Hungarian pianist designs new “human” grand piano

Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi has unveiled a new grand piano designed with sweeping curves that form one continuous body and stand. The new instrument, “based upon the movements and flows of classical music”, features over 18,000 parts and has been designed primarily “to produce the highest possible sound quality”, according to Bogányi.

Rather than resting on a straight spine, the piano lid is propped up on a gently curved spine, revealing the mechanics inside.

The starting point of the new creation, according to Bogányi, was the desire to make a more “human” instrument, set apart from the three piano makes — Steinway, Bösendorfer and Fazoli — which currently dominate concert halls worldwide. Primarily using carbon fibre, the new design features little wood or metal, which produces a more organic sound than ordinary concert grands according to Bogányi.