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I can't decide whether to play it or drive it...



Here is the article...

http://www.gizmag.com/peugeot-design-labs-pleyel-piano/24314/

Too cool.

I think you are supposed to fly it.

Wonder what they had to do to the action to lower "the piano’s mechanics so that the cover and keyboard are aligned?" And how that affects the touch?

I noticed on the tv news today what appears to be the same piano being played on a stand at the Paris motor show.
For those who are able to access this clip, it is after 25secs of this news report.
News clip from Paris Motor Show

Looks like a high end sail boat.

Are these, I assume, one of a kind designs bought before their construction? I was under the impression that Pleyel was no longer making pianos, so it would seem to be very risky to build a piano like this unless someone asked for this special design ahead of time.

Pleyel has some piano models listed on their website. I've never seen a new/current one at a U.S. dealer, but I'm curious about their more conventional models.

Beautiful design! Who knows how it sounds, but they certainly succeeded in producing a different and fresh look.

Yes, not to mention where players of normal height would put their knees...

Maybe if you play fast enough it will take off!

Someone shared a link in the Piano Teacher's Forum that includes a video. You can see a bit of the action, and at the end the question of where to put the player's legs is answered.

Pleyel/Peugeot Piano

I see it has elbows like a spinet.

Fascinating design. I think it would work in the right room.

I don't like the sound of it at all. Sounds a little thin in tone. Might as well be a digital which is what it lookes like. Unique design though, but as you might guess it's not my 'cup o' tea'.

I like the design too.
It reminds me bit of the Fazioli Liminal.

Wim

Beautiful, but not of my likeness. I woulnd't have that in my home.

Here is a cool video on the construction. It is quite like the design.

I do wonder how the action feels, as this does not appear to be the most responsive option available, but we only see a glimpse of it. There might be something there I cannot see.

Looks like it can be used as a nice cocktail table

Here comes a more in-depth video (Genesis) with some additional views of action details that was published just today.

[video:youtube]6TOLnSr7hY8[/video]

A key aspect of the design conception was to raise the keyboard relatively to the piano corpus for better watching the finger acrobatics of the pianist by the audience.

While at a first glance the entire piano corpus seems to appear like a lowrider by Westcoast Customs the elevated keyboard brings a surreal impression like an overstruck grand by Andreas & Nannette STREICHER, Robert WORNUM, Henri PAPE or Wilhelm Julius Theodor STÖCKER. I´m curious what the responsiveness of that funny action design would be.

As a spin-off of the design without the conventional barrier between the inside of the piano corpus and the now elevated pianist´s playing position he should have the benefit of an improved acoustic feedback of the instrument.

The PLEYEL peeps should do best tweaking that piano with Richard DAIN´s Phoenix system including carbon soundboard, his all-new CFRP barless frame, and last but not least a CFRP keyboard. Then I´ll take one, mebbe.