Srebro Glazbeni Instrument · 2021
Una Corda Piano Akustični klavir
- Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award 2021 in Glazbeni Instrument
- CLIENT: Nils Frahm
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 550,204
- Verification code E3D1B8C106 · Verify this award
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About Una Corda Piano Akustični klavir
Una Corda je akustični klavir izrađen bez klasičnog kućišta. Otvoreni dizajn omogućuje zvuku da nesmetano putuje do slušatelja. Instrument ima jednu žicu po tonu, okvir od nehrđajućeg čelika i dvoslojnu rezonantnu ploču. Okvir od nehrđajućeg čelika održava klavir laganim, za razliku od okvira od lijevanog željeza koji se koriste u tradicionalnim klavirima. Nastali ton je mekan i čist. Una Corda se svira poput tradicionalnog klavira, a vidljivi mehanički dijelovi pokazuju kako se svaki ton proizvodi. Klavir je ručno izrađen i nisu korištene nikakve kemikalije.
About the Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award
Una Corda Piano Akustični klavir je pobjednik Srebrne nagrade A' Design Award, izuzetno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje vrhunskim, veličanstvenim i dojmljivim dizajnima. Srebrni pobjednici iznimno su briljantna i vrlo kreativna djela koja ilustriraju izuzetnu stručnost, talent i oštroumnost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Una Corda Piano Akustični klavir bude divno, reprezentativno djelo koje je izuzetno profesionalno i duboko inovativno. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Srebrnu nagradu A' Design Award vrlo je zapažen, nadaleko cijenjen izum koji koristi i pomiče granice umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajna i tehnologije. Una Corda Piano Akustični klavir je kreacija kojoj se mnogi dive i zavide, koja budi želje, donosi pozitivne osjećaje i raspiruje čuđenje i divljenje.
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- Unique Properties
- The Una Corda piano represents an open design, without a furniture "box", which serves for its sound to freely travel. It has only one string per tone, a stainless steel frame, and a double-layer soundboard, these features setting it aside from any traditional acoustic piano.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 1330 mm x 670 mm x 1170 mm
- Tags
- Una Corda, Una Corda Piano, Klavins, Klavins Piano, Piano Innovation
- Production Technology
- The Una Corda design is strictly defined by the acoustic and technical properties of the piano, utilizing materials that serve best for each particular function. Stainless steel for the static frame serves for the lightness of the design, versus the heavy designs of traditional pianos, which all are equipped with cast iron frames. The Una Corda is completely hand-crafted, utilizing industry manufactured parts only for the action. The Una Corda is essentially a "green"product, no chemicals used.
- Design Challenge
- A major challenge was to define the most suitable material for the main frame of the Una Corda. All traditional pianos utilize a cast-iron frame, which was prohibitive for the Una Corda, for reasons of weight and cost. After thorough research of alternative materials like steel and aluminum, stainless steel showed most suitable, to pick up the string tension that sums up to 49 kN. Historically there has never existed an open-design acoustic piano, but in light of the rather open-minded public of the 21st century it seems appropriate to offer an innovative product design.
- Research
- Materials and design research, the objective being to design a piano that reflects the 21st century feel. Investigating existing piano designs by Internet search and based on years of experience with traditional piano design, as well as meticulous analysis of all factors pertinent to piano sound. Building a first prototype, evaluating its weaknesses and applying needed improvements. The final result constitutes a disruptive, strictly functional piano design, aiming to appeal to a public open for innovation on a field of generally rather conservative attitudes.
- Inspiration
- Frequently clients were asking for a softer sounding piano, compared to the traditional acoustic pianos. In the course of researching piano acoustics, I decided to strip the piano from any and all unnecessary features, invent a new, softer soundboard, and to build a piano by the strict principle of "form follows function" - the one-string-per-note Una Corda piano.
- Project Duration
- The project was started in February 2014 in Balingen, Germany, and basically finished by May 2015 in Germany, though it was finally completed in every detail only in December 2020 in Kuldiga, Latvia.
- Operation Flow
- The Una Corda technically is played like traditional pianos, though based on its open design the player can follow the mechanical process of each note pressed. The sound character differs from any other existing piano by means of softness and clarity of tone, because of the one-string-per-note principle, the specific soundboard design, and the specific hammer felt. The action is modified to play faster than typical upright piano actions allow for.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Davids Klavins, 2021
- Image Credits
- David Klavins
Video Credits: Native Instruments, Berlin
