lusting, etc. Repent and trust only in Jesus, and you will be saved! You can be saved because he took the punishment for our sins on himself when he died on the cross, just like someone can pay your speeding fine in court, and you get off free.
Romans 3:23
John 3:16
I'm working on a tesla coil piano that will play the notes through electric arcs. This was just to clear the piano from strings cus we won't need them. But it ended up looking 3x cooler than I expected. Also, when I took the thumbnail, three strings snapped. In case you wondered what actually happened with the string damage
Jesus, what chaos.
Crazy cool work my dude. I love every one of your videos.
im glad u included electroboom. He's the craziest but funniest guy I had ever watched. Also I love ur vids. its satisfying to watch.
What if you did piano with leds that light up when you play? I think that would look cool. 🙂
I can't wait to see your Tesla Coil Piano in action. I am just learning to make my first few coils so I might learn along with you 🙂
The fact that you got ElectroBoom to guide you in building this is goddamn legendary
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I see it on the result, remembers me about the electric guitar.
ElectroBoom have created literal electric guitar, of course he loves the idea of literal electric piano
I'm horrible with names. I introduced this video to someone by saying "crazy Swedish piano guy worked with crazy Persian electric guy."
@@evanrudibaugh8772i mean, if someone reccomended me video by saying this, i would 100% watch it.
You're getting dangerously close to an "I set my house on fire by making a flamer piano" episode
this piano really helps to keep your posture while playing 😂
Someone needs to pitch this to a piano teacher
As an electrical engineer, seeing those resistors glow red was terrifying
I thought that was a feature!
If you've never made a resistor (or other component) smoke,are you really an EE though? Putting the magic smoke back in is the hard part.
if it glows, it means its on!
All resistors (including the metal within any other component) are light bulbs if you drive them hard enough.
I used to be a resistor, but the cops yelled at me to stop resisting and put me on the ice. I'm a superconductor now.
Wasn't ever expecting this collaboration, I am all for it.
Me too
@Nexodus That image is my profile pic on some websites XDD
Also, I want more from these two!
Yeah this is collab of the year
Mehdi has a good competition now. ⚡
I hoped Medhi besides giving advice also reacted to the end result. Could not think otherwise than he should like this and wished he did this by himself.
7:30 when he said "I don't even know how to solder" it was the funniest thing ever as a electronics enthusiast my self I remember when I was learning to solder, I was in my garage and ended up burning my self multiple times with my dads soldering iron.
that was the most out of depth I have ever heard a human being find out they are.
18:08 Brings back the electric guitar shock
Mattias: "But there's one tiny problem."
Me: "The piano is wood and could cause a fire-"
Mattias: "I've never worked with electricity before."
Me: "OH."
For a guy who never did this and that he's fairly good at tackling those subjects. That's a talent
It's the kind of 'OH' you heard from the enemy of John Wick.
if you listen closely, you can actually hear that the sparks are making their own pitches and music actually sorta matching with the notes he plays
If I had to guess it's probably something to do with the length of the strings.
frequency is inversly propotional to length that is why the sound of sparks vary with the lenght of string
@@GamerChillz this is probably the most accurate, along with the fact that the spark might also vibrate the string. Pretty sure the pitch of the electrical spark itself wouldn't vary in any definable way if my knowledge of electrical physics is right (admittedly fairly limited, as my formal education in it is only basic Uni level. If someone with an actual uni degree in electrical physics or similar disagrees with me, listen to them instead)
I just like the sounding of the sparks in time with the keys. Good observation though!
@@settratheimperishable4093 Hypothetically you can make a circuit that varies pitch based on resistance (which would vary by string length if you hooked the strings up in a certain way). But, that''s pretty certainly not what's happening here (not that I know electronics well enough to be certain).
This is how Mind Electric was meant to be played
I think the reason your hammers weld together is because you are effectively using them as a switch causing inductive feedback causing a voltage spike high enough to weld the contact points, the solution is to add a diode in reverse bias to the end of your string, however that will clamp your voltage so you need to choose a proper diode that will produce a good enough arc but not weld the contacts.
I have never seen a resistor glow like that, and something about it happening twice and being completely unaddressed both times is truly part of the magic of these videos.
When the key is stuck the capacitor doesn't charge so the charging current constantly flows through the resistor instead of stopping when the capacitor is charged. The boring fix would be bigger resistors or less charging current. The slightly more exciting fix is to just solder as far away from the board as you can, so they still glow red hot but it doesn't catch the wood on fire.
I bet electroboom calculated they would get a bit hot and that's why he said not to touch them, but he didn't account for keys getting stuck
as if it wasn't "thrilling" enough
I've only seen glowing like that from my (solid steel dummy fuse) in my car after i kicked my wiring harness and 500amps went through my glovebox light wiring
Have you ever seen a ceramic cooktop? Thats bascially a resistor glowing.. or looked into a hairdryer to see the red wire? Also resistors.
Edit: Thanks for pointing out the typo 🤦
@@ReMixRoudy Resistors I think you mean.
Now *this* is a collab I absolutely _never_ expected and never knew I needed. Two chaotic engineers together is absolutely amazing! Next up you ought to try and get a hold of Wintergatan, I imagine you two could make some amazing mechanical piano contraption.
that would be so cool!!
Wintergatan has fallen down the Elon hole. There's no saving him.
@@badsamaritan8223 That was like a year ago dude...
@@lx4302 His decision to abandon the MMX was only about 6mos ago. He's done trying to make an instrument. He has fully transitioned into a production mindset. It's not about the MMX anymore, to him. It's about perfection, and he's clearly willing to scrap the entire project, because he doesn't think he can make it perfect.
@@badsamaritan8223 but he still is a musician that wants to experiment with "different" instruments. Yes, he's not sure whether he will eventually build MM3, but he has already built some really creative instruments himself and he won't stop doing that. So I'm not sure on what basis you claim that he can't be saved
The Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team always has a piano in stadium at the games that is played live to hype the crowd up. This piano fits their theme 1000%
Considering you've never soldered before, that was actually a half decent job. Sure it's not pretty but the connections all look good. You can also definitely see your progress.
Now when a wire breaks, you'll be like some of us and get excited because you can easily fix it yourself.
Thunderstruck is such an appropriate song for this piano! Lol. As an electrical engineer, I got cold sweat from you discharging the caps or plugging the prototype in for the first time. Speaking from experience, I get this hallow feeling in the stomach before I test a prototype that has a chance of catastrophic failure.
All in all, this is a great piano! It actually sounds good in the video despite being hard to hear in real life.
It’s not Thunder Struck, it’s Lightning Strike
As a electronics enthusiast and engineer (but not officially in electronics) I got cold sweat seeing someone work on this particular circuit with the plug seemingly in😅
Especially if it's a first time.
Also I'd hate to work on something with so much "high" voltage capacitors I could touch😂
Hate those on ic's I work on even though they've never zapped me.
And incredibly fitting song indeed, didn't even realize even though the original was playing in my head😂
I love that ElectroBOOM can just reach off to his side and suddenly be armed with a capacitor and means to charge it
He is a madman after all, of course he can.
So his capacitors aren't pre-charged? Tv editing: "Here's one that we prepared earlier..."
And laugh maniacally after saying how dangerous it is.
I absolutely love the trial and error and problem solving involved in this project. I'm so glad I've been here to watch your journey from essentially the beginning!!
I don't think we can even realize how much work hours, effort went into this, how much frustration and difficulty was overcome, so this is absolutely precious.
As an Electrical Engineer I admire both your level of cringe around high voltages and your level of insanity!! That's something I thought only I would be mad enough to make! Those circuit boards were beautiful, amazing job all around.
my grandpa is a master electrical engineer for many many decades at this point and extremely anal about occupational safety, and this would probably make him lose it lmfao
One improvement to make is to have a gap under the resistors for better heat disipation.
I love how in the beginning of the video he was holding the hammer with a wooden handle with a pliers 🤣
I like how anyone who has remotely any skill with electronics is somewhat into the happy farm already
Suggestion: put some plexiglass or other clear material as a casing around the hammers and strings, so A, its less likely to shock you, and B, it will muffle some of the pop sound while still letting you see the sparks. You could even try putting a colored material to see if you can make the flash different colors.
@@ianvisser7899 You're unlikely to get that type of glass in a large enough pane to cover the whole piano, but it's possible to pilfer the glass from a few dozen welding masks and tesselate them in some fun patterns with silicone to fuse 'em together. Think of it like medieval glasswork- back in the day, glaziers couldn't get consistent large panes like we do nowadays, so they made smaller 'blobs' of glass and connected them with lead lines.
It might also save your life if one of the strings gets damaged enough to break. Those strings are under an insane amount of tension and could cause a lot of damage if they release in the direction of you
I'm not sure, but I think the flashes would damage the plexiglass, and eventually it wouldn't be clear anymore
@@fableagain Yeah, the sparks would probably start melting the plastic slowly but surely
@@MrCh0o If not that, the fumes and dust will stick to the glass.
The fumes from soldering are actually just tree sap.
Or vaporised metal.
Depends on the brand.
That would be awesome to watch at a concert!
This has to be the wildest thing you've made yet. I've never felt so nervous for someone I don't know.
Thank you for feeling nervous for me🙏 I was quite nervous myself at times
Thunderstruck is the perfect song to play on this
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Thunder!
Or Burnin down the house
Imagine we play Rush E with this Piano
@@MW-ic7lrThere's also a Franz Ferdinand song called "This Fire."
Playing that thing in the woods would be a conscious decision of arson...
This was very enjoyable to watch. I love seeing the process, and for someone who has never worked with electricity, wow, very impressed with what you did. And you sense of humor or calm demeanor is very engaging.
Now do a duet with Mehdi and his electric guitar…
BTW, you’ve gotten much better at playing. Loved the Zelda song.
Thank you friend🙏 Zelda was pure nostalgia to learn!
@@Mattiaskrantz BANG! Beeeeeeep! Beep, Beep Beeeeeep! FBeep FBeep FBeep FBeep!
@@Mattiaskrantz right after zelda, was that merry go round of life from Howl's moving castle? That is a really beautiful song.
@@ahayesm 😂👍
@@Crazy___Ginger Thank you for dropping the name, I just listened to it and started crying a bit. Such a lovely piece
I can see a future where metal bands start commissioning pianos with Mattias.
Rammstein gets a keyboard that shoots a flame jet whenever a key is pressed.
Dillinger Escape Plan gets a piano with Fibonacci tuning.
Dimmu Borgir gets a piano with razors instead of hammers.
And so on. Only Mattias would be up to the task.
It's always impressive, really. What a joy to watch your new project come to life :D
Military gets a piano that coordinates artillery salvos.
Physics department gets a piano with lasers instead of strings, that vibrate the air according to frequency needed (The piano villan might go blind after this)
@@mechadrake assume the mathematician gets a piano
@@U20E0 assume the mathematician gets a piano had me ROLLING
I can see Jordan Rudess getting some insane combination piano/pedal steel guitar, including the ability to change dynamics on sustained piano notes like you can do with a guitar's volume pedal.
Golden ratio tuning would be about minor sixths between every note
This is spectacularly insane! The world would be such a dull place without people like this and their ideas!
You had an idea, and despite every obstacle and the fact that you had extremely little relevant experience, you went out and did it anyway. Absolutely incredible. You're a true youtube hero
Hearing you play the Wii Sports theme while being inches away from death was the most morbidly funny thing I’ve seen. You deserve a lot of respect for taking a crazy idea and executing it to completion (without executing yourself😅).
15:03 is the timestamp
It's the Mii Maker theme.
19:39 You can't hear what you're playing? Just turn up the volume. It's an electric piano after all...
One of your best videos so far. I love everything about it. Cheers to your passion!
This is the most ingenious and beautiful thing I have seen lately! You are a legend, my friend. All piano concerts should be done like that from now on! Haha
I really like that the piano teacher is now a regular character in these videos
Missing the piano tech in this one, though 😭
@@hawkins347 Wym?
@@hawkins347 aww yeah you're right that is sad
@@hawkins347 he'd cry.
I'm not sure what I'm more impressed by, the commitment and courage, or the fact you actually LEARNED PIANO!
@Zac Clark thanks! My boyfriend drew it :3
Meh - i guess there is another option available: Beeing impressed by he survived it!
@zacclark3807 Good luck!
Try putting the sparking bits in a glass case to muffle the snaps. Also, you can use hard rubber for the keys to eliminate need for gloves.
It's both beautiful and terrifying at the same time.
The fact that you're actually taking piano lessons from that piano teacher now is the most adorable and heartwarming thing to see
"It exploded!"
"It's supposed to!"
"I really thought I've discharged all of them. Now I have" - That is the added bonus of a collab with ElectroBOOM. ;)
It’s shocking how well you can solder with just a little practice. Great job with all of your creations. This one looks sweet! ✨✅✨You’re Awesome!
I think it's really really awesome that electroboom helped with this. He's awesome and so are you!
12:27 "Electroboom warned me about this problem. However, during the hundreds of hits on the prototype, the hammer never fused with the string even though I used actual piano strings on it. That's why i was so surprised by it doing it on the piano. But i guess it has something to do with either the strings not being under tension on the modell or that the hammer action on this piano doesn't have the same impact/bounce as the action on this piano. Idk"
I was about to post that 😂
Thank you. Even at 0.25x I was having trouble pausing on the SINGLE FRAME that shows this
@@claws61821 Pro tip for anyone seeing this: On Desktop you can use , and . to go back and forth a single frame :)
@@claws61821 I was on mobile and somehow managed to snipe it second try!
@@claws61821 the , and . keys allow you to go frame by frame if on pc.
the piano teacher's reactions are golden
Should I touch this?
NO, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING!
I haven’t even got to that bit yet, and I can already know I’m going to agree…
There's something so intensely beautiful in the combination of electricity and music...it's almost divine
I congratulate you on taking on this task way outside your comfort zone. I've always wanted to learn how to create circuits, even ones as simple as this
FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!
Like you said, I'm surprised not more people have thought about making something like this irl. It's just a shame you can't hear properly so it must be hard to keep playing.
Foolbridge Rectumfryer!
I was so happy to hear the other guy say that at 7:47
8:25 And that is the moment a new electroboom has been born
I'm pretty sure he just awakened something within him.
@@Kyriakos703 the only thing i know awakaned inside him were his pain receptors
5:24 was the moment he stepped on the path of no return
@@Kyriakos703 He definitely just discovered something about himself. 🤣
That performance was electrifying. Bravo!
Electroboom warned me about this problem. However, during the hundreds of hits on the prototype the hammer never fused with the string even though I used the actual piano strings on it. That’s why I was so surprised by it doing it on the piano. But I guess it has something to do with either the strings not being under tension on the model or that the hammer action on this piano doesn’t have the same action/bounce as the action on this piano
(Really love when Tubers show a paragraph of important detail in mess than a microsecond.
First we had ElectroBOOM's electric guitar, now we have an electric piano, next we need some kind of electric percussion and then we've got a whole band. The name of the band should definitely be ACDC, or because of the full bridge rectifier, maybe just DCDC
definitely DCDC. can't name it ACDC or someone's gonna get to know a few lawyers
Actually, the full bridge rectifier turns AC into DC. So AC/DC is actually appropriate, although keep in mind the lawyer thing lol.
yea the whole thing about lawyers is they don't care that it makes sense really :(
Electric mayhem
what about jazz that can shot spark?
Your reactions were priceless. I kept thinking sparking and wood don't work well together
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Indeed, especially very old, dry wood coated with varnish
Ive welded over plywood and 2x4s alot. they dont catch on fire until there is a high concentrarion of sparks hitting one area over and over for a good while, like itll start smoking and shit first. That being said, if you played a chord in repitition, it could definitly catch on fire lol
fortunately, the wood was thick enough and the wood fibers weren't fraying to actually catch a spark. sparks dont carry enough heat long enough to light solid wood on fire. need kindling of some sort (think of wood shavings). constant electricity through wood on the other hand....
well they do.... just not in your favor lol
looks magical in the dark
The fast flash text in 12:27 if anyone is wondering: "Electroboom warned me about this problem. However, during the hundreds of hits on the prototype, the hammer never fused with the string even though i used actual piano strings on it. That's why i was so surprised by it doing it on the piano. but i guess it has something to do with either the string not being under tension in the model or that the hammer action on this piano doesnt have the same impact/bounce as the action in this piano. idk."
Thank you!
If anyone's curious, for future reference, you can play UA-cam videos frame-by-frame by pausing and using (I think) the comma and period keys. It's good for those fast text moments.
The most surprising collab ever, never knew I needed it so much. Thank you, very cool.
I was just as suprised when electroboom answered my mail. Thank you🙏🙏
Next step has to be a collab with "i did a thing". They both have the same reckless disregard for their own safety and sanity
@@Mattiaskrantz He probably just didn't want you to get yourself electrocuted.
@@ircubic I mean mattias was pretty safe but i did a thing would literally put his face in the sparks
The electroboom collab made my heart melt
I would love to see this done with an electric pickup if possible as well to help with bringing more of the piano sound out versus the spark sound, you would also be able to play more with sound effects and make some pretty cool song and light shows simultaneously!
This man has ONE gimmick and freaking never stops amazing me. Everytime you upload something new I always have to watch cause i already know it's going to be time well spent.
The fact that you did this with no prior electrical experience is both terrifying and impressive. I've taken two electronics classes and I'm still nervous using low voltage circuits lmao, mad respect to this
Dunning-Kruger
@@hellbach8879 The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities, which he didnt as he stated he knew absolutely nothing.
Seems like you´re suffering from the same syndrome. :)
Creativity is only two steps from maddness and you nailed it sir.
Even just seeing Styro is still alive is enough for me, I'll subscribe as thanks for the renewed trust in his survival.
For someone who works with PCBs and hardware, your soldering was very impressive, especially for a first time. Incredible video idea and incredible work ethic
I know right.
Sure better than me as a kid and the last part better than my prototypes on Chinese perfboards at times😂
Yeah the part where he soldered everything except the wire and the solder was in one big blob refusing to stick was so relatable. Only thing missing is melting the components with your soldering iron because the goddamn solder won't stick.
Source: I suck at soldering. Especially piezo speakers, DC power connectors, constan wire and some other stuff
But he used so muuuuuuuch solder!!!
Yeah I also loved the ethics:)
A waste of time and a waste of resources just for a herd of ignorant a$$holes with the attention threshold and the environmental awareness of a housefly (That is usually the TikTok niveau) ... just to make a buck of it. To round that up: why not visit the landfill in Africa, where all this waste will end up? This will possibly sponsored by Henkel? ... Naaaah, I guess not:)
Ethics are a waste of time, we're all gonna die anyway
18:15 Yeah, it's allways a smart idea to blow air at a glowing hot thing, thats exactly how you start a fire :D :D :D :D
I'm an electrical engineer. It is hunting me to watch what you're doing to the instrument, but this is exactly the piano to play some AC\DC. Nice project. I'm impressed you didn't get (much) electrified. Cheers
Hats off to the Electrical engineer for knowing the disposable camera trick. Extremely entertaining to watch you play with electricity for the 1st time. "That was kind of nice, in a way" comment about the shock 😅. Can we say "ECT" lol. Maybe try that for your mild social anxiety 😊. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this video. Phenomenal
Mattias. I just discovered your channel. And I wanted to let you know: “Actually now when I think about- no. Why start thinking now?” Is my new life motto.
lol yeah why start thinking now you already so deep down that rabbit hole
This is just becoming a straight-up engineering channel and I'm absolutely loving it
When you change your Major from Music to Electrical Engineering half way through….
It always was.
Watching the progression of your experience was both wholesome and hilarious
A true electrical engineering project, lumps and all. I loved watching this.
Just wanted to say this was the most wholesome thing ever. As a beginner in electrical engineering myself it was very cool to see you learn about the electronics, improve, and even enjoy some of the soldering work. It was very cool to see you proud of your work. You should be, it looked amazing. Good job man
Did he forget to credit Stryopyro at 1:49 or intentionally didnt?
@@WingMaster562 he is not required to
@@Lumalee but he seems to be the type of guy that values giving credit to other people's work, especially a fellow youtuber.
@@WingMaster562 and? It's completely fair use to take somebody else's clip. It shows him in the video, it's not like he's taking credit for the footage. Please stop getting upset over nothing and look into fair use
@@Lumalee never said anything about legality, this is about ethic than anything.
10:31 The very visible progress from the first to the last soldering point is just 👌👌 sooooooo satisfying.
indeed , totally looked pro at the end
when doing a thing, you slowly figure it out in progress
Love this project. It looks like a ton of fun to play!
"i mean, now i have" 16:22 is such a vibe when working with electricity. who doesnt love a good remote breaker shutoff
19:04 rhythm is really brought out here. It's a percussion instrument at the same time almost. It adds in the same way tap dancing does.
Pianos are classified as a percussion instrument due to the hammer action. Even though it uses strings, it isn't a string instrument because the strings are hit, not plucked or strummed. Same reason why brass bells are percussion instruments and not part of the brass family, despite being made of brass.
@@cheeseboy847 It depends on the way pianos are being applied. Generally, pianos have more of a hand in complex, solo repertoire the way other string instruments do - but in different circumstances when they are used to create a background environment, they definitely are.
@@laurynk4209 I can see what you mean. It could be both due to it resembling a harp or lyre, but one played with percussive tools.
I feel like that teacher is both intrigued and terrified of you being her student XD but she seems to be a sweetheart for being excited to see your projects
''The sparks... I like seeing sparks... breathtaking, life, bursting before my eyes for just a moment.''
It actually feels like the piano is tap dancing ngl 🤣🤣🤣🤌🤌🤌
Man, you are so persistent. I'm always amazed how you always seem to deliver on an idea, when others might just say "good enough"
This is the most cursed engineering project I have ever seen- and I’m a fan of Electroboom so that’s saying a lot! Also, she’s you’re actual piano teacher now! That is SO cute!
the reason he takes piano lesson
Indeed
I think you mean blursed.
Your*
This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed
You’re getting really good at piano dude! Also loved the e-piano bit lol
When you play this instrument not only is it an impressive sight to see, but it's like you're playing 2 instruments at once!
Piano and some electric percussion instrument!
Fun fact, a piano IS a percussion instrument!
Some suggestions from an electronic designer:
- place one 330 Kiloohm resistor (2 watt) in parallel on each capacitor, this modification allow the self discharge of all capacitors within few minutes (for safety purposes!).
- place one 10 Ohm - 5W resistor in series with each hammer to limit the current (this should decrease the risk of a welded hammer)
- buy a variac to adjust the input voltage (to adjust the intensity of the sparks)
- put some grease on both the hammer and the cord (to decrease the risk of welding)
- replace the 270 Ohm resistors with 1000 Ohm - 20W resistors (or two 2200 Ohm - 10W in parallel) and place them few millimeters above the board to avoid burns issues
- have fun! 🙂
Also install a small isolation transformer to prevent the entire metalwork of the piano from becoming live.
@@eDoc2020 he mentioned it
Also, don't let children around this piano
@@lilyofluck371 Or adults. Or pets
@@jimi-w or the monsters under your bed
For the hammer welds you could try using welding Anti-Splatter spray used to protect surfaces when MIG welding , the splatters molten metal drops sticks alot less on surfaces
Im actually kinda surprised thinking about how much you've probably learned during this project.
Well done
Dude, mad respect. You had an idea and even being scared and lacking experience, you did it anyway and got help as needed. You probably also learnt a lot!
PS: I read the tags of videos, lol
"I don't even know how to solder" 😂
i even can smell this burning
Tags? I don't see any
@@Ikxi you need a browser extension or a computer science degree 😂
It’s the effort that’s put out in these videos… how do you do this without dying
first ask the craziest person in that subject you know on how to do it and then ask someone who is still sane and let him do the major calculations for you. the first one you just asked the questions to know what you should be extremly carefull about and how to not do it if the other person wants to do it in another way.
He is on the life 7 of 9
He needs a collab with I did a thing, who is even more extraordinary at not dying.
@@Altropos I do not think that collab is survivable :D *puts on safety flipflops
@@Altropos i did a thing does things surprisingly save and "predictable" and makes it look dangerous. sure what he shows isn't "save" but if done right it isn't that dangerous either.
you did an amazing job i cannot belive you did this its so cool!
The percussion from the sparks was a really cool addition.
I wish you could hear them IRL haha. The peaks of the audio gets so limited here. I was seriously suprised how loud it was, it was really like having fireworks pop just in front of you!
16:23 "Now that I think about... no, why start thinking now"
I love you man :D
Awesome build! Great work with the soldering. It would be cool if you linked it up with an electric piano to hear what your actually playing.
"Is this a fire hazard?"
Um, I think this whole video is a fire hazard.
the amount of anxiety this video gave me is unreal, but it's such a cool piano and I'm glad you were able to make it fairly safely!
I agree 100% hahah. I’m not sure if it was very safely 😅 Thank you!