Guillaume Vincent - Charly Mandon, Prélude - Stephen Paulello «Opus 102»

[@athosrivera4160]

Agréable et singulier moment artistique , de la sculpture , aux impressions que ce là a suscité, et a la communication habite de cette impression. ❤

[@aorcan]

Parallel strings! very uniform sound and no noticable differences relevant to frame structure. A delight to listen but even more to play too.

[@sergiogaldinodebarros1174]

Que bom que a arte ainda não morreu.

[@jamessenior2314]

Fascinating piece for a fascinating piano. Straight strung, barless, half fishtail...all the things mostly abandoned by manufacturers due to cost! With CNC machining, plasma cutting etc, maybe it's becoming easier to build one offs without completely breaking the bank.

[@user-74652]

I hate the fact that interesting things like this are so obscure and unknown. From the video, using my headphones, the piano sounded very nice, as did the music itself. I'd really like to see more innovation in pianos, yet most of the innovators are obscure and unknown whereas more well-known companies like Steinway, a brand much more popular than any other, have basically been making the same pianos for over a century now. I mean, Steinways are nice and all, but when your company's marketing hinges on the fact that you have made practically no changes to your product for over a century, I think that's a problem. I guess I can be somewhat glad in the fact that Kawai, a relatively popular company, has innovated at least somewhat, but I think we definitely need more new, exciting pianos like this, and less Steinways.

[@sebthi7890]

the piano tuner will not be amused 🥴

[@dolphinscotland424]

I’ve met Stephen, the man behind this really cool innovation of an instrument, and he’s incredibly passionate about his work! When talking to him, one of his main motivations behind making this 102 key piano(from what I understood) was well because he thought the piano, as you’ve said, has had few innovations in recent times at all. And in fact independent, artisanal piano makers are quite rare nowadays. He’s the only piano maker in France! Most pianos are manufactured in China, and he mentioned how most pianists will likely play with what they’re given / what they themselves own. He mentioned how much of a shame it was that not many musicians bought this piano, it’s obviously quite expensive, and that it was mostly wealthy people who would then invite pianists to play at their homes. He was still incredibly proud (as he should be) and happy of his work. People in the comments have mentioned that the tuning was off, which I find quite strange, since they make the piano from scratch at his workshop, except for the metallic piano frame, and he mentioned that the pianos are usually tailored for the musicians and their play styles. I doubt professionals at this level, especially in the delicately put together recording environment, would have the tuning be off. (Not sure you’ll ever see this comment 4 years later, but if you’re interested and know some French there’ll be a program about his business on France bleu auxerre (a radio station) between the 20th-26 of June this year)

[@John-se5vc]

Your remark about "less Steinways" is uncalled for. Nothing about today's piano world would be what it is today without the history of Steinway. I privately own a Steinway D--quite a feat to pull off--and am an expert on details of how the Steinway tone has changed even through my own lifetime. I began listening to and playing the piano in the 1950's, and testify that Steinway has changed in both tone and manner of building. The Paulello piano--as heard here--strives for cleaner harmonics than any Steinway ever conceived. The two instruments don't aim for the same goals in sound. I am very intrigued by Paulello, but am happy with my Steinway.

[@missionlinguistiquefrancop6356]

Pur comme un métier à tisser.

[@bifeldman]

Meh

[@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879]

horrible trebble, totally obsolete region on a concert grand, and insisting on it just gives avery bad view on this piano;b ythe way.the tuning is rather approximative

[@Freewheal]

Definitely treble tuning issues - one note is 'ringing' clearly - couple others around it appear s little 'tinkly'. - Spoils an incredible performance and piano.

[@Sam-qq2em]

I came here hoping for something amazing. Awful sound, sorry. Give me a Hamburg Steinway - or a Bösendorfer - any day of the week.

[@BloodandLight33]

The Piano seems clearly tuned for contemporary music, very bright and harsh. Also harsheness is part of expression, not only the sweet sound. I think that every pianist can ask to piano builder another tuning and intonation, there are different options possible.