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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!

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.

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...

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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 had same thought.

You think that's wild, check out a clavichord.

More like an early fortepiano.

Drunk piano 💀

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

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!

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 😶

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

Sometimes honesty works well!

Welp.

Or just "Hey, I'd like you to try and check out this modified piano for a KZfaq 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

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.

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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.

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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

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.)

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.

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.

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

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

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.**

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

Or they are just a lot more focused on what they are playing and trying to make it sound nice. I play the piano and I would be nervous and more focused on my performance especially if I was paid for it.

Yup. More crazy-interesting than a prank!

It sounded like they played on pianos that used metal hammers before.

I would be worried about doing a good job demonstrating this unique instrument in a recording that will represent it as a creative achievement. Of course they don't feel pranked!

They are, after all, professional pianists

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 😅

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 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

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I dont think you know what that means

@@axeinthegame6853 Yes I do I think we have a translation issue here. I'm Austrian and in German a fortepiano is called "Hammerklavier" aka hammer piano. For me it just sounded like a Cembalo/Harpsichord because even though I grew up in a classical musicians household (my dad's a viola player and has an orchestra and my sister is a violin soloist) my knowledge is still second hand cause I gave up on piano lessons after a year and I simply know less lol. I'm aware of its history now tho and I get that it wasn't that impressive that she guessed it right, but I was simply surprised at the time cause I wasn't aware of the history of fortepiano and she literally said hammer piano so I wrote this comment to share my surprise. Hope you're having a good day sorry for the long reply ^^

@@emotea597 THATS A LOTTA WORDS-

@@edeanchu6376 yes, it’s people explaining their points of view, ever heard of that?

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 💥 💣

Yeah I like that idea

...on the same piano

How.... how would that even work?

@@zyansheep Well I am an Engineer so I have No clue at all

Make it "the literal piano"

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.

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 😔

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.

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

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.

@DEEJMASTER 333 bruh why u mad?

@@obi1011 he just wants attention ignore him

lol just some guy without a mustache strikes again

Do you have clones? I see you everu video I see and I dont even think thats the most of your comments. I started to think you are a mutant

It's hard to top that idea

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)

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

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!

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?

Right!? Musicians are soooo hard on themselves! 😅

@@angelzfire312 we have to be haha

She REALLY got into that song. Like it speaks to her.

To be fair even a single mistake makes you unhappy about a song because it stands out so much

@@Zenith_682 no kidding man I play violin and everyone tells me I did fine but I can never be satisfied. It’s kind of a blessing and a curse 😅

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;"

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!

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 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.

ive found you twice now 👁👄👁

Wonderful.

Exactly. Rembrandt could paint a beautiful portrait with a toothbrush if he wanted to. And im sure if a patron asked him to he would ;)

@@stevenrogersfineart4224 absolutely. When he told these consummate professionals that he had created the piano when he hired them, he pretty much guaranteed that he'd get no reactions & definitely no negative responses about the piano's quality or sound. If he's the dude hiring them & paying him, he's going to be the last person they ever tell what they really think about the piano if it's negative (because he might tell other people in the music world & tank their career from their perspective). That's just the reality of it. These people are professionals so they are going to act...gasp...professional, No. Matter. What. The show must go on & all that. They were giving him exactly what he claimed he wanted...someone talented to help him be able to sell his new instrument to who he told them he was planning on selling it to. I'm honestly baffled that he really thought he'd get anything else to be completely honest. His awkwardness is pretty funny though. Getting kids from the local high school who play piano probably would have given him what he wanted if he left out that he's the builder of the piano.

@@stevenrogersfineart4224 Something akin to the following ad: Wanted for a focus group: Musicians who play piano to test an altered piano on loan from the builder to get honest feedback about the sound & playability. Pay: $75 for an hour. Email to set up an appointment & to get the set music.

Where was that?

@@DennisLeeyeet 14:14

She s gold

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

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.

She really did do good 😃

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

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

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

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

It's about mastery.

i admire ur ability to put wonderful thinking into beautiful words.....

The Russian Lady did just that. You could tell that she couldn’t get enough of it!

Lols

Same, I've played classical piano for a while, and I would have killed to play it! It sounds a bit like a harpsicord.

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

@@afriendlymusician3829 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 :-/

Good name for it! Hammersichord!

Hahaha your guys idea that one though!

Yes she was very mature and motherly and positive. Didnt really mind it at all and even impressed by the ingenuity.

Yeah!