Schimmel / Colani “Pegasus” Grand Piano
The Schimmel / Colani “Pegasus” Grand Piano is the synthesis of the creativity and artistry from world-renowned designer Professor Luigi Colani in close cooperation with Schimmel Pianos of Braunschweig, Germany.
Wilhelm Schimmel built his first piano in 1885, and four generations later the harmonious symbiosis of tradition and avant-garde exclusively enables the three-dimensional monocoque construction of the Pegasus, giving the player a closer feeling of becoming part of the music.
Professor Luigi Colani reimagined the traditional 88 keys and gave the classic grand piano a futuristic organic shape with some virtuoso upgrades. The Pegasus features a ergonomic curved keyboard ( i. e. the keys exhibit a slight curvature ) that encompasses 7 1/4 octaves, a electrically operated hydraulic lid that allows you to control the specific amount of projection desired, a fallboard “soft close” system, the original Schimmel Triplex Scale ”CAPE” precision soundboard tri-dimensionally curved and formed with a “high performance” back assembly with tension collector, a Sostenuto pedal (middle pedal), a fully-adjustable integrated black leather upholstered stool extendible in width, height, and distance to the keyboard, and a hard-wearing professional lacquer finish resulting in a grand piano of breathtaking elegance.
According to Luigi Colani, nature creates perfect designs. “ Straight lines do not exist in nature “, explains the renowned designer. “ That’s why I believe in bio-design which uses a vocabulary whose inspiration comes from organic shapes with their violence and sensuality. “
Stern, the weekly magazine of Europe, called him the “Leonardo Da Vinci of the 20th Century.”
It’s this belief that has resulted in Colani’s reputation as today’s most unconventional product designer and creator of extravagant ideas. A design genius who has also found tremendous acceptance in the industrial world.
LUIGI COLANI
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