How to NOT make an electric piano ft. @ElectroBOOM

[@Mattiaskrantz]

Join discord to see what the f I am doing to my poor piano currently. discord.gg/mattiaskrantz you’ll see me in engineers-only (i’m an engineer)

[@boxf0x]

Matt How do you come up with these kinds of videos? Also Make more!

[@gearthannipat3107]

I think Mark Rober can turn this into a really good one! He has a robot piano but He's in US tho.

[@OriginalCircuit]

Run the piano through a variac, so at least it's isolated... still terrifying, but isolated.

[@NetAnon]

@@OriginalCircuit NO, DO NOT run this through any kind of isolation. Running this through isolation prevents the GFCI/RCD from triggering and saving your life. Isolation is the last thing this thing needs. Isolation also has zero benefits to this project.

[@VoidedEmptiness]

I feel like as an extra precaution if you were going to use a normal piano, which is out of wood, I would say pre-treat the wood before putting anything that could cause a fire in it, like either do one of the Japanese methods I have seen which involves treating the wood with a coating that makes a layer of glass that makes the wood pretty hard to burn, or pre-burn it so it is blackened so it also has a harder time igniting and burning, if possible do both.

[@ElectroBOOM]

HAAA HA HA! This is awesome! Thanks for including me in the design, although I ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING! :D

[@gertasgh4841]

First megdi pegdi

[@giovane_Diaz]

I don't know if anyone would accept responsibility for a madness of this scale, lol

[@maoualtor3015]

فک کنم این پیانو باعث شه مهدی بره پیانو یاد بگیره

[@hilbertfaust1954]

was the dr. Livsey impresion on purpose or no?

[@ahtheh]

Even Electroboom got out crazied

[@Mattiaskrantz]

I'm working on a tesla coil piano that will play the notes through electric arcs. This was just to clear the piano from strings cus we won't need them. But it ended up looking 3x cooler than I expected. Also, when I took the thumbnail, three strings snapped. In case you wondered what actually happened with the string damage

[@miguelabro]

Jesus, what chaos.

[@William_E]

Crazy cool work my dude. I love every one of your videos.

[@JalfaX]

im glad u included electroboom. He's the craziest but funniest guy I had ever watched. Also I love ur vids. its satisfying to watch.

[@oplkfdhgk]

What if you did piano with leds that light up when you play? I think that would look cool. 🙂

[@marknesselhaus4376]

I can't wait to see your Tesla Coil Piano in action. I am just learning to make my first few coils so I might learn along with you 🙂

[@Ididathing]

Beautifully terrifying!!!

[@poilaaliop]

Found the next thing to add to your one-man-band, eh? Vulo's gonna love it!

[@randomshtidk774]

I agree

[@tuptap2457]

Don't get any ideas.

[@Mattiaskrantz]

Hahaha I knew you would love this!

[@Praecantetia]

Ohi didn't expect to see you here

[@DjSunexx]

Matthias: "like, should I worry about it?" ElectroBOOM: "yes, you should!" *cue maniacal laughter*

[@Nanmoo_NEM]

Lol

[@junkname9983]

ElectroBoom epitomizes "don't attempt to do this at home, we're professionals, we know what we're doing"

[@Benjamin-ec6ov]

greatest introduction of a electric maniac in a movie

[@christianweatherbroadcasting]

Repent and trust in Jesus. He's the only way to Heaven. We've all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins like lying, lusting, etc. Repent and trust only in Jesus, and you will be saved! You can be saved because he took the punishment for our sins on himself when he died on the cross, just like someone can pay your speeding fine in court, and you get off free. Romans 3:23 John 3:16❤❤❤

[@psymar]

​@@christianweatherbroadcastinghell has all the cool people anyway, heaven sounds super boring

[@TheSuperSushiMaster]

As an electrical engineer, seeing those resistors glow red was terrifying

[@Mattiaskrantz]

I thought that was a feature!

[@PhattyMo]

If you've never made a resistor (or other component) smoke,are you really an EE though? Putting the magic smoke back in is the hard part.

[@kitsunekaze93]

if it glows, it means its on!

[@nikkiofthevalley]

All resistors (including the metal within any other component) are light bulbs if you drive them hard enough.

[@LordDragox412]

I used to be a resistor, but the cops yelled at me to stop resisting and put me on the ice. I'm a superconductor now.

[@VexxyDaProtogen]

if you listen closely, you can actually hear that the sparks are making their own pitches and music actually sorta matching with the notes he plays

[@rhetz1562]

If I had to guess it's probably something to do with the length of the strings.

[@canyou2309]

frequency is inversly propotional to length that is why the sound of sparks vary with the lenght of string

[@settratheimperishable4093]

@@GamerChillz this is probably the most accurate, along with the fact that the spark might also vibrate the string. Pretty sure the pitch of the electrical spark itself wouldn't vary in any definable way if my knowledge of electrical physics is right (admittedly fairly limited, as my formal education in it is only basic Uni level. If someone with an actual uni degree in electrical physics or similar disagrees with me, listen to them instead)

[@DarkSaber-1111]

I just like the sounding of the sparks in time with the keys. Good observation though!

[@cliftut]

@@settratheimperishable4093 Hypothetically you can make a circuit that varies pitch based on resistance (which would vary by string length if you hooked the strings up in a certain way). But, that''s pretty certainly not what's happening here (not that I know electronics well enough to be certain).

[@crying2emoji5]

The fact that you got ElectroBoom to guide you in building this is goddamn legendary

[@Tellegrammattias-krantz67]

☝️👆Congratulations you have been selected among One of my lucky winners today Dm to claim your prize🎁

[@jeremyvaldiviesoortiz5511]

I see it on the result, remembers me about the electric guitar.

[@cloneclone5341]

ElectroBoom have created literal electric guitar, of course he loves the idea of literal electric piano

[@evanrudibaugh8772]

I'm horrible with names. I introduced this video to someone by saying "crazy Swedish piano guy worked with crazy Persian electric guy."

[@spl420]

​@@evanrudibaugh8772i mean, if someone reccomended me video by saying this, i would 100% watch it.

[@EagleMitch]

Time to play "Through the Fire and Flames" on this instrument. It's like it was made for it!

[@yoshi6421]

And then make Herman Li react to it.

[@quackodemon9822]

Or Twilight of the Thunder God

[@CyberWanderer101]

Or Valhalla calling me. Cause, well um, why not enter the halls of Valhalla on a bursting piano of electric mayhem. Thor might like it. Maybe?

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

​@@CyberWanderer101at the very least you can be sure Loki would find it entertaining.

[@christianweatherbroadcasting]

Repent and trust in Jesus. He's the only way to Heaven. We've all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins like lying, lusting, etc. Repent and trust only in Jesus, and you will be saved! You can be saved because he took the punishment for our sins on himself when he died on the cross, just like someone can pay your speeding fine in court, and you get off free. Romans 3:23 John 3:16

[@norXmal]

Wasn't ever expecting this collaboration, I am all for it.

[@Dominik1745]

Me too

[@Calzone407]

@Nexodus That image is my profile pic on some websites XDD Also, I want more from these two!

[@ahha6304]

Yeah this is collab of the year

[@GeorgeValkov]

Mehdi has a good competition now. ⚡

[@ronaldtenham]

I hoped Medhi besides giving advice also reacted to the end result. Could not think otherwise than he should like this and wished he did this by himself.

[@connortremblay1259]

I have never seen a resistor glow like that, and something about it happening twice and being completely unaddressed both times is truly part of the magic of these videos.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

When the key is stuck the capacitor doesn't charge so the charging current constantly flows through the resistor instead of stopping when the capacitor is charged. The boring fix would be bigger resistors or less charging current. The slightly more exciting fix is to just solder as far away from the board as you can, so they still glow red hot but it doesn't catch the wood on fire. I bet electroboom calculated they would get a bit hot and that's why he said not to touch them, but he didn't account for keys getting stuck

[@antoniodalessandro2958]

as if it wasn't "thrilling" enough

[@murphysaburningdeathtrap4983]

I've only seen glowing like that from my (solid steel dummy fuse) in my car after i kicked my wiring harness and 500amps went through my glovebox light wiring

[@ReMixRoudy]

Have you ever seen a ceramic cooktop? Thats bascially a resistor glowing.. or looked into a hairdryer to see the red wire? Also resistors. Edit: Thanks for pointing out the typo 🤦

[@sail4life]

@@ReMixRoudy Resistors I think you mean.

[@peejay1981]

As an Electrical Engineer I admire both your level of cringe around high voltages and your level of insanity!! That's something I thought only I would be mad enough to make! Those circuit boards were beautiful, amazing job all around.

[@technoturnovers7072]

my grandpa is a master electrical engineer for many many decades at this point and extremely anal about occupational safety, and this would probably make him lose it lmfao

[@gorillaau]

One improvement to make is to have a gap under the resistors for better heat disipation.

[@MAGA_Extremist]

I love how in the beginning of the video he was holding the hammer with a wooden handle with a pliers 🤣

[@roetemeteor]

I like how anyone who has remotely any skill with electronics is somewhat into the happy farm already

[@lickey8919]

The Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team always has a piano in stadium at the games that is played live to hype the crowd up. This piano fits their theme 1000%

[@StuffandThings_]

Now *this* is a collab I absolutely _never_ expected and never knew I needed. Two chaotic engineers together is absolutely amazing! Next up you ought to try and get a hold of Wintergatan, I imagine you two could make some amazing mechanical piano contraption.

[@bobbyggare8364]

that would be so cool!!

[@badsamaritan8223]

Wintergatan has fallen down the Elon hole. There's no saving him.

[@AlexandrBorschchev]

@@badsamaritan8223 That was like a year ago dude...

[@badsamaritan8223]

@@AlexandrBorschchev His decision to abandon the MMX was only about 6mos ago. He's done trying to make an instrument. He has fully transitioned into a production mindset. It's not about the MMX anymore, to him. It's about perfection, and he's clearly willing to scrap the entire project, because he doesn't think he can make it perfect.

[@thenameisalie6]

@@badsamaritan8223 but he still is a musician that wants to experiment with "different" instruments. Yes, he's not sure whether he will eventually build MM3, but he has already built some really creative instruments himself and he won't stop doing that. So I'm not sure on what basis you claim that he can't be saved

[@nottrademarked2957]

I love that ElectroBOOM can just reach off to his side and suddenly be armed with a capacitor and means to charge it

[@livedandletdie]

He is a madman after all, of course he can.

[@gorillaau]

So his capacitors aren't pre-charged? Tv editing: "Here's one that we prepared earlier..."

[@DaedalusYoung]

And laugh maniacally after saying how dangerous it is.

[@Pikakeung]

Thunderstruck is such an appropriate song for this piano! Lol. As an electrical engineer, I got cold sweat from you discharging the caps or plugging the prototype in for the first time. Speaking from experience, I get this hallow feeling in the stomach before I test a prototype that has a chance of catastrophic failure. All in all, this is a great piano! It actually sounds good in the video despite being hard to hear in real life.

[@samreid6010]

It’s not Thunder Struck, it’s Lightning Strike

[@Abihef]

As a electronics enthusiast and engineer (but not officially in electronics) I got cold sweat seeing someone work on this particular circuit with the plug seemingly in😅 Especially if it's a first time. Also I'd hate to work on something with so much "high" voltage capacitors I could touch😂 Hate those on ic's I work on even though they've never zapped me. And incredibly fitting song indeed, didn't even realize even though the original was playing in my head😂

[@clintgrimes628]

“Why start thinking now?” - this seems like a phrase that deserves fame.

[@signisot5264]

I'm not sure what I'm more impressed by, the commitment and courage, or the fact you actually LEARNED PIANO!

[@signisot5264]

@Zac Clark thanks! My boyfriend drew it :3

[@LosDrJayos]

Meh - i guess there is another option available: Beeing impressed by he survived it!

[@communications23]

@zacclark3807 Good luck!

[@Marthor]

This man has ONE gimmick and freaking never stops amazing me. Everytime you upload something new I always have to watch cause i already know it's going to be time well spent.

[@Art1stical]

I can see a future where metal bands start commissioning pianos with Mattias. Rammstein gets a keyboard that shoots a flame jet whenever a key is pressed. Dillinger Escape Plan gets a piano with Fibonacci tuning. Dimmu Borgir gets a piano with razors instead of hammers. And so on. Only Mattias would be up to the task. It's always impressive, really. What a joy to watch your new project come to life :D

[@mechadrake]

Military gets a piano that coordinates artillery salvos. Physics department gets a piano with lasers instead of strings, that vibrate the air according to frequency needed (The piano villan might go blind after this)

[@chri-k]

@@mechadrake assume the mathematician gets a piano

[@avemflamma]

@@chri-k assume the mathematician gets a piano had me ROLLING

[@tjenadonn6158]

I can see Jordan Rudess getting some insane combination piano/pedal steel guitar, including the ability to change dynamics on sustained piano notes like you can do with a guitar's volume pedal.

[@Henrix1998]

Golden ratio tuning would be about minor sixths between every note

[@Sk0lzky]

You're getting dangerously close to an "I set my house on fire by making a flamer piano" episode

[@stevezanders8279]

This has to be the wildest thing you've made yet. I've never felt so nervous for someone I don't know.

[@Mattiaskrantz]

Thank you for feeling nervous for me🙏 I was quite nervous myself at times

[@adhillA97]

The fact that you're actually taking piano lessons from that piano teacher now is the most adorable and heartwarming thing to see

[@worldcomicsreview354]

"It exploded!" "It's supposed to!"

[@stickmanonastick6089]

Suggestion: put some plexiglass or other clear material as a casing around the hammers and strings, so A, its less likely to shock you, and B, it will muffle some of the pop sound while still letting you see the sparks. You could even try putting a colored material to see if you can make the flash different colors.

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

@Ian Visser You're unlikely to get that type of glass in a large enough pane to cover the whole piano, but it's possible to pilfer the glass from a few dozen welding masks and tesselate them in some fun patterns with silicone to fuse 'em together. Think of it like medieval glasswork- back in the day, glaziers couldn't get consistent large panes like we do nowadays, so they made smaller 'blobs' of glass and connected them with lead lines.

[@edrose5045]

It might also save your life if one of the strings gets damaged enough to break. Those strings are under an insane amount of tension and could cause a lot of damage if they release in the direction of you

[@fableagain]

I'm not sure, but I think the flashes would damage the plexiglass, and eventually it wouldn't be clear anymore

[@MrCh0o]

@@fableagain Yeah, the sparks would probably start melting the plastic slowly but surely

[@peronkop]

@@MrCh0o If not that, the fumes and dust will stick to the glass.

[@aaronnorman9755]

I think the reason your hammers weld together is because you are effectively using them as a switch causing inductive feedback causing a voltage spike high enough to weld the contact points, the solution is to add a diode in reverse bias to the end of your string, however that will clamp your voltage so you need to choose a proper diode that will produce a good enough arc but not weld the contacts.

[@VerchielxKanda]

Mattias: "But there's one tiny problem." Me: "The piano is wood and could cause a fire-" Mattias: "I've never worked with electricity before." Me: "OH."

[@Makujah_]

For a guy who never did this and that he's fairly good at tackling those subjects. That's a talent

[@Indrakusuma_a]

It's the kind of 'OH' you heard from the enemy of John Wick.

[@saikanzen1762]

FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER! Like you said, I'm surprised not more people have thought about making something like this irl. It's just a shame you can't hear properly so it must be hard to keep playing.

[@alexanderhorstkotter2910]

Foolbridge Rectumfryer!

[@GordonKindlmann]

I was so happy to hear the other guy say that at 7:47

[@hughmanatee5232]

The most surprising collab ever, never knew I needed it so much. Thank you, very cool.

[@Mattiaskrantz]

I was just as suprised when electroboom answered my mail. Thank you🙏🙏

[@ircubic]

Next step has to be a collab with "i did a thing". They both have the same reckless disregard for their own safety and sanity

[@johntomblin]

@@Mattiaskrantz He probably just didn't want you to get yourself electrocuted.

[@chromaav]

@@ircubic I mean mattias was pretty safe but i did a thing would literally put his face in the sparks

[@ohladthekewlkid1467]

7:30 when he said "I don't even know how to solder" it was the funniest thing ever as a electronics enthusiast my self I remember when I was learning to solder, I was in my garage and ended up burning my self multiple times with my dads soldering iron.

[@tommy0con2]

that was the most out of depth I have ever heard a human being find out they are.

[@Yuriko_Kuroki]

Thunderstruck is the perfect song to play on this

[@Tellegrammattias-krantz67]

☝️👆Congratulations you have been selected among One of my lucky winners today Dm to claim your prize🎁

[@levimorton483]

Thunder!

[@MW-ic7lr]

Or Burnin down the house

[@Thanawat_CH]

Imagine we play Rush E with this Piano

[@Wehiremonkeys]

@@MW-ic7lrThere's also a Franz Ferdinand song called "This Fire."

[@giraffon5487]

12:27 "Electroboom warned me about this problem. However, during the hundreds of hits on the prototype, the hammer never fused with the string even though I used actual piano strings on it. That's why i was so surprised by it doing it on the piano. But i guess it has something to do with either the strings not being under tension on the modell or that the hammer action on this piano doesn't have the same impact/bounce as the action on this piano. Idk"

[@ArcadiaVibe]

I was about to post that 😂

[@claws61821]

Thank you. Even at 0.25x I was having trouble pausing on the SINGLE FRAME that shows this

[@creativecipher]

@@claws61821 Pro tip for anyone seeing this: On Desktop you can use , and . to go back and forth a single frame :)

[@MilesCantRun]

@@claws61821 I was on mobile and somehow managed to snipe it second try!

[@MaMalik_]

@@claws61821 the , and . keys allow you to go frame by frame if on pc.

[@dn275]

Hearing you play the Wii Sports theme while being inches away from death was the most morbidly funny thing I’ve seen. You deserve a lot of respect for taking a crazy idea and executing it to completion (without executing yourself😅).

[@jasonrubik]

15:03 is the timestamp

[@J-Pow]

It's the Mii Maker theme.

[@29cmsquare]

this piano really helps to keep your posture while playing 😂

[@echoplots8058]

Someone needs to pitch this to a piano teacher

[@Christopher_Wheeler]

Now do a duet with Mehdi and his electric guitar… BTW, you’ve gotten much better at playing. Loved the Zelda song.

[@Mattiaskrantz]

Thank you friend🙏 Zelda was pure nostalgia to learn!

[@ahayesm]

@@Mattiaskrantz BANG! Beeeeeeep! Beep, Beep Beeeeeep! FBeep FBeep FBeep FBeep!

[@Crazy___Ginger]

@@Mattiaskrantz right after zelda, was that merry go round of life from Howl's moving castle? That is a really beautiful song.

[@VarionJimmy]

@@ahayesm 😂👍

[@avocadapancake5996]

@@Crazy___Ginger Thank you for dropping the name, I just listened to it and started crying a bit. Such a lovely piece

[@Lumalee]

Just wanted to say this was the most wholesome thing ever. As a beginner in electrical engineering myself it was very cool to see you learn about the electronics, improve, and even enjoy some of the soldering work. It was very cool to see you proud of your work. You should be, it looked amazing. Good job man

[@WingMaster562]

Did he forget to credit Stryopyro at 1:49 or intentionally didnt?

[@Lumalee]

@@WingMaster562 he is not required to

[@WingMaster562]

@@Lumalee but he seems to be the type of guy that values giving credit to other people's work, especially a fellow youtuber.

[@Lumalee]

@@WingMaster562 and? It's completely fair use to take somebody else's clip. It shows him in the video, it's not like he's taking credit for the footage. Please stop getting upset over nothing and look into fair use

[@WingMaster562]

@@Lumalee never said anything about legality, this is about ethic than anything.

[@TexRobNC]

Man, you are so persistent. I'm always amazed how you always seem to deliver on an idea, when others might just say "good enough"

[@dingdingdingdiiiiing]

I don't think we can even realize how much work hours, effort went into this, how much frustration and difficulty was overcome, so this is absolutely precious.

[@bogbert7019]

The fact that you did this with no prior electrical experience is both terrifying and impressive. I've taken two electronics classes and I'm still nervous using low voltage circuits lmao, mad respect to this

[@hellbach8879]

Dunning-Kruger

[@practicaltoon6589]

​@@hellbach8879 The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities, which he didnt as he stated he knew absolutely nothing. Seems like you´re suffering from the same syndrome. :)

[@octoglazed3693]

The fast flash text in 12:27 if anyone is wondering: "Electroboom warned me about this problem. However, during the hundreds of hits on the prototype, the hammer never fused with the string even though i used actual piano strings on it. That's why i was so surprised by it doing it on the piano. but i guess it has something to do with either the string not being under tension in the model or that the hammer action on this piano doesnt have the same impact/bounce as the action in this piano. idk."

[@procrastinator99]

Thank you!

[@Tinlion09]

If anyone's curious, for future reference, you can play KZbin videos frame-by-frame by pausing and using (I think) the comma and period keys. It's good for those fast text moments.

[@shirograhm]

For someone who works with PCBs and hardware, your soldering was very impressive, especially for a first time. Incredible video idea and incredible work ethic

[@Abihef]

I know right. Sure better than me as a kid and the last part better than my prototypes on Chinese perfboards at times😂

[@eklhaft4531]

Yeah the part where he soldered everything except the wire and the solder was in one big blob refusing to stick was so relatable. Only thing missing is melting the components with your soldering iron because the goddamn solder won't stick. Source: I suck at soldering. Especially piezo speakers, DC power connectors, constan wire and some other stuff

[@PeterGriffnger]

But he used so muuuuuuuch solder!!!

[@dieSpinnt]

Yeah I also loved the ethics:) A waste of time and a waste of resources just for a herd of ignorant a$$holes with the attention threshold and the environmental awareness of a housefly (That is usually the TikTok niveau) ... just to make a buck of it. To round that up: why not visit the landfill in Africa, where all this waste will end up? This will possibly sponsored by Henkel? ... Naaaah, I guess not:)

[@Abihef]

Ethics are a waste of time, we're all gonna die anyway

[@grammar_ash]

I absolutely love the trial and error and problem solving involved in this project. I'm so glad I've been here to watch your journey from essentially the beginning!!

[@lordsiomai]

I really like that the piano teacher is now a regular character in these videos

[@hawkins347]

Missing the piano tech in this one, though 😭

[@ivanbenja4]

@@hawkins347 Wym?

[@lordsiomai]

@@hawkins347 aww yeah you're right that is sad

[@patricklukcy13]

@@hawkins347 he'd cry.

[@astral0trinity]

First we had ElectroBOOM's electric guitar, now we have an electric piano, next we need some kind of electric percussion and then we've got a whole band. The name of the band should definitely be ACDC, or because of the full bridge rectifier, maybe just DCDC

[@speeder3235]

definitely DCDC. can't name it ACDC or someone's gonna get to know a few lawyers

[@rubenssiomusic]

Actually, the full bridge rectifier turns AC into DC. So AC/DC is actually appropriate, although keep in mind the lawyer thing lol.

[@speeder3235]

yea the whole thing about lawyers is they don't care that it makes sense really :(

[@KC9UDX]

Electric mayhem

[@seaweedisvegetable8465]

what about jazz that can shot spark?

[@stormRed]

This is just becoming a straight-up engineering channel and I'm absolutely loving it

[@procrastinator99]

When you change your Major from Music to Electrical Engineering half way through….

[@pirojfmifhghek566]

It always was.

[@lolocaust4967]

Considering you've never soldered before, that was actually a half decent job. Sure it's not pretty but the connections all look good. You can also definitely see your progress. Now when a wire breaks, you'll be like some of us and get excited because you can easily fix it yourself.

[@GeirEivindMork]

"I really thought I've discharged all of them. Now I have" - That is the added bonus of a collab with ElectroBOOM. ;)

[@murphvienna1]

10:31 The very visible progress from the first to the last soldering point is just 👌👌 sooooooo satisfying.

[@jacquesb5248]

indeed , totally looked pro at the end

[@usernameak]

when doing a thing, you slowly figure it out in progress

[@cosmokramer9139]

Try putting the sparking bits in a glass case to muffle the snaps. Also, you can use hard rubber for the keys to eliminate need for gloves.

[@cjheasley5713]

Your reactions were priceless. I kept thinking sparking and wood don't work well together

[@Tellegrammattias-krantz67]

☝️👆Congratulations you have been selected among One of my lucky winners today Dm to claim your prize🎁

[@DanHaiduc]

Indeed, especially very old, dry wood coated with varnish

[@russellw.8620]

Ive welded over plywood and 2x4s alot. they dont catch on fire until there is a high concentrarion of sparks hitting one area over and over for a good while, like itll start smoking and shit first. That being said, if you played a chord in repitition, it could definitly catch on fire lol

[@shadow8767]

fortunately, the wood was thick enough and the wood fibers weren't fraying to actually catch a spark. sparks dont carry enough heat long enough to light solid wood on fire. need kindling of some sort (think of wood shavings). constant electricity through wood on the other hand....

[@george-lincolnbird2855]

well they do.... just not in your favor lol

[@extracrustyglue8140]

It’s the effort that’s put out in these videos… how do you do this without dying

[@dovos8572]

first ask the craziest person in that subject you know on how to do it and then ask someone who is still sane and let him do the major calculations for you. the first one you just asked the questions to know what you should be extremly carefull about and how to not do it if the other person wants to do it in another way.

[@mechadrake]

He is on the life 7 of 9

[@Altropos]

He needs a collab with I did a thing, who is even more extraordinary at not dying.

[@mechadrake]

@@Altropos I do not think that collab is survivable :D *puts on safety flipflops

[@dovos8572]

@@Altropos i did a thing does things surprisingly save and "predictable" and makes it look dangerous. sure what he shows isn't "save" but if done right it isn't that dangerous either.

[@noone6905]

This was beautiful. Also for those wondering the virtual instrument sounds amazing y’all should definitely give it a shot.

[@Mattiaskrantz]

Thank you brother 🙏🙏🥹

[@MatttWawaExtras]

Very good

[@handlemonium]

Yeah @Mattias Kranz you're basically Styropyro but with pianos 😆

[@tom-on]

This is how Mind Electric was meant to be played

[@Moonmoon-ws6jo]

I feel like that teacher is both intrigued and terrified of you being her student XD but she seems to be a sweetheart for being excited to see your projects

[@laurynk4209]

19:04 rhythm is really brought out here. It's a percussion instrument at the same time almost. It adds in the same way tap dancing does.

[@cheeseboy847]

Pianos are classified as a percussion instrument due to the hammer action. Even though it uses strings, it isn't a string instrument because the strings are hit, not plucked or strummed. Same reason why brass bells are percussion instruments and not part of the brass family, despite being made of brass.

[@laurynk4209]

@@cheeseboy847 It depends on the way pianos are being applied. Generally, pianos have more of a hand in complex, solo repertoire the way other string instruments do - but in different circumstances when they are used to create a background environment, they definitely are.

[@cheeseboy847]

@@laurynk4209 I can see what you mean. It could be both due to it resembling a harp or lyre, but one played with percussive tools.

[@soulsded]

Mattias. I just discovered your channel. And I wanted to let you know: “Actually now when I think about- no. Why start thinking now?” Is my new life motto.

[@jacquesb5248]

lol yeah why start thinking now you already so deep down that rabbit hole

[@galaxypeanut]

That would be awesome to watch at a concert!

[@TheDustyShredder]

You need a heatsink for each resistor and pair of caps. That will ensure they don't overheat and burn out.

[@chiripa0420]

i hope we see more of the piano teacher, shes so energetic i love it

[@eternalpianoempire7240]

"Now everything explodes..."

[@fily-jpg]

nice pfp

[@jacquesb5248]

get her to play some

[@eternalpianoempire7240]

@@fily-jpg Thanks

[@PescaColorata]

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[@paulz.6162]

Dude, mad respect. You had an idea and even being scared and lacking experience, you did it anyway and got help as needed. You probably also learnt a lot! PS: I read the tags of videos, lol

[@BodyDestruction]

"I don't even know how to solder" 😂

[@qawsedrs]

i even can smell this burning

[@Ikxi]

Tags? I don't see any

[@paulz.6162]

@@Ikxi you need a browser extension or a computer science degree 😂

[@behemothinferno]

That performance was electrifying. Bravo!

[@lucahermann3040]

19:39 You can't hear what you're playing? Just turn up the volume. It's an electric piano after all...

[@TimBell87]

A few ideas for improvements if you intend to feature this piano again: If you add an inline circuit breaker, you can eliminate the problems with the resistors lighting up like that. Also worth noting that your resistors could stand to either be higher resistance (ohms) or higher wattage. More ohms means the caps will charge more slowly but will make the whole system a fair bit safer, higher wattage will allow the capacitors to charge faster without the risk of the resistors burning when the keys stick. Might also be worth a single big heavy resistor on the input to limit the system as a whole, it won't use as much current on startup and when playing many keys at the same time or in quick succession.

[@isaacng123456789]

Found the friend that encourages people to pursue obviously terrible ideas. And I’m here for it.

[@mars5train601]

On that last point, an inductor would be better suited to help with inrush, since it limits large changes in current draw

[@TimBell87]

@@mars5train601 Good call, but I was looking mostly at the fact that the resistors were burning under sustained draw, the reduced inrush would be added bonus. Perhaps both would be a good idea?

[@MoonshineTora]

Reading your discussion about how to optimize this piano makes me wish this is pursued to make ready for market.

[@Mattiaskrantz]

Thanks! Yes I was thinking of adding the a fuse in the circuit but I got lasy and just skipped it... For the resistance, I wanted the piano to charge faster than you could physically play the keys on this particular piano. You can play around 5-7 notes per second on this one. With the doubled up capacitors each capacitor charged to 3T in 200ms so anymore resistance and the charging would be too slow. The reason I didn’t want to make it ”more safe” was because the word safety and a project like this is not really compatible 😅even if we doubled the resistance, the resistors would start glowing like that either way when they fused. Only difference would be the piano would also charge less epic time. This video looked a bit spontaneous, but there was a few weeks of me an mechatronics engineer just discussing every possible way we could make this. Appreciate the ideas🙏

[@nelson-haha89]

The percussion from the sparks was a really cool addition.

[@Mattiaskrantz]

I wish you could hear them IRL haha. The peaks of the audio gets so limited here. I was seriously suprised how loud it was, it was really like having fireworks pop just in front of you!

[@megan00b8]

The fumes from soldering are actually just tree sap. Or vaporised metal. Depends on the brand.

[@qalleesyakorish9012]

Your piano lesson is probably going so great! Your playing is so good like there is a spark and electricness to your playing.

[@רפאל-ב]

That's very interesting! The sparks add some kind of a percussion to your playing! Would definitely be fun to see it made a digital instrument!

[@kremit6479]

I thought the same when I heard it!

[@micahwest3566]

This is the most cursed engineering project I have ever seen- and I’m a fan of Electroboom so that’s saying a lot! Also, she’s you’re actual piano teacher now! That is SO cute!

[@klaasj7808]

the reason he takes piano lesson

[@isaacsantana8993]

Indeed

[@timothyki1786]

I think you mean blursed.

[@nopinias69]

Your*

[@Somethingaweful]

Electroboom warned me about this problem. However, during the hundreds of hits on the prototype the hammer never fused with the string even though I used the actual piano strings on it. That’s why I was so surprised by it doing it on the piano. But I guess it has something to do with either the strings not being under tension on the model or that the hammer action on this piano doesn’t have the same action/bounce as the action on this piano (Really love when Tubers show a paragraph of important detail in mess than a microsecond.

[@TheZotmeister]

You need to make an album. Mattias Krantz and his electric piano, featuring such pieces as "Electric Blue Danube", "Total Eclipse of the Spark", "Theme to The Legend of BZZZelda", and the immortal classic, "Current Flows in You". The sales would be shocking.

[@matthrew]

8:25 And that is the moment a new electroboom has been born

[@Kyriakos703]

I'm pretty sure he just awakened something within him.

[@matthrew]

@@Kyriakos703 the only thing i know awakaned inside him were his pain receptors

[@Sk0lzky]

5:24 was the moment he stepped on the path of no return

[@dbutcher8014]

@@Kyriakos703 He definitely just discovered something about himself. 🤣

[@CMDRSweeper]

I remember when you first had to hire pianists and people to view your crazy builds, now you get them volunteering to try them out! You have come a long way Mattias!

[@thomasfioriglio]

This was very enjoyable to watch. I love seeing the process, and for someone who has never worked with electricity, wow, very impressed with what you did. And you sense of humor or calm demeanor is very engaging.

[@Ratchet4647]

When you play this instrument not only is it an impressive sight to see, but it's like you're playing 2 instruments at once! Piano and some electric percussion instrument!

[@jaded9436]

Fun fact, a piano IS a percussion instrument!

[@darienmoncree3980]

The chaotic nature of the project itself and the off-screen meticulous planning really comes through. I’m equal parts terrified and curious about making my own

[@danielreynolds052]

the piano teacher's reactions are golden

[@Casey093]

Should I touch this? NO, DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING!

[@awmperry]

I haven’t even got to that bit yet, and I can already know I’m going to agree…

[@paulbennell3313]

This is spectacularly insane! The world would be such a dull place without people like this and their ideas!

[@skyoncloud5180]

17:36 is so beautiful. The music and the sparks lighting up his face and twinkling in his eyes.

[@brandonma5565]

what song is this?

[@buky69]

i need to know what's this song. I just love it

[@cringelord1086]

@@brandonma5565 Here is the song Fabrizio Paterlini-Rue des trois frères

[@abilawaandamari8366]

Yeah it's like a movie scene

[@hebiscusnhoney]

the amount of anxiety this video gave me is unreal, but it's such a cool piano and I'm glad you were able to make it fairly safely!

[@Mattiaskrantz]

I agree 100% hahah. I’m not sure if it was very safely 😅 Thank you!

[@lukasvarecha5887]

As an IT student watching you making your first electronic project with electric charges is hilarious :D love it !

[@JasonHawken-b8i]

By far the best video I've seen all year. Amazing how well you blend music and engineering.

[@teslacoiler]

Some suggestions from an electronic designer: - place one 330 Kiloohm resistor (2 watt) in parallel on each capacitor, this modification allow the self discharge of all capacitors within few minutes (for safety purposes!). - place one 10 Ohm - 5W resistor in series with each hammer to limit the current (this should decrease the risk of a welded hammer) - buy a variac to adjust the input voltage (to adjust the intensity of the sparks) - put some grease on both the hammer and the cord (to decrease the risk of welding) - replace the 270 Ohm resistors with 1000 Ohm - 20W resistors (or two 2200 Ohm - 10W in parallel) and place them few millimeters above the board to avoid burns issues - have fun! 🙂

[@eDoc2020]

Also install a small isolation transformer to prevent the entire metalwork of the piano from becoming live.

[@pcbden]

@@eDoc2020 he mentioned it

[@lilyofluck371]

Also, don't let children around this piano

[@jimi-w]

@@lilyofluck371 Or adults. Or pets

[@lilyofluck371]

@@jimi-w or the monsters under your bed

[@markman278]

At least @Electroboom is there to help because he will make sure no one will die, but there will be pain.

[@Schulstand]

16:23 "Now that I think about... no, why start thinking now" I love you man :D

[@CiKSON]

You had an idea, and despite every obstacle and the fact that you had extremely little relevant experience, you went out and did it anyway. Absolutely incredible. You're a true youtube hero

[@YukoFurry]

This is just awesome! As someone who is both a piano player and studying electronics this makes me happy! :D I'm actually curious if this made you more familiar with basics of electronics like reading wiring diagrams, how each component works and what it does and so on?

[@Mattiaskrantz]

Thank you! Yes definitely. Well not this project so much, because it all went so smoothly. But a longside this I was working on a tesla coil piano and I spelt many days reading electronic books to problem solve. I might talk about that next project:D and good luck with your studying, electronics was actually really fun

[@bookreaderman6715]

what I love about this channel is it's basically A music channel slowly becoming a maker one

[@jaunusender6166]

Honestly I'm kind of surprised that you didn't end up turning the harp of the piano into a giant electromagnet

[@joejoemyo]

Correction, he didn't RECORD turning the harp into a particle accelerator

[@desperatechihuahua7035]

It's both beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

[@taxaviebro6411]

Its hard to find good content like this these days

[@jeef18]

That end product actually looks sooo beautiful! Great job I love seeing these projects!

[@friendlyreptile9931]

18:15 Yeah, it's allways a smart idea to blow air at a glowing hot thing, thats exactly how you start a fire :D :D :D :D

[@chirpink]

"i mean, now i have" 16:22 is such a vibe when working with electricity. who doesnt love a good remote breaker shutoff

[@nilsvids]

I think you could tune the sparks like a music Tesla coil, but that would be quite complicated

[@Mattiaskrantz]

I’ve worked on that for months actually!

[@jsalsman]

Love your camera presence, slightly hypnotic voice, and mad science meets mad musician concept.

[@debasishraychawdhuri]

Let's call it an electric spark piano. If you give it to a really talented musician, you know like the kind that make their own musical timeless pieces, I am sure that person would be able to produce music that benefits from the sparks.

[@jacquesb5248]

spark gap piano?

[@SimonRosen-]

Invite Martin from Wintergatan! I think it would fit his style of music!

[@IncendiarySolution]

And then there was one

[@georgikotlarski291]

This is the most ingenious and beautiful thing I have seen lately! You are a legend, my friend. All piano concerts should be done like that from now on! Haha

[@Camphreneas]

Of all the videos I’ve seen in KZbin, never have I ever thought that I’d see a collab between a pianist, and an electrician (who’s also known for blowing things up)

[@user-dd6on5cr3u]

This is an incredible collab and considering the insanity/engineering of this project, have you considered working with LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER? He has been working on a live organ project, is similarly based out of Europe and runs a museum that could possibly host some of your works. If nothing else he's probably the only other guy in the KZbin space who could possibly enhance this existing madness you're working with on this electric piano. Either way; I'm shocked and excited by this one- can't believe the sparks produced their own sound in the video too! Happy October!

[@qwertyTRiG]

Those two working together could be dangerous!

[@natecas0865]

@@qwertyTRiG toss in colin furze while we're at it and we'll have quite the spectacle! Perhaps Styropyro as well

[@MrCh0o]

@@natecas0865 An "electric" organ that doubles as firework-based rocket artillery is the least we'll get if Colin joins the project

[@alexis_suarez]

I didn't think you could go further once you put those hammers on the piano, but after this I know you can do much more! I wonder what kind of crazy project you will bring us next

[@danielperales3958]

A nuke inside the piano.

[@maoman4855]

13:36 I absolutely DIED laughing at the smoke rising from your piano and then just "....huh."