Una Corda Piano Piyano ya Mawu by Davids Klavins is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zipangizo Zoimba Competition Category.
SilivaChipangizo Choimba· 2021
Una Corda Piano Piyano ya Mawu
Client: Nils Frahm
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Chipangizo Choimba Category
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About Una Corda Piano Piyano ya Mawu
Una Corda ndi piyano ya mawu yopangidwa popanda bokosi la fanicho. Kapangidwe koseguka kameneka kamalola kuti mawu ayende momasuka kufika kwa womvetsera. Chida ichi chili ndi chingwe chimodzi pa nota iliyonse, chimango cha stainless steel ndi bolodi la mawu la magawo awiri. Chimango cha stainless steel chimasunga piyanoyi kuti ikhale yopepuka, mosiyana ndi zimango za chitsulo choumbidwa zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito m'mapiyano achikhalidwe. Mawu omwe amatuluka ndi ofewa komanso omveka bwino. Una Corda imaseweredwa ngati piyano yachikhalidwe, ndipo mbali za makina zooneka zimasonyeza momwe nota iliyonse imapangidwira. Piyanoyi imapangidwa ndi manja ndipo palibe mankhwala omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Una Corda Piano Piyano ya Mawu ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Una Corda Piano Piyano ya Mawu akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Una Corda Piano Piyano ya Mawu ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- 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
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