Lacag Qalabka Muusigga · 2021
Una Corda Piano Primary Function: Piyaano Dhawaaqeed
- Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award 2021 in Qalabka Muusigga
- CLIENT: Nils Frahm
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 550,204
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About Una Corda Piano Primary Function: Piyaano Dhawaaqeed
Una Corda waa piyaano dhawaaqeed la dhisay iyada oo aan lahayn qeys alaabeed. Naqshadda furan waxay u ogolaataa dhawaaqa inuu si xor ah ugu safro dhegeystaha. Qalabkan wuxuu leeyahay hal xadhig qoraal kasta, qaab-dhismeed birta aan miridhoobin ah iyo maqaar dhawaaq laba-lakab ah. Qaab-dhismeedka birta aan miridhoobin ah wuxuu ka dhigayaa piyaanaha mid fudud, si ka duwan qaab-dhismeedyada birta la shubay ee loo isticmaalo piyaanooyinka dhaqameed. Codka ka dhasha wuxuu yahay mid jilicsan oo cad. Una Corda waxaa loo tuntaa sida piyaano dhaqameed, qaybaha makaanikada ah ee la arki karona waxay muujiyaan sida qoraal kasta loo soo saaro. Piyaanaha waxaa lagu sameeyay gacanta, mana la isticmaalin waxyaabo kiimikada ah.
About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award
Una Corda Piano Primary Function: Piyaano Dhawaaqeed waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Una Corda Piano Primary Function: Piyaano Dhawaaqeed waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Una Corda Piano Primary Function: Piyaano Dhawaaqeed waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.
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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
