I put Hammers on a Piano then hired Pro Pianists without telling them
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Third "pianist" hehe
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Could you please inform me how many hours you’ve spent mutalating pianos? Sorry for the spelling
“Mutilating”?
Think you mean “Making BETTER”
Yoo, even if you don't have good social skills for getting reactions, the playing was awesome!
this video should actually be titled "half an hour of a Scandinavian man suffering crippling social anxiety over minorly pranking a pianist."
That's what makes it special
lmao that”s why it’s so good
Small correction: "*enjoyable* half an hour of ...."
Hahaha this is a great title tbh
I've only met the one Dane, but from he told me about their culture and the surrounding Nordic countries, it's about on par with what he said.
Pranked by the professional pianists' professionalism.
Absolutely .. .. ..
Literally this. 😂 Professional pianists have to put up with so much nonsense, this is basically just a standard Tuesday. (Also, modifying pianos is A Thing. John Cage composed whole pieces for pianos modified in various ways.)
Aliterally
@@DJRY360 Tbh . .. .. i didnt like it .. .. .. would much preferred hearing that played on an old grotrian - tuned of course with all the notes in there for the players delectation .. .. ..
@@johnnyroadcrew3841 ok
Mattias: "I'm going to prank these pianists"
Pianists: *actively enjoy new piano*
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Lol yes they just wanted to play around 😂
Haha
i bet she wanted to yeet the piano in her car and take it home XD
I listened to this piano, and realized about half way through what it reminds me of sound-wise. HARPSICHORD. And I am now very happy to say that a Harpsichord sounds like a hammered piano. Thank you for the comparison to make to my piano playing family! I will confuse them so much this year at holiday gatherings.
I had same thought.
You think that's wild, check out a clavichord.
More like an early fortepiano.
Drunk piano 💀
Lol the last lady saying “You’re very intelligent” sounded like she was talking to a young child congratulating them on their monstrous creation
Well it was made to sound stupid, obviously :D
Yeah, that lady was really nice and appreciated what he had done much more than the others.
1k likes
It might have sounded like that but i think she really thinks that
Welp, we clasical musicians already had Jhon Cage in our history, he modified pianos and is the autor of 4:33, that is a fkn meme of clasical experimental music, so nothing of this is really new to the pianist XD.
I like how hes the only one who feels out of place in his own home
Why so many likes but no reply’s
@@lBennyTHPS introverts
@@lBennyTHPS they like it, but have nothing to add on to it
I didn't even think of that perspective, but for these moments in the video he has a professional pianist in his house to play 88 hammers.
@@lBennyTHPS :• …Like the brilliant-grade brevity of the lines in Moonstruck (the movie), this comment was already sufficiently loaded and can’t be topped.
Anybody who has the brains, & technical engineering savvy to rip out a piano's innards, & replace them with fvck'n HAMMERS, yet also somehow...still make it sound like a piano when an actual symphony lady plays it, is quite mental & amazing, simultaneously!
You swearing.I report
@danielchen3468 Go clean you room kid, the adults are talking...
The first lady was worth every penny, that was amazing on this strange piano.
His reaction seing pianists not having reactions is actually funnier than pianists' reactions themselves
Reactionception!
I’d be pissed if I had to drive 10 hours for this
@@priceandpride but would you be pissed if you got paid 1400 for it
@@priceandpride You would be pissed to play songs you agreed to be paid to do weird but ok
Is that 10 hours each way? So 20 hours, which means probably have to also find a place to stay. So two days of my time. Eh, 50/50 on how pissed I be. Idk how much the amount of money he gave out is worth (Cost of Living). Some places, 1,400 would be a good chunk, some places it wouldn’t even pay the rent for a studio apartment.
The problem is you hired professionals. By nature they’re going to act professionally.
This was my thinking, also.
Yes, but a professional should also be so well versed and practiced that they should be able to immediately deduce something was different in a way that is noticeable apart from standard instrument deviations.
@@pooppoop6337 He pretty much opened with "The piano will sound weird", so that's not unusal. It also sounds like a harpsicord, just plays like a tougher piano.
He should've hired an unprofessional.
@@FeathersMcGraw_ I approve of your moronic comment! Cuz once you pay someone...
the second lady seemed like she was gunning for the challeneg. even though she knew it was heavy to play and several of the keys didn't work, she seemed like she was determined to get some good notes out of it. surprisingly wholesome for a "prank" video :P
1st: professional, amused, unfazed
2nd: disappointed in herself for not figuring it out sooner, geeking out about all the reasons why it's cool, obviously into you and you don't realise it.
3rd: "It's hAmMeRs! Did you know that this is real hammers?!"
Haha, I thought he'd make a cute couple with the second girl! ❤️
I thought so, to! If he had played his cards with a bit more panache, the 2nd one wouldn't have minded a free secondary session with the camera off. "Well, this was a fun date ... uhm ... so ... do you want to come to my place? I could show you my odd and crazy piano collection. We just need to be a little bit careful with the electric light arc one at this time of the day ..."
@@dennisweiss6621 …bruh
He made a whole story for it 😶
I like how the first lady is grinning the whole time because she knew, "Ha ha, they done given me another goofy piano again!"
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She seems simultaneously amused and annoyed.
@@MilesMilesCrocodiles I think she's amused at the situation and annoyed at the piano. There's no way it could've felt at all natural to a pianist of her level
"I paid people, who have dedicated their lives to piano, a lot of money to play the piano and was disappointed by how seriously they took it" 😂
Now that you said that, it's absolutely accurate lol
😂😂😂
I was literally having this exact thought, the ENTIRE video. Also I thought it was fucking adorable how into the whole thing the second girl was getting. Loved the whole video though, that first lady was so nice, the second one was so getting into the sound of it and you could tell she had a real passion for piano in how she spoke and I love seeing that. Also glad he managed to get a reaction from the third lady, made the whole crippling anxiety worth it in the end xD
That's called professionalism which you won't doubt with ur employers which she got a great sum of money it's not for free ay
The last girl was really impressed, that was so sweet!
I don't know a lot about pianos or how hard that is but she made it look easy. She is definitely a master of her craft if she can adapt so well to something so strange on the fly
What would annoy me the most would be the unplayable keys. That throws me off completely when a sound is expected and doesn't happen. (But I'm no professional.)
What a pianist. She can make beautiful music with anything ~ even steel, rocks. I could listen and watch her 24/7.
The first Pianist simply blew me away. She sat down at a tinny, over weighted, out of tune, monstrosity with several missing keys and played it with such musicality. You could see her smirking now and then at the absurdity but the way that she handled the instrument, could make you believe that every sound was intended that way.
tbh true, you can tell she herself is a beast of a master... it sounded really like a different instrument in her hands
Her hands looked soooo relaxed playing those heavy keys. Meanwhile my fingers tensed on a Yamaha p115.
The first one was just happy to be playing as silly as it was she became one with it and just powered through.
@Aurora Lillian I don't feel so weird being a nurse n having generalized anxiety disorder
Well, It was in tune. It got tuned in the previous video.
While 1440 euros is a lot of money, if you think about it it's a very humble price for travelling 10 hours, practicing the songs you sent her, playing them, and all by someone at the top of her profession. Musicians are really wonderful people
500 km is nothing for someone from Russia, it's just about 4-5 hours of driving.
@@tanteria6959 Wow in Russia you get to drive how fast? I'm only get to drive about 300 km for 4 hours in my country where I'm from hmmm
@@JoanKSX many people drive about 120-130 km per hour in order to get earlier, but I didn't say it :)
@@tanteria6959 Awww you guys ah-ha XD
Our country has limited to only 110 km/hour, slow AF... and no fines to slower drivers who would drive like 70 km/hour on a 110 km/hour highways urghhh
A speed limit i dont know what that is in germany🙂. On highways in germany there is lot of speedlimitless zones
OMG! That first lady could play a cardboard box and make it sound like angels singing... WOW
Holy crap! Both pianists are SOO absurdly talented. I love your experiments. The awkwardness of it all is just fantastic 😂
TBH private concert is never going to be cheap.
Him: "I'll get a pro piano player and they'll freak out when they see the hammers!"
Her: "Oh, cool."
They probably didn't say anything because they were trying to be professional and polite. I can't imagine what was going through their heads.
Very true, if I was in the predicament, especially if it were paid i would avoid questioning it in case it would have hurt the owner's feelings.
@@Applecakes Id rather say what i thought, because he did say it is a product and an opinion about it might be of worth for him.
To be fair... It's pretty impressive to commit this hard to a joke. If I were in their shoes, I'd be shocked for only a moment, then the next curious.
It's a really interesting sound that piano makes. I actually quite like it. Also what a fantasticly chill lady! Many thanks to her for playing such an unusual modification.
just stumbled on this, and I gotta say - this modification sounds REALLY cool! Thank you for sharing!
As a professional musician I can tell you why you didn’t get a reaction. Because you hired professionals, and they acted professionally. Of course they aren’t going to be rude to their employer.
Also, extended techniques, you know?
This was my thoughts exactly. I have sat straight faced through some bananas stuff. You gave $1400 to a pro, you got a pro. Still a fun video, it was nice watching her adapt to the hammers at first.
She also knew she was there to play something experimental.
Yes but also bc, swedes!
ok DAVID
Yeah it's pretty hard to prank real musicians, they tend to react with "wow this is cool, how can we make this work?" Because if it can make sound, a musician be make music man.
So true! As long as it's not their liability, I think any musician would happily try a mangled instrument "just to see if it still works."
Lol i'm here for that exact reason
Exactly.
Yep I loved the last reaction for that exact reason
i have been playing drums professionally for 12 years, non-professionally for 22 years. I am thrilled by broken or what would be deemed "bad" drums very often. Any different kind of buzz, boom, thud, or crack is just a new texture to my sound pallet and makes my creative juices flow instantly
the "REAL SHIT??? 🤔" moment whenever one of them touched a key for the first time was too good.
Its amazing watching a professional flow through their art.
She is not phased at all by the weight of ACTUAL HAMMERS on those keys. She moves as gracefully as if nothing had changed. What an amazing pianist
Seriously. Sight reading through that with such professionalism. She’s amazing.
No doubt, what a beast
That's because as a pianist you practice everyday to gain strength in the fingers
Who? There were three shes. XD
Class and Grace in unfamiliar environments. Sometimes we are only one try away from greatness. Sometimes many tries but that is called courage and tenacity!
It sounds like you pranked yourself a lot more than you pranked the actual pianist!
You can’t mess around with a truly skilled musician ;)
Yeah I don't see how this is a prank haha
I really think prank was not the right word, I would say Tries to surprise Classical Pianist and fails hilariously. In spite of the grueling Practice and hours of dedication, Classical musicians are still creatives. When you're paying that amount of money the only one you're pranking is yourself👍 They were worth every penny!
Agreed. This guy is such an egotistical person.
@@davidmenke7552 I disagree heavily. He seemed to focus a lot more about others thoughts and feelings considered there time and travel. Not something a egotistical person would do
I have never been so nervous watching a video...I know nothing about pianos but to bring such a pro in and is terrifying.
The sound is like a cross between a harpsichord and a honky-tonk piano, which was done long ago by pushing thumbtacks into the felt hammers of a standard upright piano.
Other youtubers: prank other people maliciously for their own profit
Matthias: pays pianists to play his piano and feals ashamed
Bro, you da best ^^
While paying thousands
Hahaha this comment made me realise how much I overthink things
He is just Swedish :)
You kinda pranked yourself right?
@@Mattiaskrantz Scandinavian humbleness at best
The first player. I could tell that she adjusted her playing as she went, as she got used to the slower action.
She made it sound better as she went.
Then she gave you great feedback and demonstrated that the keys can't keep up with the piece.
She earned her money.
underrated comment ^^
Yes, a true artist who understands her instrument, best money you ever spent.
Why do I feel like they’re underpaid😅😅😅
@@zulaycahazurin5493 *comments on third highest rated comment*
*calls it underrated*
@@swagonmynuts6478 **replies to a 2 weeks-long comment, expecting it to be the same as now.**
I can’t believe I watched the whole video, I just find very interesting the many turns this had, really entertaining, thanks man.
wow! I started watching this video and couldn't stop, right now I'm wishing it was longer lol very nice work my friend, enjoyed!
Instead of being overly baffled she just explains why the setup wouldn't work for the sound.THAT'S NEXT LEVEL PRO.
Where was that?
@@DennisLeeyeet 14:14
She s gold
The epiphany he has when he realizes a page turner is necessary is gold
But really, the husband was there to make sure his wife was safe. For all she knows this random guy who emailed her can be a creep or a serial killer.
@@sinatra222 100%
@@sinatra222 probably a mixture of both
@@sinatra222 wait you were born in 222?
@@sinatra222 not in sweden , crime there is super low
Very interesting video, Mattias! I like seeing videos that are "different". Thanks for sharing this with us 👍
Honestly the whole thing was a lot of fun, idc if you got big reactions, it was interesting seeing them react to how to play it and such and what they thought
Instead of trying to prank the pianists, I'd just told them the whole story: "I'm a crazy TH-cam entrepreneur and I'm trying to create viral videos. I modified a bunch of pianos and am not able to play them to anyones satisfaction. I need someone who really know their stuff to see, what sounds could be produced with these monsters. Also, we need to talk in english, while filming. "
Sometimes honesty works well!
Welp.
Or just "Hey, I'd like you to try and check out this modified piano for a TH-cam video."
I think part of the draw on these videos is seeing the astonished reaction of the unsuspecting mark. Of course they're Swedish so most of them hardly react at all anyway.
that's spot on
The problem is, the people that ended up taking your job were actual professionals that absolutely love their craft. And they showed up to play an experimental interment. And loved it.
This is what I was thinking. Like, they knew going in that something was going to be weird about this piano.
As an American, I read this incorrectly at first
@@nickg8272 What? I'm also an American and had 0 trouble. What does nationality have to do with that?
@Tate Pattillo I still don't know what being American has to do with any of this.
@@MaybeAnnatar they're taking our jobs don't be a Karen
I really enjoyed the video, I admired everyone's positive attitude, the 2nd woman was my favorite, impressive skills and good choices on the songs 😇
and yes I did get a little laugh with the final reaction 😂 the way she emphasized "hammers" 😆😎👍
I adore this
I love the concept
I love the literalness.
I appreciate your candor.
My favorite is the fabulous musician, her lovely first response and the amazing rendition of hammers on hammers
Dunno how my analog brought me here and I'm grateful to be brought
Thank you
Plan: As a prank, pretend you've made a new type of piano that serious musicians can use to make unique sounding music
Actual result: You've made a new type of piano that serious musicians can use to make unique sounding music
Makes his nervousness/embarrassment about the whole thing so much funnier because they honestly just seem curious about how different it sounds and it was probably p cool for them to do something (they're getting paid for) with very little pressure and on something that sounds so novel.
There's a video online about a woman making fake art, except its real art. Gallery and all.It's by a channel named Click for Taz.
And a newer one about art fraud by Answer In Progress.
@@Haru-nee Proves how fucking dumb Modern Art is
@@gabbyn.3049all it proves is that everyone has the capacity to make art! If you think something is so simple you could do it then do!
@@42networks I see where you're going for but shitting on a canvas literally has the chance to give you millions of dollars. It's ridiculous.
I was classically trained in piano for 25 years. I understand why the professionals don't react. When you play regularly, you learn to adapt to many different instruments having different feels and sounds, various degrees of proper tuning and keys sometimes sticking or being muted. You wouldn't really want to be a diva and complain too much about the instrument and just make it sing as best as you can.
Agreed. The “professional” part entails a great deal of patience and grace. These artists were delightfully kind and giving of their expertise.
I suspect it's just hard to prank a professional. I absolutely love their responses. It's like Mattias was the one being pranked.
the second chick was just like oh yeah hammers in the piano like thats every other piano she see's didnt even comment on it other than theyre a bit heavy
They're being paid for it, and not being disrespected in any way how is it surprising for professionals not act like assholes
They're being paid for it, and not being disrespected in any way how is it surprising for professionals not act like assholes
Caught myself with a genuine ear-to-ear grin plastered on my face at the final part when the lady reacted. Couldn't have stopped smiling if I wanted to. Perfect ending.
My great-grandmother was from Sweden and I may be bias, but she had never said a negative thing about anyone and rarely about anything. She always listed the positive attributes of everything and that is what I see in these people. They are so polite despite frustrations.
Love how the second half became “Paying a cute girl $1440 to hang out with me for an hour while I’m awkward and trying to prank her”
That's some rent a girlfriend plot
@@riddixdan5572 a fellow cultured man
"that time my stupid prank turned into a rom-com" :p
Sounds like a normal date to me.
Sadly never again 😔
Why not be honest, just be like . “This is a surprise piano, don’t ask what I did to it. Let’s see if you can figure it out….also you’ll be paid.”
Dude, he can barely talk to those people
“i am not going to murder you”
doesn't sound serious enough, probably won't get their attention
@@phoebeh.3535 I know poor guy lol
Anyone seen looney tunes? Yosemite Sam anyone?
DadadaDunDun DUN DUN 💥 💣
Maria Ingemarsson Berg is a fantastic pianist! Thanks for sharing her to the world❤!
I didn't think of it as a prank at all. Honestly those who tried are the real MVP. ❤
She rocked the hell out of that crippled instrument anyway. The definition of a professional regardless of conditions 👍
No cap 👌
I actually still love the sound of it. It isn't orthodox, but I think it certainly has a place. Perhaps a few select notes mildly out of tune can grant an even more disoriented feeling.
Like a pool shark running the table with a crooked broom stick
Sounds like a harpsichord
yes. She killed it, professional style!
Just confirms that professional musicians can make great music on lousy instruments. My dad was a pro pianist and he could make broken down pianos sound good.
What are you "Playing At..." ?? 😄 👍
To quote the famous Dominic Touretto, "It's not the car that wins the race but the driver behind the wheel." F8 when he challenges the Big Oak to race his cousin's car.
@@Skyscraper2015 Who?
@@johnpearson4899 the family man.....
😂😂😅😅
The same applies to reverb on synths. A good reverb can make even a fisher price FM synth sound amazing and atmospheric.
I really love how music brings people together. Thank you for doing this video, it was very funny!
First video I watched from you, I wanted to subscribe but didn't know too much about the channel. Second video was a motivator and this is the third video I watch from you and goddamn it, I'm subscribed forever now.
You're a genius in your own form and I can't wait to watch more of your videos.
Ok, hiring a professional pianist to play Megalovania gets a like.
Wait what
@@KoolChillDudeGaming 21:00 Megalovania
it sounded epic that sound is so unique
@@KoolChillDudeGaming cheese crackers
Agreed. That Tokyo ghoul was pretty sweet, as well.
I'm a pianist myself and as a hint you could have contacted students of a nearby conservatory (if there is one), usually their level of playing is very high and they're more likely to put up with stuff like this :)
Especially if you pay them well lol
@@BachBeethovenBerg also they are pretty young so it's probably going to be fun
You could also let them play an unmodified piano afterwards so they can relax and you can get your money's worth of epic recordings
It would be better to get the “students” from the local insane asylum.
I think that the pianist that would go simply to downright "forget that" are rare...
Some would ask for money, though. Some might go because "What the hell? What to see that?" Some might see a challenge there...
Many would refuse because they have better things to do, like an album or practicing for an orchestra or teaching. But this is different than just "nope! Never! Forget about it;"
Man, that was special. Congratulations on such hard and amazing work. What I like the most is the example that you share and set for people by doing things out of your confort zone e getting rewarded. Things wouldn't turn up this cool if the first tries ended up like we tought would be the right outcome, right? Think about this.
Beside the great entretainament, it is possible to take some great teachings for way of thinking and live by watching videos like these.
Nothing but love and respect.⚒🎹💪🤝
I think those two will bond over such a unique experience
This madlad got a professional pianist to play megalovania on the hammersichord
Good name for it! Hammersichord!
Hahaha your guys idea that one though!
The second pianist seemed into it. She was frustrated she wasn’t performing better but played quite a few songs and even mentioned the other project piano
I wonder how much the weight of the keys affected her ability🤔
@@megalogoro6388 I'd imagine it's exhausting to play it because of how heavy it is. It seemed to be making rhythmic precision much harder as well, which makes sense because a heavier hammer would be more difficult to accelerate to the string quickly, so there would be less of a near-instant response between hitting the key and hearing the note sound
I’m sure the weight was the cause. Mattias said he thought they were 10x heavier. You could tell as she kept stretching her hands
i want to know if he asked her out though......
@@bryansweeney3077 Also because they are heavier they need a moment to return to stand by position so fast repeating of the note doesn't work at all
Crazy skills for three of you! Wow
"River Flows In You - Yiruma" is by far the best one I've heard this thing play.
That first woman was lovely: absolutely wholesome! Don't get me wrong: everyone was nice, but the enthusiasm of the first pianist was amazing :)
Yes she was very mature and motherly and positive. Didnt really mind it at all and even impressed by the ingenuity.
Yeah!
She wasn't worth $400. She was worth THOUSANDS. Amazing player, amazing attitude, and went through it no matter what. That is a true Musician of which I admire. 💯👍
I read the first 4 words and was ready to shit all over you lol
@@the_car_guy5915 😂😂
@@the_car_guy5915 😂😂😂😂
Just to satisfy your need to vilify others, here you go:
“She wasn’t worth $400.”
I can buy ppl?
Just marvelous! She is an amazing pianist, and that song actually sounded cool on your modded piano :)
Here's what you should've done: told them you were a hobby craftsman and just built your first full sized piano, but you don't know how to play so you're unsure of how good a job you did. Then, when they discover the hammers, you can act all surprised at the fact that it shouldn't have been literal hammers.
This would have been way more effective. LOL
This is one of those shower thought moments where u come up with a much better idea days too late
AHHHH YES
It hurts he didnt do this
it's not too late! take 2.0.2!
Paying 1400$ for a professional pianist to play and then be like "well yeah some keys just don't work we'll have to deal with it..." I completely lost it at that part.
I’ll find it for you
When did you last see it
I also found this hilarious, paying someone to do these professional pieces from their prestigious backgrounds and making them play with half keys working. Poor people probably thought they're try a piano that was innovative and cool.
@@redzy5906 good one
@@1.blazeIT 5 keys weren’t working not half. Tho 5 keys is still a lot…typically pianos has 88 keys but every sound counts in music and without those 5 keys, it disrupts the harmonizations. Feels like something is missing. It would really irk me
Eeverything that encapsulates the whole of videos like this, concept, views, comments, money etcetera, is one of the many reasons that makes me admire Carl Panzram.
It is truly wonderful watching how much skill and precision she has worked probably countless hours to accrue. It is a LITTLE uncomfortable to be in on a joke that a pro isn’t in on. 😂 but she really made it sound so good.
Explaining why they will speak English in Sweden: “I’m German.”
Yes, of course, Perfect explanation.
I am German and speak English with the Swedish guys I am doing online games.
But he could have also said he is Dutch or Belgian or....
Because great Britain is too far away for someone to be from there 😂
@@plt927 True, but I think he made the right choice because it's easier to recognize that someone's actually british or not. :D
That's because he has an accent, which isn't American or British or even Australian
Hahaha I think it had something to do with my last name checking out as a pontentially German one. It’s quite hard to tell apart accents in English especially if you likely don’t even care (as I don’t think the pianists did)
Mattias: pretends to be German to explain why they have to speak English
Also Mattias: has the thickest Swedish accent in the video
Excuse me!!
There are quite a lot of Swedes that speak german, I guess you were lucky she didn't just start talking german when entering the house...
@@michelle778 that would have been insanely funny
Hey we have the same profile picture!
They should just speak Swedish and put on subtitles honestly 😅
Amazing players, that was awesome!
You were never really going to get a major reaction. These are creative people that would see playing on a one off prototype instrument a great experience.
I can see that these people, being professionals, must be a little terrified at how to respond. They don't want to make a mockery of your creation. I think a more genuine approach could work in the future. "I modify pianos and create videos for youtube. The task will be to see if you can guess how I've modified the instrument. This will be treated as a paid gig, but the atmosphere will be light and friendly and I truly hope you will have fun sharing in this creative opportunity to showcase my creation." You can still leave that final reveal to an element of real surprise. At this point, you will have built anticipation and they will be excited to see what you've done, especially if they managed to guess correctly!
What a great video regardless. All of these pianists just lit me up to hear them play. Thank you for showcasing all of them! We would have never been able to experience them without you!
I think this is a great idea.
Do you wanna take charge of the channel bro?
This. Let them know what they're in for and make it a fun game for all the parties involved! I really hope Matthias sees this
Yes this right here would have been a lot less stressful for him.
I think this is perhaps the best approach for Mattias to assuage his own anxiety
As a pianist, I can NOT imagine playing all of those songs on keys that are 10 times heavier. I have the deepest respect for these pianists!! I hope their hands and fingers will recover well from this.
Does it actually cause damage to their fingers??
@@zzey It could, actually! There are specific health issues that pianists tend to suffer from, like carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis, for example. It's very important to take breaks and have the correct arm, hand and finger positions. I don't believe that these pianists will have an issue since they are very trained and they only played that piano once. But generally, a piano like that definitely has the potential to cause pain and/or an inflammation.
k but if they have been doing it for years, practicing for hours, then this prolly just made their hands stronger if anything.
@@zzey well I have tendinitis and God it HURTS so much
@@LaEve think of Keith Emerson.
The last performance legit gave the best reaction
"I WILL read that anyway, because you are an engineer!" ....and I did subscribe, as requested! 😂
You’re thinking like an engineer. These are artists that see this as nothing more than just a tool that they need to make a sound. It’s incredible how they adjust to the task. Like a pro golfer playing par golf with a shitty set of clubs.
Well said.
Exactly. Nothing changes. For us, it's just like asking us to play in a child's toy instrument. It will sound completely different. But that's all. (Anyway I found the modification amazing!)
You've created a finger exercise piano for those trying to build up their endurance.
Schumann crippled himself by practising on something like that :(
@@paxxop yeah I heard he also did way too many exercises to build speed and strength on his fingers which ultimately damaged them permanently.
@@paxxop It's an interesting story! He actually had a disease that caused that situation not practicing like a maniac XD. Sucks either way tho
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It definitely didn’t help though. But yeah, I struggle to see how someone can paralyze their fingers with a matchbox and some string.
No extra charge for the ensuing Focal Dystonia :-/
This sounds awesome!
It’s crazy how differently their hands/fingers move while playing.
"I prank pianists by making them play my cool piano, and they were like, 'cool piano'."
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🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
IT'S JUST A PRANK, BRO!
Kinda what I got
@@brainderp808 same
For a follow up video you should download the virtual sound to a keyboard and have the same professional pianists come back and play on a nice keyboard with weighted keys
14:30 “that’s why it can’t keep up” my god lady you are insanely good lol I love the piano and wish one day I could learn… her talent is amazing.
As a German I love the way you claimed to be German and then brought a full blown Swedish accent into your English. "I know some Swedish" also killed me
Why’d he pretend to be German?
i chuckled at that too. he could have thought up a better lie.
He also replied in english when they were speaking swedish lmao
I love how you're a German with the most Irish name imaginable.
@@teokarlsson305 nice, I didn't catch that
Next idea: literally take out the entire inside of the piano and insert an electric keyboard that gets hit by the hammers
I actually like that idea a lot
Do it
Have nails in the keys that get deeper with each hit changing the characteristic while playing
LoL
YES
She is totally fighting through it. I can tell when the sounds are off she just keeps going
That sounds amazing. A little tuning or work with whatever and that would be a even more beautiful sound
I think they don’t feel pranked because they all actually like the way it sounds and it does actually sound good and unique. Perhaps your cover story could become a reality and this could become a digitized reality for electric pianos!
Check the description.
I feel it's also the way in which he presented it... he just says: "can we try now how it sounds with the lid open?", while they are already in the middle of the play, engaged in "professional" mode, and in a setting where overreacting might even be seen as impolite. I feel the reason they don't react is out of respect and professionality. They are probably so impressed already by the novelty of the sound and trying to focus on playing it good that they want to behave as if what's important is "how it sounds with the lid open", and just act natural without reacting to what's inside.
When the first woman was so surprised of the sound and asked if she could peek inside, had he allowed her to check it out, I'm sure she would have given an interesting reaction, similar to the last woman (which also happens to peek on it herself). But once they are already in the middle of play I expect they only care about delivering a good performance without being judgemental about the instrument they were paid to play.
He could have also directly said: "Are you curious about the sound? If you'd like to check inside now, I'd be happy to see your reaction" or something like that. But because he wanted to make it more of a prank he made it look as if he did not want/expect a reaction from them when he opened it, so instead they behave professionally, since they already discovered that this was what they were getting paid for, playing on an experimental instrument.
@@johne2404 It wasn't a prank after all...
I agree completely. It sounds very similar to a hammer dulcimer. It's actually kind of beautiful (if it were in tune)
@@thelittolman I agree! Too bad that's probably impossible outside of casting your own hammers in a way that guarantees they all have the exact same material and weight
This is no prank. This is a master piece of art. The pro pianists who took the challenge proof that skills to operate with the situation gives art a totally new depth. AND for them this is absolutely fun experience to work with a funky tool that is absolute uniq.
It's about mastery.
i admire ur ability to put wonderful thinking into beautiful words.....
congratulations for your endurance dude! well done ;))
You know, she really got the best sound possible out of this thing. Pros are amazing.
USA pranks- “we are going to beat the sh^+ out of this guy” Swedish pranks- “ I’m going to make a musician play their instrument of choice”
And most of the People turned him does. USA is like, sure sounds fun!
🤣 *laughing in Canadian*
i think the 10 hour drive and the 1 hour session. that's an eleven hour work day. but hey 400 bucks ?
@@TheFuzzywhumpus but 80km is 50 miles which should really only take an hour right? I don't get why it would take 10 times as long
@@jaxorgate oh maybe i misunderstood the time investment. However dont forget the prep time. Takes a while to be ready.
Page turning is pretty serious job. In fact that guy turned page wrongly, he should’ve turned it from the top corner of sheet, because pianist is reading down when ending the page. Also page turner must be good sight reader to follow notes with pianist. So it’s definitely harder than triangle player..
As a percussionist, I felt that
I think he was trying to stay out if the recording.
@@fetoruma123 Lmao
Now i Am Trianglry~!!
Yeah you should have said that way earlier Alexandre😅🤣
I enjoy your "infomercials". They are about useful products and you present them very well 👍
Great video. liked watching it alot. Thank you for making my day
I love how authentic the second pianist was. I hope she goes easier on herself and recognized just how freaking good she is.
I agree! It was the first time I got teary eyed listening to Megalovania. ❤️
I definitely agree, but also for $1.4k I think she knows she's pretty good. Self-criticism, when moderated by self-respect, is the key to getting good at something. She's critical of herself but it doesn't seem to affect her spirit as she remains confident.
It looked like the piano not playing properly was giving her PTSD from how she was taught. I'd not be surprised if she was hit if she got something wrong.
Yeah I emailed her this comment chain before she was really happy to read this😄😄
@Joel Valencia Oh I totally understand. and I could be wrong in exactly how she thinks of herself. I just know that many musicians going to college/university for music tend to have lower self-esteem. There isn't anything wrong with recognizing mistakes or when technique could be improved. I just think that being hard on yourself too much for too long can be counter productive. But eh, she got to her level for a reason!