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  • @Mattiaskrantz
    @Mattiaskrantz  Před rokem +437

    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 Před rokem +7

      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 Před rokem +3

      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 Před rokem +1

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

    • @neanderthunk9729
      @neanderthunk9729 Před rokem +4

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

    • @musicbyerland
      @musicbyerland Před rokem +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  Před rokem +7490

    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 Před rokem +215

      That is sad :(

    • @Kaleisbord
      @Kaleisbord Před rokem +84

      Thats sad

    • @poilaaliop
      @poilaaliop Před rokem +216

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

    • @AiluropodaPanda
      @AiluropodaPanda Před rokem +130

      A toast, to the sparking piano!

    • @jayhill2193
      @jayhill2193 Před rokem +101

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

  • @Constantingold
    @Constantingold Před rokem +6131

    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  Před rokem +1055

      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 Před rokem +763

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

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Před rokem +557

      @@beccanevermind8349 OMG🙏

    • @TheOutZZ
      @TheOutZZ Před rokem +82

      @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 Před rokem +29

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

  • @m0n5a80
    @m0n5a80 Před 9 měsíci +118

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

  • @tedonica
    @tedonica Před 24 dny +29

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

  • @SloMoMonday
    @SloMoMonday Před rokem +2863

    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 Před rokem +194

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

    • @UwePieper
      @UwePieper Před rokem +58

      @@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 Před rokem +8

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

    • @DaP84
      @DaP84 Před rokem +25

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

    • @greengonzonz
      @greengonzonz Před rokem +3

      I thought the same thing 👍

  • @random_n
    @random_n Před rokem +2935

    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 Před rokem +282

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

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Před rokem +574

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

    • @djcaddypoarta6
      @djcaddypoarta6 Před rokem +36

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

    • @nefariousyawn
      @nefariousyawn Před rokem +111

      ​@@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 Před rokem +80

      @@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]

  • @jaker3151
    @jaker3151 Před rokem +274

    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 Před 10 měsíci +14

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

  • @valcosine
    @valcosine Před rokem +192

    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!

  • @TEKNO640
    @TEKNO640 Před rokem +1311

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

    • @peteypete9357
      @peteypete9357 Před rokem +61

      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?

  • @ttuttle315
    @ttuttle315 Před rokem +2656

    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 Před rokem +441

      maybe one that combines water and electricity

    • @auto1nfanticid3
      @auto1nfanticid3 Před rokem +5

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

    • @christiankm8820
      @christiankm8820 Před rokem +616

      @@buss3796 we are not gonna make a killing machine

    • @Sen-xe4ug
      @Sen-xe4ug Před rokem +25

      please

    • @scratchtronics3128
      @scratchtronics3128 Před rokem +22

      great idea

  • @jeamsis
    @jeamsis Před 7 měsíci +22

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

    • @noahcarlton4625
      @noahcarlton4625 Před 4 dny

      Yah that meglovaia rendition was fucking incredible.

  • @Zmax15
    @Zmax15 Před rokem +400

    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 Před 7 měsíci +6

      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 Před 6 měsíci +56

      @@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 Před 5 měsíci +37

      @@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 Před 5 měsíci +17

      ​@@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 Před 4 měsíci

      what song was at 4:10?

  • @Salsmachev
    @Salsmachev Před rokem +796

    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 Před rokem +71

      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  Před rokem +219

      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 Před rokem +30

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

    • @chillaxter13
      @chillaxter13 Před rokem +13

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

  • @lordofthenotes
    @lordofthenotes Před rokem +296

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

    • @Kaleisbord
      @Kaleisbord Před rokem +13

      If you go to the museums CZcams channel, you can see the restoration

    • @danielmajor3777
      @danielmajor3777 Před rokem +3

      Marble Machine X

  • @vonTrops
    @vonTrops Před rokem +86

    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 Před měsícem +1

      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

  • @JensTVMusic-lvo7u
    @JensTVMusic-lvo7u Před 3 měsíci +12

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

  • @crispyjokingtuna1495
    @crispyjokingtuna1495 Před rokem +1512

    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 Před rokem +18

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

    • @funnypickles
      @funnypickles Před rokem +4

      Imagine some mirrored sunglasses with this piano

    • @crispyjokingtuna1495
      @crispyjokingtuna1495 Před rokem +2

      @@funnypickles that would be sick!

    • @Wafel_Ijzer
      @Wafel_Ijzer Před rokem +1

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

    • @zacborg7933
      @zacborg7933 Před rokem +1

      The kid in th back ground

  • @srakin9528
    @srakin9528 Před rokem +1730

    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 Před rokem +12

      really though

    • @remusthetrashking9255
      @remusthetrashking9255 Před rokem +24

      a jazzy Megolovania

    • @kassi4837
      @kassi4837 Před rokem +38

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

    • @postmortemguitar
      @postmortemguitar Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@remusthetrashking9255 sounds sooo cool

    • @redssign
      @redssign Před 7 měsíci +2

      ​@@ThisIsArtybased pfp, love that mobile game

  • @MotifMusicStudios
    @MotifMusicStudios Před rokem +44

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

    • @MotifMusicStudios
      @MotifMusicStudios Před rokem +2

      I actually love the sparking rhythmic aspect! Awesome!

    • @MotifMusicStudios
      @MotifMusicStudios Před rokem +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.

  • @chaoticsilver8442
    @chaoticsilver8442 Před rokem +54

    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 Před 7 měsíci +4

      It's a drum AND a piano.

    • @Aikano9
      @Aikano9 Před měsícem +2

      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.

  • @Krokmaniak
    @Krokmaniak Před rokem +309

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

  • @treepotato9273
    @treepotato9273 Před rokem +642

    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.

    • @Night_brother
      @Night_brother Před rokem +5

      Ac/DC is not metal it hard rock

    • @RockClunker
      @RockClunker Před rokem +13

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

    • @faucillon
      @faucillon Před rokem +6

      @@Night_brother Pretty sure "Nothing else matters" by *Metallica* is metal :D

    • @Night_brother
      @Night_brother Před rokem +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

  • @lgccyy
    @lgccyy Před 6 měsíci +13

    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.

  • @tortadedisrespect
    @tortadedisrespect Před 4 měsíci +10

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

  • @TefBannow
    @TefBannow Před rokem +711

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

  • @EdwinWiles
    @EdwinWiles Před rokem +726

    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.

  • @thirdyqwerty3954
    @thirdyqwerty3954 Před rokem +30

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

  • @kershmaru237
    @kershmaru237 Před 2 měsíci +6

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

  • @joruffin
    @joruffin Před rokem +692

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

    • @sariarosegold
      @sariarosegold Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @not_zack5498
    @not_zack5498 Před rokem +458

    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  Před rokem +221

      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 Před rokem +70

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

    • @indigothecat
      @indigothecat Před rokem +8

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

    • @RedDogMamaHD
      @RedDogMamaHD Před rokem +2

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

    • @colenichols
      @colenichols Před rokem +10

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

  • @bow-tiedengineer4453
    @bow-tiedengineer4453 Před 23 dny +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.

  • @richarde98
    @richarde98 Před rokem +10

    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".

  • @pyro8261
    @pyro8261 Před rokem +1111

    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 Před rokem +14

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

    • @ThaFreestylers7
      @ThaFreestylers7 Před 4 měsíci +3

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

    • @leeuwengames315
      @leeuwengames315 Před 3 měsíci +4

      only saw the forhead reflections not the sunglass ones

  • @tammyhollandaise
    @tammyhollandaise Před rokem +168

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

  • @slippydouglas
    @slippydouglas Před 10 měsíci +7

    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.

  • @thebuzzsawchannel4465
    @thebuzzsawchannel4465 Před rokem +9

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

  • @iwantaloli
    @iwantaloli Před rokem +365

    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 Před rokem +25

      This is exactly how it felt 😀

    • @Casal70
      @Casal70 Před rokem +8

      Thinking about Sabaton - Christmas truce

    • @alli_mode
      @alli_mode Před rokem

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

  • @NorbertOlah
    @NorbertOlah Před rokem +211

    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!

  • @stamina2k
    @stamina2k Před 10 měsíci +5

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

  • @thecringequeen31
    @thecringequeen31 Před rokem +6

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

  • @spencer961
    @spencer961 Před rokem +370

    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 Před rokem +43

      Will do!

    • @alexc4924
      @alexc4924 Před rokem +6

      I thought reflections were linearly polarized?

    • @TheLtVoss
      @TheLtVoss Před rokem +18

      @@alexc4924 yeha that the reason the polarised filter will work (the circular is just the shape of the filterl

    • @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350
      @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350 Před rokem +6

      @@alexc4924 A circualar polarizer helps at any visual reflections... about the deeper physics I do not have any clue :)

  • @doncarlosmedienproduktion2350

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

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Před rokem +64

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

    • @chillaxter13
      @chillaxter13 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +3

      Die alle meine Entchen rendition wär schon echt gut xD

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  Před rokem +5

      @@chillaxter13🥹🥹

    • @kleseus
      @kleseus Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@robinmaurer2645genau was ich gesucht habe.

  • @Tea_games2340
    @Tea_games2340 Před měsícem +2

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

  • @TheRealMonkeyrogue
    @TheRealMonkeyrogue Před rokem +3

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

  • @spacenoodles5570
    @spacenoodles5570 Před rokem +170

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

  • @nyshockartist
    @nyshockartist Před rokem +81

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

  • @ChaosBarnaby
    @ChaosBarnaby Před rokem +8

    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!

  • @bababoon
    @bababoon Před rokem +4

    Wow he's so good! Plays with such emotion while never overdoing it in a way that interferes with the musicality. A real musician.

  • @xSOPPYx
    @xSOPPYx Před rokem +318

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

    • @JarringSteak
      @JarringSteak Před rokem +31

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

    • @pixel690
      @pixel690 Před rokem +8

      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

  • @Mysticfob
    @Mysticfob Před rokem +313

    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 Před rokem +12

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

  • @fenrir2037
    @fenrir2037 Před rokem +11

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

  • @robmangeri777
    @robmangeri777 Před rokem +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 😎👍🏼

  • @thecommenternobodycaresabout

    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 Před rokem +4

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

    • @peterhineinlegen4672
      @peterhineinlegen4672 Před rokem +4

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

  • @matthewparker9276
    @matthewparker9276 Před rokem +169

    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.

  • @livedandletdie
    @livedandletdie Před rokem +4

    Kudos to Constantin, he's a madman who agreed to play this nightmare instrument. Mad props to him, and mad props to that Organist in the beginning that materialized from nowhere too.
    I guess even without the power on, that piano is really good for building up STRONG finger muscles. Seeing as it's a hammer piano made with literal Tool Hammers.
    Das Hammerklavier ist sehr gut, sehr schockieren...

  • @Ford_prefect_42
    @Ford_prefect_42 Před 9 měsíci +2

    The fireworks made firework so much better

  • @imaginationtrenton
    @imaginationtrenton Před rokem +197

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

    • @wildstorm3486
      @wildstorm3486 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +17

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

    • @Mikko_D
      @Mikko_D Před 10 měsíci

      :awesome:

  • @Oli.V
    @Oli.V Před rokem +684

    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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +4

      I agreeJohn Cage wished he had this piano lmao

    • @JensTVMusic-lvo7u
      @JensTVMusic-lvo7u Před 3 měsíci

      Sounds fantastic too

    • @kadmow
      @kadmow Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @ThomDeWit
      @ThomDeWit Před měsícem +1

      @@IanWagner94this piano is prepared to perfection 😂

  • @Hugh_Jas
    @Hugh_Jas Před rokem +1

    It feels very appropriate that I'm watching this while my building is undergoing fire alarm testing.

  • @irishjournalgaming
    @irishjournalgaming Před 3 měsíci +2

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

  • @TrideGD
    @TrideGD Před rokem +126

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

    • @doro5751
      @doro5751 Před rokem +19

      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 Před rokem +8

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

    • @darkfir3.
      @darkfir3. Před rokem +1

      Woah hello there tride, unexpected seeing u here

    • @Riley-uy5pe
      @Riley-uy5pe Před rokem

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

    • @Riley-uy5pe
      @Riley-uy5pe Před rokem +2

      @@salamandranefarius4205 never gonna happen

  • @windyr
    @windyr Před rokem +337

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

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 Před rokem +23

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

    • @MarcusAntoniusbla
      @MarcusAntoniusbla Před rokem +28

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

    • @tioclause1796
      @tioclause1796 Před rokem +13

      its even electroboom approved!!

  • @GeorgeCowsert
    @GeorgeCowsert Před rokem +1

    You have no idea how utterly bewildered I was when I saw the marble machine.
    Like, bro. I knew you were Swedish, but I didn't know you were in the same damn neighborhood as Wintergaten.

  • @jerseylife8701
    @jerseylife8701 Před rokem +12

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

  • @jamzee_
    @jamzee_ Před rokem +299

    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.

  • @wendyheatherwood
    @wendyheatherwood Před rokem +118

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

  • @runristaren2
    @runristaren2 Před rokem +7

    What a epic way to retire the electric piano.
    Surley this Will be the conversationstarter of everyone involved. ”Remember that time we played the piano with sparks”
    ✨🤗✨

  • @LuMnOsITi
    @LuMnOsITi Před 9 měsíci +5

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

  • @andreasgerasimenko6977
    @andreasgerasimenko6977 Před rokem +98

    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

  • @jumpythehat
    @jumpythehat Před rokem +917

    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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +53

      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 Před rokem +79

      @@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 Před rokem +11

      @@struanpeat5116 shots fired!

    • @struanpeat5116
      @struanpeat5116 Před rokem +10

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

  • @supersecret4899
    @supersecret4899 Před rokem +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!

  • @ZexalDSJAsh
    @ZexalDSJAsh Před rokem +4

    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. ^^

  • @SamLabbato
    @SamLabbato Před rokem +191

    mattias being extremely cautious and awkward is such a mood

  • @dasgettopikachu7878
    @dasgettopikachu7878 Před rokem +186

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

  • @Gilgwathir
    @Gilgwathir Před rokem +1

    The fine line between genius and madness ... gets really blurred in that one.

  • @mavericktitan7874
    @mavericktitan7874 Před rokem +2

    Man, who knew music and mad science went so well together?

  • @stardust-reverie
    @stardust-reverie Před rokem +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 Před rokem +10

      I agree entirely!

    • @MarkoDash
      @MarkoDash Před rokem +84

      sounds a lot like someone tap dancing along to it

    • @mindopolis6089
      @mindopolis6089 Před rokem +3

      @@MarkoDash I know right!

    • @ReprobateMind
      @ReprobateMind Před rokem +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 Před rokem

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

  • @WolfieHana
    @WolfieHana Před rokem +156

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

  • @lcapplewood
    @lcapplewood Před rokem +3

    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!

  • @yannickbehrendt
    @yannickbehrendt Před 4 měsíci +2

    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!

  • @lautreamontg
    @lautreamontg Před rokem +25

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

  • @AzKaraokeVic
    @AzKaraokeVic Před rokem +34

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

  • @l-ph8759
    @l-ph8759 Před 9 měsíci

    It's the coolest video I've seen in weeks. Thank you for this awesome idea/project.

  • @squishyrabbittail4587
    @squishyrabbittail4587 Před 9 měsíci

    Man this video was great probably one of my favorite so far. I could definitely tell that everyone had a blast playing with it.

  • @jezupercy3029
    @jezupercy3029 Před rokem +311

    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.

  • @poilaaliop
    @poilaaliop Před rokem +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 Před rokem +9

      Probably a natural side effect of years of Lars

    • @lyravain6304
      @lyravain6304 Před rokem +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.

  • @Raven9010th
    @Raven9010th Před rokem +4

    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.

  • @johnbuyers8095
    @johnbuyers8095 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I think every concert orchestra should have one of these, as you say, truly electric pianos. Brilliant, both acoustically and visually. I would happily go to a performance.
    Shame you didn’t try the 1812 Overture, piano with its own cannon, now that would have been impressive to watch.

  • @dodgeman777
    @dodgeman777 Před rokem +35

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

  • @abidahmed4399
    @abidahmed4399 Před rokem +77

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

  • @aettic
    @aettic Před 3 měsíci +1

    This was a really cool video - great idea for a project. I'm glad the piano music still came through well on the video, because it sounds like it was tricky to hear the actual strings over the sparking sounds.

  • @AlexdAviator
    @AlexdAviator Před rokem +4

    6:29 it sounds like there is a tip tap dancer dancing with the piano

  • @Finvaara
    @Finvaara Před rokem +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  Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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*

  • @eclipseeffigy
    @eclipseeffigy Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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.

  • @slayemin
    @slayemin Před 10 měsíci +1

    The sparks make it sound like there's a tap dancer in the background dancing to the music.

  • @wonderscall6486
    @wonderscall6486 Před 10 měsíci

    That was so cool loved the sounds and rhythms of the sparks ✨️

  • @CadenArmstrong
    @CadenArmstrong Před rokem +48

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

    • @ruawhitepaw
      @ruawhitepaw Před rokem +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 Před rokem +12

      @@ruawhitepaw only minor flaws!!

    • @dannywayne311
      @dannywayne311 Před měsícem

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

  • @yorzengaming
    @yorzengaming Před rokem +114

    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

  • @tappy8741
    @tappy8741 Před 7 měsíci

    Fitting that he plays Piano sonato number 3 while lemmings explode on top of the piano. That song along with many classics is in the game.