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  • @Mattiaskrantz
    @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +476

    Join discord to see what the f I am doing to my poor piano currently. discord.gg/mattiaskrantz you’ll see me in engineers-only (i’m an engineer)

    • @araisikewai
      @araisikewai Рік тому +8

      0:30 That's Wintergatan original Marble Machine there...
      If only he managed to finish the second (third? fourth? 127th?) iteration of the marble machine.
      Seriously, you two should meet.

    • @zarahandrahilde9554
      @zarahandrahilde9554 Рік тому +4

      Strontium makes red sparks. Barium makes green. Copper makes blue.
      What if the contact points could be changed somehow to make the sparks an RGB gradient while still not fusing the action?
      Sounds like a dumb thing that shouldnt work, but that sounds like worth a try on the model.

    • @D0c_4n0nym0u5
      @D0c_4n0nym0u5 Рік тому +2

      Man, imagine someone playing Rush E... I think the conductors would have fried.

    • @neanderthunk9729
      @neanderthunk9729 Рік тому +5

      it's cool that you got to see wintergatan's marble machine

    • @musicbyerland
      @musicbyerland Рік тому +4

      @@araisikewai lol, "shots fired" indeed. Martin gave up on the MMX/version 3, but just recently started building the fourth iteration from the ground up and he's been uploading new videos about once a week...

  • @Mattiaskrantz
    @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +8022

    The piano actually ended up breaking (like 40 strings snapped) which means this is the last recording of the sparking piano. Pretty cool (that this is the last recording)

    • @maxz8807
      @maxz8807 Рік тому +232

      That is sad :(

    • @Kaleisbord
      @Kaleisbord Рік тому +91

      Thats sad

    • @poilaaliop
      @poilaaliop Рік тому +225

      @@maxz8807 Sad times, but what a send-off!!

    • @AiluropodaPanda
      @AiluropodaPanda Рік тому +135

      A toast, to the sparking piano!

    • @jayhill2193
      @jayhill2193 Рік тому +104

      Ain't that the perfect way for such a piano to go out, loved every bit of this video

  • @SloMoMonday
    @SloMoMonday Рік тому +3199

    I know this is an idiotic death trap. But for some reason everyone that plays it just gets the biggest smile on their face. That's something to be proud of.

    • @benw7616
      @benw7616 Рік тому +216

      people love idiotic death traps, its the theme of all theme parks!

    • @UwePieper
      @UwePieper Рік тому +63

      @@benw7616 Nah… those only feel unsafe but are actually really safe. But yeah… in the end it‘s true. See bungee jumping, skydiving…

    • @raneenah3240
      @raneenah3240 Рік тому +9

      I agree... Just don't say this in court🤣

    • @DaP84
      @DaP84 Рік тому +27

      @@benw7616 theme park rides are safe. Cars for example are way more dangerous

    • @greengonzonz
      @greengonzonz Рік тому +3

      I thought the same thing 👍

  • @Constantingold
    @Constantingold Рік тому +6428

    Hey Mattias,
    thanks for having me in the video. It was so much fun playing that crazy piano. I love the shots. Whenever you need me again, I'll even come to Sweden next time. How about some shorts as some people suggested. Sounds like a good idea

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +1106

      I’m working on a piano way worse than this one right now actually! Sounds like a plan and thanks for playing River flows in you on my piano!

    • @beccanevermind8349
      @beccanevermind8349 Рік тому +796

      If you need a singer as well count me in :D

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +583

      @@beccanevermind8349 OMG🙏

    • @TheOutZZ
      @TheOutZZ Рік тому +84

      @Constantin Gold Excuse my silly name and profile picture, but: You are really inspiring by agreeing to this opportunity and just letting your skill flow, disregarding all the kind of obstacles with the piano! You are pretty much who I aspire to be 10 to 20 years from now, just a somewhat middle-aged, chilled guy that, instead of using his profession to be overly serious about himself or anything else, still uses it as his hobby and geeks out over these crazy (sophisticated) ideas :). That you got to be involved in a stunt of this kind is really remarkable! As a hobby pianist, I am only a tiny little bit envious of the opportunity and your skill :D.

    • @TheOutZZ
      @TheOutZZ Рік тому +30

      @@Mattiaskrantz Oh good lord, next video incoming. And I'm all for it!

  • @m0n5a80
    @m0n5a80 Рік тому +416

    "Is this a local kid's woodworking project?" *Shows the ACTUAL Marble Machine X*
    That is just peak comedy.

    • @Sandux930
      @Sandux930 13 днів тому

      bro really trash talking Wintergram so casually XD

  • @valcosine
    @valcosine Рік тому +235

    As my mind became a little numb to the sound of the sparks, I realized the sparks were actually adding a percussive element, more specifically something like step dancing, which surprisingly added well to the "Firework" performance
    I also loved the thematic statement being supported in "Nothing Else Matters" with the emotion the pianist was putting into the performance and continuing to play while hell was letting loose, and it made for a perfect ending
    Good job on the video!

  • @random_n
    @random_n Рік тому +3130

    Constantin getting completely lost in the sauce playing "Nothing Else Matters" while the piano looks like it's ready to go up in flames any second was absolutely incredible. I thought this piano was gimmicky, but that was wrong. It's art, and I love it.

    • @DominusFeles
      @DominusFeles Рік тому +296

      I could definitely imagine him just switching to a fire themed song and continue 😂

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +603

      He 100% was ready to burn that thing down hahahh. But I actually need it for yet another project!

    • @djcaddypoarta6
      @djcaddypoarta6 Рік тому +38

      bro i liked the video in the first second ... when you see this piano you just know ...

    • @nefariousyawn
      @nefariousyawn Рік тому +117

      ​@@MattiaskrantzWhen the piano is ready for retirement, please invite that man to play something epic while the piano actually catches fire and destroys itself.

    • @VonOzbourne
      @VonOzbourne Рік тому +82

      @@DominusFeles Well, 'We Didn't Start the Fire' probably wouldn't work, because there would be video evidence that "Yes you did. You totally did!"
      but there is no reason why not "Through the fire and the flames, we carry on" [until the fire department shows up]

  • @ttuttle315
    @ttuttle315 Рік тому +2763

    You should make a piano that spurts up water behind a key when it's pressed, and keeps spurting until the key is let go, like a decorative fountain. You could maybe used the water-filled piano as a reservoir of water.

    • @buss3796
      @buss3796 Рік тому +459

      maybe one that combines water and electricity

    • @auto1nfanticid3
      @auto1nfanticid3 Рік тому +5

      id like a piano that hooks up to your toilet and showers sewage on you while you play.

    • @christiankm8820
      @christiankm8820 Рік тому +646

      @@buss3796 we are not gonna make a killing machine

    • @Sen-xe4ug
      @Sen-xe4ug Рік тому +25

      please

    • @Zelda-Tech-Plus
      @Zelda-Tech-Plus Рік тому +22

      great idea

  • @crispyjokingtuna1495
    @crispyjokingtuna1495 Рік тому +1555

    The sunglasses have two purposes: one is eye protection, the other is to make the pianist look REALLY cool
    I also just can’t get over how cool the piano sounds with the sparks in perfect time

    • @DatWingMan
      @DatWingMan Рік тому +18

      It’s almost like someone perfectly beatboxing to the song in the background lol

    • @funnypickles
      @funnypickles Рік тому +4

      Imagine some mirrored sunglasses with this piano

    • @crispyjokingtuna1495
      @crispyjokingtuna1495 Рік тому +2

      @@funnypickles that would be sick!

    • @Wafel_Ijzer
      @Wafel_Ijzer Рік тому +1

      the sparks would honestly sound rlly good with the piano if it wasnt that loud

    • @zacborg7933
      @zacborg7933 Рік тому +1

      The kid in th back ground

  • @jeamsis
    @jeamsis 11 місяців тому +63

    Why did this pianist randomly have the coolest special arrangements for all these songs 😭 I NEED this guys sheet music!

    • @noahcarlton4625
      @noahcarlton4625 4 місяці тому +9

      Yah that meglovaia rendition was fucking incredible.

    • @tabby7189
      @tabby7189 3 місяці тому +5

      I'm pretty sure he has just figured out his way of handling the piano and he can feed any song he has digested through it like a filter in your camera

    • @johnlarsen3508
      @johnlarsen3508 2 місяці тому +1

      It's like he's a professional musician

  • @jaker3151
    @jaker3151 Рік тому +325

    14:42 The rendition of Firework by Katy Perry was just epic. As the video progressed it sounded like the pianist was adapting and incorporating the spark sounds into the music more and more. The sparks kind of sounded like someone was tap dancing alongside the pianist. One thing I'm wondering is if the sparks on individual keys could actually be 'tuned' in some way? So the sparks sounds a bit less chaotic and compliments each note more?

    • @michaelsorensen7567
      @michaelsorensen7567 Рік тому +18

      You could try a Tesla coil piano, but I don't think just open circuit like this would tune

    • @Milamberinx
      @Milamberinx 4 місяці тому +1

      @@michaelsorensen7567i think you’d get different notes with different voltages. It would change the length of any actual arcing anyway. To get a meaningful range you’d be up there with some spicy voltages though.

  • @TEKNO640
    @TEKNO640 Рік тому +1386

    Words cannot describe how awsome it was to watch a room full of people just jammin to this complete deathtrap.

    • @peteypete9357
      @peteypete9357 Рік тому +64

      Don't worry, it's only harmless as long as you don't put it next to a flooded piano... But no one would be crazy enough to-oh wait, what's that?

  • @Salsmachev
    @Salsmachev Рік тому +844

    The sheer confidence of that pianist is astounding. The original hammer piano players all had so much trouble, but he somehow managed to play with grace and fluidity. Amazing.

    • @yendanjin
      @yendanjin Рік тому +76

      that was so amazing to me as well. Towards the end he even managed to play softly, which I as far as I remember a first for this instrument! Huge props to Constantin.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +235

      As someone who had played both of those pianos for weeks. Once I added the cables this piano became so much harder to play. It genuinley suprised me he could even play it at all!

    • @hauntedshadowslegacy2826
      @hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Рік тому +31

      The original players of HammerKlaiver went into it not knowing. These folks were fully informed and fully prepared.

    • @chillaxter13
      @chillaxter13 Рік тому +15

      It really was impressive, and so was the organ player at the beginning

  • @lordofthenotes
    @lordofthenotes Рік тому +355

    "local kids wood working project" killed me. Didn't expect to see the marble machine over here

    • @Kaleisbord
      @Kaleisbord Рік тому +16

      If you go to the museums UA-cam channel, you can see the restoration

    • @danielmajor3777
      @danielmajor3777 Рік тому +4

      Marble Machine X

  • @kershmaru237
    @kershmaru237 7 місяців тому +75

    That guy can now honestly state that he played a piano until it caught fire

  • @tedonica
    @tedonica 5 місяців тому +134

    I love that the first thing he played was Megalovania! Bro understood the assignment - the piano supplies its own percussion!

  • @srakin9528
    @srakin9528 Рік тому +1778

    I love that after River his first song is straight into Megalovania. Something about the pro pianist wearing a Rick and Morty shirt launching into Megalovania was very 2016 cathartic.

    • @ThisIsArty
      @ThisIsArty Рік тому +12

      really though

    • @remusthetrashking9255
      @remusthetrashking9255 Рік тому +25

      a jazzy Megolovania

    • @kassi4837
      @kassi4837 Рік тому +38

      The loud sparks actually complemented Megalovania quite well. It sounded like an a abomination with river runs through you.

    • @postmortemguitar
      @postmortemguitar Рік тому +1

      ​@@remusthetrashking9255 sounds sooo cool

    • @redssign
      @redssign Рік тому +2

      ​@@ThisIsArtybased pfp, love that mobile game

  • @EdwinWiles
    @EdwinWiles Рік тому +746

    What was most amazing to me was the pianist audibly adapting to the piano during the first song. The key strokes became regular and crisp, giving a far better sound than any of the other players. That is the mark of a professional, making the instrument sound the very best it can.

  • @treepotato9273
    @treepotato9273 Рік тому +661

    You don't get much more metal than playing a beautiful metal ballad on a sparking, potentially deadly, built by a mad Swedish engineer, piano as strings break and resistors smoulder. That's fucking hardcore dude.

    • @beer-senpai
      @beer-senpai Рік тому +5

      Ac/DC is not metal it hard rock

    • @RockClunker
      @RockClunker Рік тому +12

      @@beer-senpai ill keep it a stack with you i think he's talkin about when he was playing Nothing Else Matters, not Thunderstruck

    • @faucillon
      @faucillon Рік тому +6

      @@beer-senpai Pretty sure "Nothing else matters" by *Metallica* is metal :D

    • @beer-senpai
      @beer-senpai Рік тому +2

      @@faucillon yea not ac/DC and metallica changed what kind of metal they where a lot so not sure what kind of metal they where in 1992

  • @vonTrops
    @vonTrops Рік тому +107

    in a way its just silly, in a way its genius, but mostly i feel like this is art at its finest. Piano literally starts burning and hes going on it with a huge smile on his face. Thats amazing

    • @hyperacti
      @hyperacti 6 місяців тому +2

      I love the idea of a piano that you can play so hard it bursts into flames, burning itself down while you continue to play it

  • @chaoticsilver8442
    @chaoticsilver8442 Рік тому +71

    I must say, the snapping of electricity adds a lot to the music the piano makes. The sound is not unlike the taps of tap dancing, or some kind of clacker, or ...something, but perfectly in tune and rhythm with the piano. If only there was a safer way to emulate this effect, because I really think some really interesting songs could be made with this kind of sound.

    • @YujiUedaFan
      @YujiUedaFan 11 місяців тому +6

      It's a drum AND a piano.

    • @Aikano9
      @Aikano9 6 місяців тому +4

      You might be able to add some copper tape and thin flexible wires to the hammers, and somehow connect it to a speaker telling it what sounds to make and when. You could probably run it on 5-24V rather than straight from the wall and it should be fairly safe.

  • @not_zack5498
    @not_zack5498 Рік тому +476

    I love how you can hear the piano progressively go more and more out of tune as he plays it. Great project, and I hope there are many other terrible pianos to come!

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +223

      Actually he broke 40 strings hahah. But you can’t really hear the strings breaking when the sparks are so loud. This video has limited the sparks a lot! But yeah also tuning ofc

    • @Kumquat_Lord
      @Kumquat_Lord Рік тому +74

      @@Mattiaskrantz piano idea: Left handed piano with the highest notes on the left and lowest on the righy

    • @indigothecat
      @indigothecat Рік тому +8

      @@Kumquat_Lord I second this. Give south-paws some love! Left Handed Piano FTW!

    • @RedDogMamaHD
      @RedDogMamaHD Рік тому +2

      @@Mattiaskrantz How dangerous is it to change the piano wires?

    • @colenichols
      @colenichols Рік тому +11

      @@RedDogMamaHD if it's unplugged and discharged, not at all

  • @joruffin
    @joruffin Рік тому +703

    That rendition of Nothing Else Matters that destroys the piano is one of the most metal versions I've ever seen

    • @sariarosegold
      @sariarosegold Рік тому

      @@debesysg6959 look up Scott D Davis. i think its his version.

  • @TefBannow
    @TefBannow Рік тому +722

    How to sum up this video: "When creative minds come together, you set a piano on fire."

  • @MotifMusicStudios
    @MotifMusicStudios Рік тому +57

    LOVE how the pianist adapts to what must feel like a crazy wild touch to adapt to.

    • @MotifMusicStudios
      @MotifMusicStudios Рік тому +2

      I actually love the sparking rhythmic aspect! Awesome!

    • @MotifMusicStudios
      @MotifMusicStudios Рік тому +2

      Fabulous pianist to play that heavy weight and engage the use of arm weight and flexibility to keep technical aspects safe and reduce chances of injuries. No easy task.

  • @JensTVMusic-lvo7u
    @JensTVMusic-lvo7u 8 місяців тому +22

    This guy doesn't drag on his videos or milk anything. These videos are totally worth watching and are awesome from beginning to end.

  • @spencer961
    @spencer961 Рік тому +379

    Hey Mattias, if you ever film with glass or acrylic like this again and you want to see through it, get a circular polarizer filter. It screws on to your lens and allows you to “remove” the reflections and see straight through and give a better view of the sparks.

    • @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350
      @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350 Рік тому +44

      Will do!

    • @thewhitefalcon8539
      @thewhitefalcon8539 Рік тому +6

      I thought reflections were linearly polarized?

    • @TheLtVoss
      @TheLtVoss Рік тому +19

      @@thewhitefalcon8539 yeha that the reason the polarised filter will work (the circular is just the shape of the filterl

    • @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350
      @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350 Рік тому +7

      @@thewhitefalcon8539 A circualar polarizer helps at any visual reflections... about the deeper physics I do not have any clue :)

  • @pyro8261
    @pyro8261 Рік тому +1128

    The glasses reflecting the sparks and his smirks while playing the piano till it catches on fire is just pure Chaotic energy. It's astonishing, its beautiful.

    • @celesteessel4500
      @celesteessel4500 Рік тому +14

      Thinking the same thing at the end there, so dramatically beautiful

    • @ThaFreestylers7
      @ThaFreestylers7 9 місяців тому +3

      i felt the same way! ahaha it was so cool!

    • @leeuwengames315
      @leeuwengames315 8 місяців тому +4

      only saw the forhead reflections not the sunglass ones

  • @Krokmaniak
    @Krokmaniak Рік тому +323

    So that's why he hired technicians to make it safe. Now it makes sense

    • @irissupercoolsy
      @irissupercoolsy Рік тому +45

      "safe"

    • @Krokmaniak
      @Krokmaniak Рік тому +37

      @@irissupercoolsy Relatively safe in comparison of first version

  • @richarde98
    @richarde98 Рік тому +30

    0:38 yea, I know that problem, that's normal here in Germany. We once placed a piano in our living room and suddenly an organist just came around the corner freaking us out cuz all doors were closed. It's called: "Organisiertes Verbrechen".

  • @lgccyy
    @lgccyy 11 місяців тому +17

    What a beautiful sight! When a professional pianist gets a once in a lifetime chance to play a piano that literally sparks, and when in the end he chose the proper piece of “Nothing Else Matters”, and played until the strings snapped, piano smoked, and nothing else really mattered. I wish I could live like that, like in that magical moment, when it truck so hard that nothing really matters, the entire journey through life. In a way life is that beautiful spark. Fleeting, yet with epic grandeur. Too beautiful to be bogged down by the little things, that, in the end, doesn’t really matter. Don’t miss the spark.

  •  Рік тому +215

    If it was only Constantin, he wouldn't have stopped playing the song even if the whole piano had burst into flames! It's so amazing that everyone had so much fun doing this!

  • @Oli.V
    @Oli.V Рік тому +686

    There’s always been some debate about wether a piano is a percussion instrument but I think this Piano is the most percussive of any piano only because it comes with its own snare beat.

    • @hatman4818
      @hatman4818 Рік тому +30

      I've seen this comment floating around here in a few places, and it makes me wonder if there's a way to set up a piano to hit a snare or like, little drums or something as well as the strings. Maybe that should be his next project.

    • @IanWagner94
      @IanWagner94 Рік тому +4

      I agreeJohn Cage wished he had this piano lmao

    • @JensTVMusic-lvo7u
      @JensTVMusic-lvo7u 8 місяців тому

      Sounds fantastic too

    • @kadmow
      @kadmow 8 місяців тому

      @@hatman4818 - look up the historical "Photoplayer" - silent movies had amazing - some very imaginative compositions - accompaniment...

    • @ThomDeWit
      @ThomDeWit 5 місяців тому +1

      @@IanWagner94this piano is prepared to perfection 😂

  • @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350
    @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350 Рік тому +273

    Was a blast to shoot with you! Congrats to the whole team!

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +64

      Thank you for filming and sacrificing yourself for this piano!🤝🤝

    • @chillaxter13
      @chillaxter13 Рік тому +14

      Yo, you both were excellent videographers! Best shots we've ever seen on this channel! No offense to Mattias, just that you both were great. We really needed the extra angles for this piano too...

    • @robinmaurer2645
      @robinmaurer2645 Рік тому +4

      Die alle meine Entchen rendition wär schon echt gut xD

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +5

      @@chillaxter13🥹🥹

    • @kleseus
      @kleseus 8 місяців тому

      ​@@robinmaurer2645genau was ich gesucht habe.

  • @thebuzzsawchannel4465
    @thebuzzsawchannel4465 Рік тому +14

    I’m so glad Nothing Else Matters was the final ballad of the Hammer/Sparking piano. Rip legend.

  • @CapnSlipp
    @CapnSlipp Рік тому +10

    I love how the sparks work musically as a hi hat or clap- it doesn’t actually sound bad when a proper song is played.

  • @Iwantlilith
    @Iwantlilith Рік тому +383

    During the mozart part, it feels like a comedy movie where a soldier playing a piano in the middle of battle field, where the enemy bombs keep missing him.

    • @Constantingold
      @Constantingold Рік тому +25

      This is exactly how it felt 😀

    • @Casal70
      @Casal70 Рік тому +8

      Thinking about Sabaton - Christmas truce

    • @alli_mode
      @alli_mode Рік тому

      I read this as he played it and is now that's all i see.

  • @tammyhollandaise
    @tammyhollandaise Рік тому +171

    It's amusing to hear how much extra percussion the sparks add!

  • @matthewparker9276
    @matthewparker9276 Рік тому +170

    You could absolutely make a short titled "when your piano has an electrical fault, but nothing else matters." It would probably help out a lot with the views.

  • @PanthorPapa84
    @PanthorPapa84 9 місяців тому +13

    I like how the spark makes it sound more like a precussion instrument.

  • @xSOPPYx
    @xSOPPYx Рік тому +321

    finally, a piano video that is not clickbait with fake sparks, this is the real thing!!!

    • @JarringSteak
      @JarringSteak Рік тому +32

      His videos always look like clickbait to me, but they are not

    • @pixel690
      @pixel690 Рік тому +9

      kinda reminded with the whole mark rober piano video.
      he added effects to make it smoke, i think he did say at the end of the video it wasnt real but i mean still clickbaited

  • @thecommenternobodycaresabout
    @thecommenternobodycaresabout Рік тому +179

    You know a good musician when you hear their tempo being stable and consistent. This piano is the perfect way to showcase it to someone without any musical knowledge just by hearing each crack the spark makes

    • @Pallamut
      @Pallamut Рік тому +4

      I think that sounds quite similar to playing DDR with clicktrack on the inputs, which is quite helpful

    • @peterhineinlegen4672
      @peterhineinlegen4672 Рік тому +4

      It reminds me of someone tap dancing along with the piano. Gregory Hines in "Tap" maybe.

  • @jamzee_
    @jamzee_ Рік тому +300

    I wont lie, the snapping of the steel clacking with the string followed by a quick snap is so satisfying, i just wish it wasn’t a complete death trap waiting for something bad to happen. The sound is amazing.

  • @stamina2k
    @stamina2k Рік тому +9

    6:07 in the most monotone voice "that's the coolest thing I ever saw".
    Most Nordic person alive.

  • @thecringequeen31
    @thecringequeen31 Рік тому +8

    Firework sounded awesome. The piano sparks added a kind of percussion to the song.

  • @Mysticfob
    @Mysticfob Рік тому +315

    This is so cool. It seems gimmicky, but the concept is so entertaining thinking that something like this has never existed. I could see so many people wanting to mess around with this thing.

    • @matsv201
      @matsv201 Рік тому +12

      It would be better if the sparks could be tuned... possibly with AC

  • @imaginationtrenton
    @imaginationtrenton Рік тому +206

    5:07 : "Oh, it's megalovania."
    Few seconds later: "Oh, this is the best rendition of Megalovania I've ever heard."

    • @wildstorm3486
      @wildstorm3486 Рік тому +27

      Oh idk about that. I’ve heard some really good renditions of Magalovania
      For sure it has to be top3.
      I will admit it has a certain spark that other renditions don’t have though.

    • @ArnieMcStranglehold
      @ArnieMcStranglehold Рік тому +19

      Frankly, no other version of Megalovania **explodes** while being played.

    • @Mikko_D
      @Mikko_D Рік тому

      :awesome:

  • @stardust-reverie
    @stardust-reverie Рік тому +910

    i didn’t realize until hearing actual songs played on it, but the sparks actually give it a really interesting percussive layer, which shows off the rhythm of the pieces really clearly
    the piano’s lack of a percussive element is one of its few weaknesses and it’s something i think about a lot when thinking about the piano in an instrumentation context, so it’s really cool to see something that kind of adds that layer, even if it’s basically a death trap lol
    i would legit love to see something like this used in pieces that play to its unique strengths (preferably with nothing and nobody catching on fire but whatever works)

    • @Ratchet4647
      @Ratchet4647 Рік тому +10

      I agree entirely!

    • @MarkoDash
      @MarkoDash Рік тому +84

      sounds a lot like someone tap dancing along to it

    • @mindopolis6089
      @mindopolis6089 Рік тому +3

      @@MarkoDash I know right!

    • @ReprobateMind
      @ReprobateMind Рік тому +36

      piano is literally a percussion instrument. I get what you mean, but you're hitting it with a hammer that's percussive, just the pitches throw people off, but it's the same as like steel drums or vibraphone its pitched percussion. I know I'm being a dick for being a dick sake but it's a little nugget of pointless knowledge.

    • @hanbill
      @hanbill Рік тому

      Like: CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music by Nigel John Stanford

  • @Tea_games2340
    @Tea_games2340 6 місяців тому +6

    I love how he burned out a resistor and was just like "Nah, we ball"

  • @ChaosBarnaby
    @ChaosBarnaby Рік тому +11

    Man, a further modified version of this, maybe a huge grand piano, with added design elements to make it intentionally smoke and glow more as the person keeps playing... Would be incredibly epic. I think you've discovered something really amazing here Mattias, you've got to keep pursuing this crazy idea!

  • @jumpythehat
    @jumpythehat Рік тому +924

    Being a Vintergatan viewer, following the development of the MMX from the beginning, seeing all the hard work Martin put into it
    Only for it to cameo in a Mattias Krantz video and get roasted

    • @StormTheSquid
      @StormTheSquid Рік тому +64

      I was looking for this. Didn't have to do Martin dirty like that, Mattias, wow lmao. Funny but still, just r00d.

    • @struanpeat5116
      @struanpeat5116 Рік тому +55

      I love the MMX as much as the next guy, but martin takes a decade to build a new inventive music machine, while mattias can make one of these in an afternoon

    • @singflower
      @singflower Рік тому +80

      @@struanpeat5116 Well, Mattias drives 1000km to get someone to play his creation. Martin spends 1000h to make his machine play itself

    • @withered_dragon_head
      @withered_dragon_head Рік тому +11

      @@struanpeat5116 shots fired!

    • @struanpeat5116
      @struanpeat5116 Рік тому +11

      @@withered_dragon_head i was commenting on the volume of content, not the quality fo the machine lol

  • @windyr
    @windyr Рік тому +342

    I don't understand why people are so scared of it. It's perfectly safe!

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 Рік тому +25

      It may be safe to the mortal shell, but it hurts the soul >:P

    • @MarcusAntoniusbla
      @MarcusAntoniusbla Рік тому +29

      the elecrictiy part is not the big problem anymore but it stays a fire hazard

    • @tioclause1796
      @tioclause1796 Рік тому +14

      its even electroboom approved!!

  • @nyshockartist
    @nyshockartist Рік тому +83

    also also, you need to work with this Pianist again, he fricking killed it.

  • @thirdyqwerty3954
    @thirdyqwerty3954 Рік тому +33

    5:00 damn that sparks sound works well with megalovania. impressive.
    sounds like someone tap dancing
    RIP electric piano

  • @LuMnOsITi
    @LuMnOsITi Рік тому +9

    This man will never be able to play a normal boring piano ever again 😂

  • @TrideGD
    @TrideGD Рік тому +129

    Oh wtf seeing the MMX randomly was insane. But also calling it a local kids woodworking project killed me a little 😭😭

    • @doro5751
      @doro5751 Рік тому +20

      Nah, it´s okay. It was fun to show the MMX to Mattias. And we are currently working on it to make it museum playable ready.

    • @salamandranefarius4205
      @salamandranefarius4205 Рік тому +8

      Don't worry, let them mock the MMX... ¡MM3 would be awesome!

    • @darkfir3.
      @darkfir3. Рік тому +1

      Woah hello there tride, unexpected seeing u here

    • @Riley-uy5pe
      @Riley-uy5pe Рік тому

      that guy sucks I'm glad he dunked on it lmao

    • @Riley-uy5pe
      @Riley-uy5pe Рік тому +2

      @@salamandranefarius4205 never gonna happen

  • @spacenoodles5570
    @spacenoodles5570 Рік тому +174

    *looks at MMX* "Is this some kid's woodworking project?" haha I'm dying

  • @jezupercy3029
    @jezupercy3029 Рік тому +310

    Aside from the difficulty pressing the keys, it's clear that Constantin is really enjoying the receptive feedback of the sparks, the direction that you found to take the hammer piano is fantastic.

  • @TheRealMonkeyrogue
    @TheRealMonkeyrogue Рік тому +4

    The pops add such a new dynamic. It's like having actual canons going off during a performance.

  • @fenrir2037
    @fenrir2037 Рік тому +14

    If nothing else, it really shows why the piano is considered a percussion instrument.

  • @andreasgerasimenko6977
    @andreasgerasimenko6977 Рік тому +100

    Never thought I'd say it. But the "tics" actually sound nice with some pieces. Like megalomania was nice could listen to it all day. Nice addition to the original piece

    • @andreasgerasimenko6977
      @andreasgerasimenko6977 Рік тому +13

      It sounds almost like someone is clapping in addition to the piano itself

  • @wendyheatherwood
    @wendyheatherwood Рік тому +122

    The museum should put on an exhibition of all your pianos next Halloween.

  • @dasgettopikachu7878
    @dasgettopikachu7878 Рік тому +188

    This pro doesn't just play with fire, he plays fire as well 🔥

  • @jerseylife8701
    @jerseylife8701 Рік тому +13

    Firework by Katy Perry, and thunderstruck by AC/DC, was truly something magical. Thank you so much for all the content you create.

  • @robmangeri777
    @robmangeri777 Рік тому +12

    Life should always be this fun and amazing! I love that you all celebrated melting a piano with electricity using a professional pianist! Becca saying “we didn’t start the fire” at the end was perfect 😎👍🏼

  • @poilaaliop
    @poilaaliop Рік тому +433

    How does Nothing Else Matters still sound recognizable and kind of awesome even when the piano has gotten hopelessly out of tune!? It's got to be down to the skill of the player and the emotion he put into it. Major kudos to MVP Constantin as well as to Mattias, Rebecca, and their new filming friends! 🎉

    • @Hewitt_himself
      @Hewitt_himself Рік тому +9

      Probably a natural side effect of years of Lars

    • @lyravain6304
      @lyravain6304 Рік тому +5

      It's unsurprising really. The brain is basically created to find and focus on patterns. For instance, everyone recognizes a christmas caroll regardless of it being sung off-tune or in a different language. Your brain automatically 'fills in the blanks' so long as the keys are somewhat on-target. The sound won't be as crisp and accurate, but yeah, your brain does a good deal of heavy lifting.
      But it's also a good player who adapted well to an unfamiliar instrument that was rapidly going out of tune.

  • @Zmax15
    @Zmax15 Рік тому +422

    Thunderstruck was at: 15:45
    Megalovania was at: 5:00.
    I like that, as a pro pianist, it seemed like the songs he was most excited to play were by AC/DC and Metallica.

    • @JacobLeeson-zk1ol
      @JacobLeeson-zk1ol 11 місяців тому +7

      Life saver. This guy is milking people. videos are way too long. Interesting but he drags it on. Went looking for the time stamps thank you.

    • @charycourt
      @charycourt 11 місяців тому +59

      @@JacobLeeson-zk1ol Surely you can survive 20 minutes without getting distracted. Is 20 minutes seriously too long for you to watch? Can you watch a movie or is that the directors milking you?

    • @5peciesunkn0wn
      @5peciesunkn0wn 10 місяців тому +42

      @@JacobLeeson-zk1ol it's not "way too long". It's a pro pianist trying out a ton of different genres on a one-of-a-kind piano.

    • @hasturthekinginyellow5003
      @hasturthekinginyellow5003 9 місяців тому +21

      ​@@JacobLeeson-zk1olif you don't enjoy hearing piano music, to the point that 20 minutes is too much, why are you watching piano music videos? Is it some form of penance? Or just plain idiocy?

    • @macking4942
      @macking4942 9 місяців тому

      what song was at 4:10?

  • @WolfieHana
    @WolfieHana Рік тому +157

    I love how it makes it sound like a real awesome rhythm game

  • @Raven9010th
    @Raven9010th Рік тому +6

    Dude! That piano went out with a passion. And the pianist chose the perfect song to give it a proper send off.
    When I die, I want a piano like that playing that song at my funeral. And I want it to start burning and actually ignite
    my funeral pyre. Then the audience can watch it go up in smoke with me.

  • @ZexalDSJAsh
    @ZexalDSJAsh Рік тому +6

    I just love how it is like the piano's own percussion when it makes the crackling sound with the sparks. It is also like tap dancing while keeping in time with the playing. ^^

  • @Finvaara
    @Finvaara Рік тому +160

    I was not expecting this to become my favorite of your videos, but that is what happened. The extra camera work, and the different songs, and big finale, it was all amazing. You have outdone yourself again! I can't wait to see what happens once you find the time to fill a piano with Sulphur Hexafluoride, and also with Helium. I'm really hoping you can get some new VST recordings out of it.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Рік тому +40

      Appreciate it so much🙏 yup I’m working on a tesla coil piano rn (unfinished project). But then either a gun piano or gas piano would be wonderful!🤝

    • @PatrickKniesler
      @PatrickKniesler Рік тому +8

      @@Mattiaskrantz I... what? Gun piano? There are so many ways that idea can go. My American blood wants all of them. You could make a piano with Colt 1911 hammers, or a piano where each hammer stroke fires a 22 caliber round downrange, or fires a 22 (or wax 22) round at a target for each key which is connected to the hammer (but you separate the keyboard and guns from the rest of the piano and keep increasing the distance)... or a Russian roulette piano that doesn't fire every single time and you never know when and it is connected to actual revolvers... This has Demolition Ranch written all over it.

    • @bjornSE
      @bjornSE Рік тому +5

      @@Mattiaskrantz I hope you get styropyro involved, he have made some massive electric sparks (with colors!). Wouldn't it be cool to build a laser piano as well? *nudge nudge*

  • @AzKaraokeVic
    @AzKaraokeVic Рік тому +35

    I am actually surprised you found a pianist who was so accomplished to play this thing. That guy should have his own UA-cam channel.

  • @FALKEN338
    @FALKEN338 Рік тому +78

    This needs to be made commercially available, totally safe 10/10 would play again

  • @bow-tiedengineer4453
    @bow-tiedengineer4453 5 місяців тому +2

    I honestly love the percussion the sparks add to the music.
    Edit: that was one hell of a swan song, hearing the strings break, and seeing the piano literally go up in smoke as he played.

  • @lcapplewood
    @lcapplewood Рік тому +4

    Constantine took to the sparky piano so naturally! That was more than a performance, that was him falling in love💖 now I want to learn to play!

  • @SamLabbato
    @SamLabbato Рік тому +192

    mattias being extremely cautious and awkward is such a mood

  • @eclipseeffigy
    @eclipseeffigy Рік тому +57

    I thought this was going to be a disaster and a half but the pro pianist made it work!! The crackles kept rhythm and almost sound like they themselves could be sampled into interesting percussion samples.

    • @eclipseeffigy
      @eclipseeffigy Рік тому +2

      The duets with Becca are really cool!! Just when I thought things were slowing down a bit and we'd seen the coolest parts y'all turned it up a notch.

  • @Ithril
    @Ithril Рік тому +76

    Instead of hammers... re-make the piano using the regular wooden hammers, just wrap them with a strip of metal to conduct the electricity. The keys will be much lighter, and maintain their original weight (or closer to it), making it much easier to play, and still conduct electricity for that special 'POP'.

    • @nishantbahuguna5461
      @nishantbahuguna5461 Рік тому +19

      The strip would burn off I guess

    • @Hurricayne92
      @Hurricayne92 Рік тому +3

      I trhnk the cables attached to the hammers also are an issue

    • @geoffreyentwistle8176
      @geoffreyentwistle8176 Рік тому

      The hammers are also felt - which might be way more likely to burst into flames after prolonged playing.

  • @supersecret4899
    @supersecret4899 Рік тому +6

    It's impossible not to burst into an uncontrollable smile watching this! Thank you! This just shows the peak of piano is being redefined!

  • @CadenArmstrong
    @CadenArmstrong Рік тому +48

    I'm really impressed by how durable the piano was. It seems to work very consistently.

    • @ruawhitepaw
      @ruawhitepaw Рік тому +19

      Other than stuck hammers, going out of tune, snapped strings and almost setting fire to itself... yes, it does work very consistently indeed!

    • @phr33z10
      @phr33z10 Рік тому +13

      @@ruawhitepaw only minor flaws!!

    • @dannywayne311
      @dannywayne311 5 місяців тому

      As a piano tech I was extremely impressed with the durability and aesthetic of

  • @dianasakura4743
    @dianasakura4743 Рік тому +72

    I love the “Something Soft” it’s so soothing and calm, even with the sparks going off. Felt like spending 4th of July with a lover. Like uh “Sparks fly when I’m with you” kind of vibe. Idk now I feel like writing a poem from that experience. I’ll probably put it here once I make it. Thanks for the great song!

    • @dianasakura4743
      @dianasakura4743 Рік тому +4

      Love how I totally forgot about Fireworks and was like HOW DID I FORGET ABOUT FIREWORKS

    • @Ratchet4647
      @Ratchet4647 Рік тому +1

      Love this!

    • @xN0riumPVP
      @xN0riumPVP Рік тому +1

      i want a full version of somethign soft !!

  • @yorzengaming
    @yorzengaming Рік тому +115

    The professional pianist is really cool guy he has rick & morty hoodie and sunglasses and he plays sparkling piano what more can you ask :D amazing

  • @rune.institute
    @rune.institute Місяць тому

    He played so well with this wired instrument. The sound and skill are perfect match! incredible!

  • @OrionJLRolen
    @OrionJLRolen Місяць тому

    That's incredible, the sparks set the beat for the tap dancers!

  • @dodgeman777
    @dodgeman777 Рік тому +35

    There's something just naturally funny about a noble and poetic instrument like the piano modified to just obnoxiously explode with every note

  • @lautreamontg
    @lautreamontg Рік тому +27

    The piano slowly detuning itself to "Nothing Else Matters" was pure art man. Pure art.

  • @JacksHQ
    @JacksHQ Рік тому +49

    Dude, I love that you are leveraging the uniqueness of the hammer piano and adding to it. I feel like this is making waves and spreading in popularity to where you can use less money to hire people to come check it out and lean more on allowing people a chance at playing the only piano of it's kind in existence right now.

  • @funkyraccoonster3209
    @funkyraccoonster3209 Рік тому +4

    The sound is weirdly satisfying and I can imagine it smelling of smoke like a bonfire, honestly I feel like it would be great to watch someone play this

    • @fearsomefawkes6724
      @fearsomefawkes6724 Рік тому

      This isn't going to smell like bonfire. It's going to smell like hot metal.

  • @J3SS3FG
    @J3SS3FG Рік тому +6

    Somehow I think Mozart himself would have enjoyed playing with these fireworks 7:36

  • @3mmmmmm
    @3mmmmmm Рік тому +60

    Getting the protective plastic/glass tinted would be a nice addition to it, not only would it be easier to look at it without glasses, but since it's overall darker, the sparks would be the only thing you can see inside.

    • @adamrezabek9469
      @adamrezabek9469 Рік тому +8

      That's a really good idea. Maybe it would be also worth looking into some UV filter, to make it even safer without sacrificing the brightness.

    • @hauntedshadowslegacy2826
      @hauntedshadowslegacy2826 Рік тому +5

      Yes, making the shield tinted would be perfect! No more sunglasses indoors. Melikey.

    • @duncandl910
      @duncandl910 Рік тому

      @@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 unfortunately the piano is dead

  • @WhyDoesMyCodeNotCompile
    @WhyDoesMyCodeNotCompile Рік тому +328

    Absolutely magnificent. The noises of the sparks sound like a percussion instrument that accompanies the piano.
    4:08 River flows in you
    5:05 Megalovania
    7:33 Rondo Alla Turka
    8:48 Music
    11:00 Something soft
    12:05 We are the World
    14:41 Firework
    15:46 Thunderstruck
    16:13 In the Hall of the Mountain King
    18:18 Nothing Else matters

    • @neodymus
      @neodymus Рік тому +7

      And what about the little part at 17:50 ? .-.

    • @LHS_Shadow
      @LHS_Shadow Рік тому +2

      6:16? Please man

    • @ekkekrosing8454
      @ekkekrosing8454 Рік тому +3

      ​@@LHS_Shadowits still metalovania. Maybe a little improvised

    • @tlzly
      @tlzly Рік тому +5

      Also 17:50 Please don't stop the music

    • @sariarosegold
      @sariarosegold Рік тому +2

      @@tlzly at 6:50 he almost starts to play Flash Gordon by queen but then gets sidtracked XD

  • @jazmyngrant6936
    @jazmyngrant6936 Рік тому +73

    I love the fact that just random people just show up and say “Hey, I can help. I can do that. That looks like fun.”

  • @yannickbehrendt
    @yannickbehrendt 9 місяців тому +3

    Not sure if anyone mentioned that yet in the 2700+ comments, but if not: The "some German idk" part at 17:12 was the camera guy saying "Alle meine Entchen für Professionelle." which literally translates to "All my ducklings (German children song, has the reputation of being the easiest melody there is) for professionals." Just as a little fun fact for anyone who cares. ^_^ Also, really amazing video, Mattias!

  • @OrionJLRolen
    @OrionJLRolen Місяць тому

    I am so glad I stayed for the end, "nothing Else matters" when that sh!t is burning up in your face like that! What an awesome jam session!

  • @florian76
    @florian76 Рік тому +73

    This Katy Perry song 14:46 was amazing... With a little more production value, it could be a music video. Fireworks taking over more and more, setting the piano on fire until everything becomes a firework. Great video all in all. It's all hard work and you do great.

  • @joltingonwards2017
    @joltingonwards2017 Рік тому +39

    Wow!! The chorus for Katy Perry's firework was incredible, the sparks add a nice element of percussion. Well done again!

  • @sarahkatherine8458
    @sarahkatherine8458 Рік тому +81

    0:26 The MMX's appearance here is the biggest unexpected crossover

    • @beez1717
      @beez1717 Рік тому +4

      I was so surprised to see the mmx too!

    • @Qwarzz
      @Qwarzz Рік тому +3

      I didn't even know Martin got it that far!

    • @Kaleisbord
      @Kaleisbord Рік тому +4

      If you go to the museums UA-cam channel, you can see the restoration

    • @MarvinYoani
      @MarvinYoani 10 місяців тому

      ​​he got that far.... and he decided that it was a stupid lesson and start over

  • @irishjournalgaming
    @irishjournalgaming 8 місяців тому +2

    its amazing how he was able to play it so well with how heavy it is

  • @ShawntheGreat
    @ShawntheGreat Рік тому +2

    I like how at 8:20 he was about to say some smart shit, then he just gives up and is like " I have no idea what I'm talking about" lmaoooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Bobal27
    @Bobal27 Рік тому +15

    11:22 It needs a foot pedal that pushes a “de-welding” bar forward to unstick any and all welds at once. It’s weird thinking about what new foot pedals need added to this piano, because of new challenges it creates.