I put HAMMERS on a piano then hired a piano tech without telling him

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  • Опубликовано: 3 фев 2025

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  • @Mattiaskrantz
    @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +747

    I’m pranking pro pianists right now :D If you want to catch me in chat. Join Here! discord.gg/mattiaskrantz
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  • @cur1ouscatf1sh
    @cur1ouscatf1sh 3 года назад +5291

    Do you think the tech goes home to his wife and is like “you know that asshole with the weird pianos? you’ll never guess what shit he pulled this time”

    • @B-52H
      @B-52H 3 года назад +107

      Beans

    • @atahualpaarias1840
      @atahualpaarias1840 3 года назад +131

      Maybe he has husband, but yeaah hdhs, do you remember about that person who likes to destroy pianos?? Yeah... Guess what he's done this time (?

    • @Rising_Pho3nix_23
      @Rising_Pho3nix_23 3 года назад +48

      i laughed so hard reading this comment. thanks

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +356

      Hahaha

    • @MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12
      @MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12 3 года назад +16

      @@Mattiaskrantz if it's pawsinble
      Please try to not use branded pianos next time 🎹🎶

  • @o0Vanver0o
    @o0Vanver0o 3 года назад +2966

    "You're full of surprises" is polite version of "you're crazy"

    • @casualAudience
      @casualAudience 3 года назад +76

      or ''what the f*ck is your problem?!"

    • @user-ns5yy4px3u
      @user-ns5yy4px3u 3 года назад +19

      that's an amazing idea LMAOOOOOOO

    • @sarahno4748
      @sarahno4748 3 года назад +38

      Exactly what I was thinking! The eyes he gives him definitely say "crazy" with the air of distrust like he's expecting something bad for a second like the question was a trap:)

    • @crystalDM96
      @crystalDM96 3 года назад +11

      he definitely was going to say crazy xD then he switched last minute to the more polite version

    • @mattmoreira210
      @mattmoreira210 3 года назад +10

      His look is like “you’re absolutely mad”

  • @alexanderhelt738
    @alexanderhelt738 3 года назад +7382

    I like how the technician is slowly just adjusting to this awfulness

    • @mattsnyder4754
      @mattsnyder4754 3 года назад +766

      It’s been kind of funny to watch him become more and more open to this kind of stuff.
      His first time around he was like “you’ve destroyed the sanctity of this instrument”
      Now he’s like. “This one’s actually kind of cool and useful.”

    • @BruceCarbonLakeriver
      @BruceCarbonLakeriver 3 года назад +184

      @@mattsnyder4754 ....and "there are questions a man doesn't put to himself" XD

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +631

      Hahaha yeah I mean it’s a piano with hammers lmao

    • @apersunthathasaridiculousl1890
      @apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 3 года назад +9

      yup

    • @j_onty
      @j_onty 3 года назад +225

      It's called Stockholm syndrome

  • @crystalDM96
    @crystalDM96 3 года назад +880

    the poor tech guy always looks like he is stuck between the sheer horror of what you've done to the piano and the fascination of tuning a Frankenstein-piano

    • @bobsaturday4273
      @bobsaturday4273 3 года назад +26

      and the reality of collecting the money for work like most people

    • @adiuntesserande6893
      @adiuntesserande6893 2 года назад +6

      That’s what Mattias makes: Frankensteinways.

  • @namelessalias0007
    @namelessalias0007 3 года назад +2005

    He only does weird things to his pianos, because he enjoys hanging out with the piano technician.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +481

      Plot twist😂

    • @marchernandez4596
      @marchernandez4596 3 года назад +112

      @@Mattiaskrantz I understand it, he's cultured and cute 😉

    • @lll4664
      @lll4664 3 года назад +52

      This would be cute af

    • @arthurfranklin9315
      @arthurfranklin9315 3 года назад +87

      That's an old person social technique. *sabotages washing machine* "Hello, my washing machine is on the fritz again. Can you send over the nice young man that serviced me last time?"

    • @OscarScheepstra_Artemis_
      @OscarScheepstra_Artemis_ 3 года назад +17

      I am glad I am not the only one who thought that.

  • @Nai_101
    @Nai_101 3 года назад +2999

    Tech guy last time: almost cried
    Tech guy this time: smiled
    Now THAT'S character development

    • @Professor_Sex
      @Professor_Sex 3 года назад +52

      I was sad last time. Such a bad coincidence :(

    • @Johnny_Awesome
      @Johnny_Awesome 3 года назад +31

      @@Professor_Sex Yeah, I felt bad for him.

    • @bobsaturday4273
      @bobsaturday4273 3 года назад +12

      you call that a smile ? it was a valiant attempt to hold back the tears of pain and disgust

  • @kabirvidyarthi6281
    @kabirvidyarthi6281 3 года назад +1811

    Love how the Tech has become a recurring character

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +133

      Yeah I’m happy he keeps showing up😂see you guys on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @BrokenLifeCycle
      @BrokenLifeCycle 3 года назад +63

      He gets paid, and he gets his name promoted, I guess.

    • @kingrobert1st
      @kingrobert1st 3 года назад +1

      I think he should choose a different tech each time.

    • @W4rgalactic
      @W4rgalactic 3 года назад +4

      @@Mattiaskrantz he's becoming the main character of this channel

  • @rubenvandebelt8979
    @rubenvandebelt8979 3 года назад +736

    i really love this piano tech guy, he is skilled, funny, and doesn't seem to be bothered by the chaos you spread.

    • @AidanXavier1
      @AidanXavier1 3 года назад +41

      He's lovely, but it also probably doesn't hurt to have a recurring paycheck

  • @marcingardias9254
    @marcingardias9254 3 года назад +688

    Plot twist: the next time Mattias calls the tech it will be for a regular piano that just needs tuning.

    • @deathdealer3333
      @deathdealer3333 3 года назад +66

      Honestly, that would be a funny one just, call him to tune one before it's changed at all. XD

    • @annekec4666
      @annekec4666 3 года назад +38

      Better plot twist: the piano tuner is Mattias from the future, sent back in time through a piano he made that opens a portal through spacetime. If the piano tuner does not keep Mattias's pianos out of trouble (just enough out of tune for no one else to notice), the next piano he makes will uncouple the electrical from the magnetic field, and space will unwind itself.
      I like mine better. :)

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +159

      That’s genius lmao

    • @FlorianMickler
      @FlorianMickler 3 года назад +11

      And after that cut the strings in front of him! *Evil laughter*

    • @deathdealer3333
      @deathdealer3333 3 года назад +12

      @@FlorianMickler that might be a smidgen too evil. But telling him how you plan on 'ruining' this one? Priceless.

  • @Cadwaladr
    @Cadwaladr 3 года назад +801

    I'm glad he liked this one, he seems like a really nice guy. Then of course when he said it sounded like a harpsichord I was hoping he'd try to play Bach, and he didn't disappoint.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +65

      He is! Yeah Harpsichord, the pro pianists thought cembalo I guess that’s something similar? see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @joshbroad9895
      @joshbroad9895 3 года назад +20

      @@Mattiaskrantz Cembalo is just another term used for a Harpsicord in several European countries. Loved the video btw and greetings from Australia :)
      Regards, Josh

  • @stephenfrizzell7670
    @stephenfrizzell7670 3 года назад +664

    I feel like he should be referred to as "The Piano Tech" rather than "A Piano Tech" given that he's been so cooperative at this point

  • @enyewox
    @enyewox 3 года назад +121

    In japan, the technictians that tune and repair those big drums write their names and dates inside it and you can see all repairs datings centuries ago and it is very cool

  • @Zoll1989
    @Zoll1989 3 года назад +2926

    The piano techincan is the best sidecharacter ever 😆

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +265

      Hahaha I agree

    • @apersunthathasaridiculousl1890
      @apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 3 года назад +123

      he’s that random person in a movie that pops up that you suddenly don’t want to die

    • @demogorgonzola
      @demogorgonzola 3 года назад +65

      He earned the uppercase billing, now - The Piano Technician! :)

    • @AlvaroALorite
      @AlvaroALorite 3 года назад +15

      I think they like each other 😏

    • @yeseniatecaxco7545
      @yeseniatecaxco7545 3 года назад +21

      @@AlvaroALorite Piano Tech is married but the friendship is certainly there lol

  • @angelas1761
    @angelas1761 3 года назад +911

    I grow fonder and fonder of this piano technician every time he’s featured in the videos if I lived in that area and played piano I would hire him just due to the fact he’s featured in your videos and seems lovely

    • @Xavier_Renegade_Angel
      @Xavier_Renegade_Angel 3 года назад +1

      Bass bättre än piano

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +136

      that’s actually why I hire him! It’s much more effective than trying to make friends

    • @kk_cats6072
      @kk_cats6072 3 года назад +5

      :O
      We've figured out the secret, guys!
      This is why he keeps torturing the pain-os!
      (Geddit)

    • @guitarplayer1994
      @guitarplayer1994 3 года назад +1

      @@Mattiaskrantz I guess putting his contact information for hiring would be a nice thing to do, though I suspect people would troll calling him though ...

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +5

      @@guitarplayer1994 website in description.

  • @xander1890
    @xander1890 3 года назад +452

    The pain on his face when he enters your house is priceless

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +13

      Hahaha yeah. see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @xander1890
      @xander1890 3 года назад +2

      @@Mattiaskrantz already there :)

    • @blepdelle
      @blepdelle 3 года назад +5

      3:06 p a i n

  • @realdavidii
    @realdavidii 3 года назад +435

    Mattias: Calls the piano tech
    *The piano tech: Ah shit, here we go again*

    • @broge_o7
      @broge_o7 3 года назад +20

      _Ah yes, the piano is made out of piano_

  • @Begalto
    @Begalto 3 года назад +286

    Can we just appreciate that the piano technician is still coming to your place? It made me genuinely happy to see him smile while trying to play the piano. You really did a fantastic job and I can't wait for the video to see the professional pianist try to play it 😂

    • @Pehmokettu
      @Pehmokettu 3 года назад +19

      He gets free advertisement for himself and can prove that he can also tune modified pianos so of course it is good idea to come visit to these videos as often as possible. :)

    • @Begalto
      @Begalto 3 года назад +10

      @@Pehmokettu Yeah you're right! It's really some good advertisement for him :)

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +83

      I mean I just think he kind of enjoy doing something else for a few hours! He said he didn’t get any customers from me yet so I’m pretty sure he is not her for self advertisment. I do tip him nicely though but that’s just to heal his soul!

    • @MaxDad7
      @MaxDad7 3 года назад +16

      @@Mattiaskrantz You're a good man Matt. :)

    • @brag0001
      @brag0001 3 года назад +1

      @@Mattiaskrantz I guess it's not everyday that one buys a piano, lives in your area, is in need of a technician and then discovers him through your videos 😉

  • @thatguitarandbassguy
    @thatguitarandbassguy 3 года назад +593

    since he knows you by now, you should have just a regular piano nothing changed, and ask him to "figure out" what's wrong with it

  • @aracelyfernandez345
    @aracelyfernandez345 3 года назад +217

    The last time the technician came over, Mattias made him cry. This time he made the technician smile.
    Mattias, you're pulling on the technicians heart strings!

    • @h4ppyturt1e
      @h4ppyturt1e 3 года назад +12

      And piano strings, lol

    • @aracelyfernandez345
      @aracelyfernandez345 3 года назад +2

      @@h4ppyturt1e Exactly! You get it! 😁

    • @AmaroqStarwind
      @AmaroqStarwind 3 года назад +2

      Piano with heart strings!

    • @Henry-fu2hc
      @Henry-fu2hc 3 года назад +1

      @@AmaroqStarwind Don't give him ideas ....

    • @aracelyfernandez345
      @aracelyfernandez345 3 года назад

      @@AmaroqStarwind Oooh? What kind of hammers? Let us not forget about the hammers! 😯

  • @michelle778
    @michelle778 3 года назад +341

    I think the piano tech was onto something when he suggested that you put something on the tip of the hammer. You should make a quick change system that allows you to put all kinds of material on there. Rubber, iron, brass, hardwood, softwood whatever...

  • @lorenzovalerio6151
    @lorenzovalerio6151 3 года назад +289

    The piano techinician is right, it does sound like a harpsichord. Playing Bach in that hammerklavier must be amazing

    • @diesirae9223
      @diesirae9223 3 года назад +9

      He tried with his goldberg variation

    • @lorenzovalerio6151
      @lorenzovalerio6151 3 года назад +8

      @@diesirae9223 Yeah, I heard! Reminded me of that Glenn Gould clip where he is practicing in his room with his dog on the side.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +21

      It was!!

    • @saricubra2867
      @saricubra2867 3 года назад

      Pianoforte, not a harpsichord.

    • @lorenzobrigode349
      @lorenzobrigode349 3 года назад +1

      Nice name

  • @knighbot2385
    @knighbot2385 3 года назад +1388

    When the tech said “you’r full of surprises”, it felt like a scene from romantic drama 🎭 🤣🤣

    • @alexm8442
      @alexm8442 3 года назад +63

      The Whole setting sounds like a romantic drama

    • @stonecat676
      @stonecat676 3 года назад +66

      "and what did you do to the pooor piano this time, you naughty, naughty boy"

    • @jack5exe312
      @jack5exe312 3 года назад +5

      your comments edited yet it still says you'r

    • @atahualpaarias1840
      @atahualpaarias1840 3 года назад +5

      @@stonecat676 daaamn, make me unsee this hahdhd

    • @knighbot2385
      @knighbot2385 3 года назад +2

      @@jack5exe312 mmm 😋 just hoped that “ ‘r “ was enough, better than my previous mistake of writing “ your “and pissing off internet Grammar Monitors 🤣. Good Day

  • @JayHeartwing
    @JayHeartwing 3 года назад +827

    "you nailed it"
    I almost spit the food I am eating

    • @Neiluj1493
      @Neiluj1493 3 года назад +20

      It took me 10 minutes to realize it is fun actually... ^^

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +35

      Hahaha

  • @SobrietyandSolace
    @SobrietyandSolace 3 года назад +361

    You turned a piano into a dulcimer with a keyboard that sounds like a harpsichord without being plucked. Apart from the action, it is brilliant. John Cage would be proud.

    • @michaelcaplin8969
      @michaelcaplin8969 3 года назад +39

      It sound almost identical to a clavichord, but bigger and with more bass. Very beautiful.

  • @Diabandana
    @Diabandana 3 года назад +374

    "and we have a grand too" the feeling of despair in his voice before Mattias customizes it was real xD

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +30

      Hahaha yeah😅😅

    • @kathybumblebee
      @kathybumblebee 3 года назад +1

      Hi, what does this mean? Didn't understand it in context either. Is it the kind of piano? Thx

    • @madeleinesmith9965
      @madeleinesmith9965 3 года назад +2

      @@kathybumblebee Yes, it is talking about a Grand Piano, like the ones often shown in media!

  • @Flint_Inferno
    @Flint_Inferno 3 года назад +469

    Hey, that's nice that you refused to sponsor a product you disliked instead of pretend you liked it! That's respectable!

    • @JediMasterBaiter
      @JediMasterBaiter 3 года назад +18

      If every RUclipsr did this, Raid Shadow Legends would die.

    • @wessltov
      @wessltov 2 года назад +3

      This guy made a piano technician cry by experimenting on a pianos and tried to cheer him up by experimenting on a piano.
      That's the kind of alternative moral compass this world needs!

  • @zsoltsandor3814
    @zsoltsandor3814 3 года назад +577

    The face says it all: "what the hell are you up to again, Mattias". :D

  • @BlackberryAce
    @BlackberryAce 3 года назад +242

    This man spent 300 hours trying to making his tech laugh for making him cry last time

  • @gemtail3125
    @gemtail3125 3 года назад +231

    I love how the tech came in like "Oh god, all of these perfectly good pianos are going to get ruined by this guy." But, I do like how he seemed impressed with this one lol

    • @crystalDM96
      @crystalDM96 3 года назад +7

      i think he liked the creativity of replacing piano hammers with actual hammers. But he was def still critical about the piano - esp after playing some of the dodgy keys he grimaces and says "it's something" - which sounds like he was being polite (while dying slightly inside xD)

    • @brag0001
      @brag0001 3 года назад +4

      @@crystalDM96 that's probably because the weight of the hammers limits its use as an instrument. Hence his VST suggestion ...

  • @Mnnvint
    @Mnnvint 3 года назад +362

    You can hear his heart sink when he says "You have a grand too".

    • @BruceCarbonLakeriver
      @BruceCarbonLakeriver 3 года назад +30

      yep like now he is after the bigger ones :'( .. hehe :D

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +37

      Hahaha

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +78

      I almost forgot I owned one before he got here. I realised he hadn’t seen it either

  • @keith3bros
    @keith3bros 3 года назад +175

    i love how Piano Tech was lowkey vibing to the modified piano

  • @MelodickaBros
    @MelodickaBros 3 года назад +858

    The world needs the VST of this piano

  • @mirowhzo5750
    @mirowhzo5750 3 года назад +88

    I love this, the way they talk together makes me smile

  • @lastnamefirstname6700
    @lastnamefirstname6700 3 года назад +34

    I love how happy the piano technician is, oddly wholesome

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +3

      Yeah same hahah 😂see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

  • @winter2400
    @winter2400 3 года назад +78

    The piano actually sounds amazing. And I've said it before but I think that even though you're doing a lot of these things "as a joke" your work is really impressive.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +13

      It’s pretty cool how this meme actually turned out to be quite a nice sounding thing. Thank you!!

  • @toanhien494
    @toanhien494 3 года назад +799

    next time you can call him for a dinner. I feel the chemistry.

    • @simviki
      @simviki 3 года назад +32

      I feel it too!! Hope they end up dating.🥰

    • @animuauntie
      @animuauntie 3 года назад +33

      He keeps fidgeting with his ring

    • @bojaxhorseman7
      @bojaxhorseman7 3 года назад +11

      is he not married? He has a ring…👀

    • @Throckmorton_the_great
      @Throckmorton_the_great 3 года назад +16

      @@simviki or being best friends 🥰

    • @animemusic8
      @animemusic8 3 года назад +9

      can't believe I'll encounter BL fans here. ^_^

  • @claudiopontarollo177
    @claudiopontarollo177 3 года назад +429

    I really don't know if the technician loves or hates when you call him for your projects

    • @Mnkmnkmnk
      @Mnkmnkmnk 3 года назад +40

      It's a love-hate relationship❤️

    • @jessiejanson1528
      @jessiejanson1528 3 года назад +9

      they love the money.

    • @makipri
      @makipri 3 года назад +30

      He gets a little money but has to die inside a little every time.

    • @TheSpectralForce
      @TheSpectralForce 3 года назад +2

      Easy $$$

    • @bobsaturday4273
      @bobsaturday4273 3 года назад +15

      just collects the money and goes home and cries

  • @Daniel1987H
    @Daniel1987H 3 года назад +51

    I really like the piano technician! And you can see that he takes his work seriously - even wears hearing protection. Very good!

  • @TruckerJesus187
    @TruckerJesus187 3 года назад +35

    He went from feeling dread to sheer concern to utter enjoyment. My hat's off to him.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +7

      Yeah hahah it was an emotional rollercoaster

  • @chiot888
    @chiot888 3 года назад +56

    I hope you and piano technician become friends 🥺 it seems like he’s acclimating to the chaos

  • @devon1485
    @devon1485 3 года назад +125

    This piano tech guy is such a chad. Props to him for showing up every time!

  • @Raiden_N7
    @Raiden_N7 3 года назад +106

    I mostly watch these now for the growing bromance between Mattias and the piano tech.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +9

      Hahha

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +36

      That’s the real reason I spent 300h on putting on the hammers😆

    • @hollanderson
      @hollanderson 3 года назад +4

      @@Mattiaskrantz Go get some

  • @vasmcplays
    @vasmcplays 3 года назад +809

    Hey, try replacing the hammers with ereasers (sudd in swedish, i can’t spell it)

    • @Hello-ih4rn
      @Hello-ih4rn 3 года назад +66

      erasers?

    • @adrikivanov6629
      @adrikivanov6629 3 года назад +50

      @Wales05 How about silicone ?

    • @charadremur333
      @charadremur333 3 года назад +13

      Smart

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +57

      Nice ideas!! see you guys on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @Googahgee
      @Googahgee 3 года назад +10

      @Wales05 some erasers are much tougher than others. It could work

  • @Kre8-1duH
    @Kre8-1duH 3 года назад +22

    Piano Tech knows his craft so well, I hope these videos give him a boost in his career

  • @nevermindalwaysthink
    @nevermindalwaysthink 3 года назад +230

    I guess he really "hammered" it this time

  • @GTNTAnimations
    @GTNTAnimations 3 года назад +683

    I’m about to use the link! I’ve always wanted to use epidemic sounds but I’m kinda poor so I’m excited to use it for 30 days :D

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +70

      I LOVE YOU

    • @GTNTAnimations
      @GTNTAnimations 3 года назад +20

      @@Mattiaskrantz thanks so much for the pin! I love the vids, keep up the great work

    • @TheLakshminarasimha
      @TheLakshminarasimha 3 года назад +3

      @Mattias Krantz challenge davie to play baton rouge guitars

    • @ravi7845
      @ravi7845 3 года назад +1

      So um can order your piano how much?

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +9

      70 000 USD

  • @loverlei79
    @loverlei79 3 года назад +60

    I love how the technician fell in love with it.

  • @august9855
    @august9855 3 года назад +115

    I feel like these two are slowly becoming best friends

  • @ASandwall
    @ASandwall 3 года назад +180

    6:23 I agree with technician guy, it would be really cool to have access to this hammer piano as a sforzando library or another virtual sampled instruments. Maybe you could get Versilian Studios to sample it or turn it into a library :D

    • @dgpkira9440
      @dgpkira9440 3 года назад +13

      I second this, plus it could be additional revenue when sponsors don't work out.

    • @Grant82gc
      @Grant82gc 3 года назад +3

      PianoBook!

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +73

      I signed a contract with Impact soundworks so I will record the VST for them soon.☺️😄

    • @ASandwall
      @ASandwall 3 года назад +4

      Whoa, good luck with that! Excited to see the library, and I hope it goes well for you!

    • @Syllaren
      @Syllaren 3 года назад +3

      @@Mattiaskrantz I think you could also get an engineer to come up with a few methods to decrease the strain on the keys and maybe increase the speed. This one sounds genuinely good especially after the tuning. Plus you could make another video with the classical pianist playing it as a before and after comparison.

  • @sebastianolsson9063
    @sebastianolsson9063 3 года назад +118

    Watching other swedes talking neelessly in english to eachother is SO awkward.
    But the video is fantastic so I'll accept it.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +19

      Hahaha I would love to see your face on my next video with the pianists

    • @sebastianolsson9063
      @sebastianolsson9063 3 года назад

      @@Mattiaskrantz No you wouldn't.

    • @davidswinstead
      @davidswinstead 3 года назад +6

      Well it's not needlessly... Obviously Mattias asked him to speak English for the sake of the video...

    • @Zerbey
      @Zerbey 3 года назад +5

      I'm always just impressed how well Swedish people can just switch to English, I don't think I've ever met one who doesn't speak superb English. Makes me want to learn another language.

    • @sebastianolsson9063
      @sebastianolsson9063 3 года назад +3

      @@Zerbey Most of us are close to 50-50 between the languages. To be honest it's mostly age that is a factor here as english has nestled into our language education. The interesting thing is I use english as often as swedish with most of my swedish friends.
      You should definitely learn a second language!

  • @Kevin-wo5vn
    @Kevin-wo5vn 3 года назад +142

    "What have you done this time?"
    "I haven't touched the strings at all. Yes. The strings."
    *hide all of the leftover hammer in cupboard

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +6

      Hahahah I’m an honest guy!

    • @trinalgalaxy5943
      @trinalgalaxy5943 3 года назад +1

      @@Mattiaskrantz stick to telling the truth, its what your best at

  • @Johnny_Awesome
    @Johnny_Awesome 3 года назад +15

    I just love the wholesome character of the tech. I mean he was really disappointed the last time.
    But I think he is a nice guy, honest and upright.

  • @FrostyShock349
    @FrostyShock349 3 года назад +87

    The tech is pleasantly surprised this time around, it’s endearing

  • @SHRD
    @SHRD 3 года назад +181

    that technician is somewhat going to be a part of the channel
    Edit: thanks for all the likes

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +55

      He already is!

    • @DODIDA_de
      @DODIDA_de 3 года назад +9

      @@Mattiaskrantz he is cool

    • @sampurna2689
      @sampurna2689 3 года назад +1

      hi shrestha sayeb

    • @theatog
      @theatog 3 года назад +4

      He's so cute. So is Matt. They are SO cute together.
      if only i can like the video multiple times.

    • @SHRD
      @SHRD 3 года назад

      @@theatogactually you can if you have multiple YT account

  • @caylabailey5649
    @caylabailey5649 3 года назад +271

    He probably answers the phone like "what the hell do you want"

  • @wtechboy18
    @wtechboy18 3 года назад +72

    "because you're... full of surprises..." he's saying you're an awful person in a tactful way.

  • @pablofenandez84
    @pablofenandez84 3 года назад +201

    Mattias: wants to put fingers instead of hammers
    Me: ahh, I see you want to S L A P P

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +33

      Y E SSSSSS

    • @Syllaren
      @Syllaren 3 года назад +8

      @@Mattiaskrantz do that modification on the bass strings piano. Make Davy proud lol

    • @B-52H
      @B-52H 3 года назад +1

      Baked beans

    • @duncanmcgee13
      @duncanmcgee13 3 года назад +1

      Slappa da bass man

    • @ChronoWaveDynamics
      @ChronoWaveDynamics 3 года назад +2

      *davie504 has entered the chat*

  • @twothreebravo
    @twothreebravo 3 года назад +31

    Piano tuner guy is a really good sport, I'm glad you found him.

  • @DyLimbo
    @DyLimbo 3 года назад +63

    "There's some questions you just don't ask yourself"
    Words of Wisdom

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +2

      Hahahh he should frame and sell that qoute. see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

  • @halfrhovsquared
    @halfrhovsquared 3 года назад +90

    “Would you recommend that my viewers become piano-technicians?”
    “Yes. I love my job... but... urm... “ (Thinks: “I keep being called out by crazy lunatics who turn their pianos into Frankenstein’s monsters”).

  • @AbelShields
    @AbelShields 3 года назад +17

    Can't believe your channel has grown like this and you're still offering to reply to all comments, good job and keep it up :)

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +1

      Thank you!! Yeah it’s getting more though, the only thing that is worrying me is that youtube only can load the last 600 comments. So if I can’t keep up one day I might need to change the rules a bit😅😄❤️

  • @DaleFingerstyleGuitar
    @DaleFingerstyleGuitar 3 года назад +133

    Mattias: *Calls piano tech*
    Piano Tech: "Ah sh*t, here we go again"

  • @vastmind4561
    @vastmind4561 3 года назад +58

    Pianos were invented from a maker intending to make a Harpsicord more reactive. It would be interesting if you could engineer a guitar pick hammer that gives the sound of a Harpsicord maybe? Its definitely an engineering solution because you have to slide the pick so it doesn't hit the strings on the return....like a Harpsicord. I love the videos!

    • @MrVeps1
      @MrVeps1 3 года назад +1

      I'm no engineer, but if you want to pluck a string, you might want a ratcheting wheel of some kind.

    • @vastmind4561
      @vastmind4561 3 года назад +3

      @@MrVeps1 You need an Inline rotary girder. Inside engineering joke ;)

    • @jamesoverman9944
      @jamesoverman9944 2 года назад

      thumb tacks on the hammers works

  • @iplayzaflute
    @iplayzaflute 3 года назад +70

    Damnn ..someone get this guy a piano mueseum❤️

  • @julian-739
    @julian-739 3 года назад +43

    I still dont know how you come up with so many ideas involving pianos.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +9

      It’s because I’ve been answering 35 000 comments so far I think. I just listen to you guys😅 see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @replacesoundboard
      @replacesoundboard 3 года назад

      Because he's an engineer.

  • @blabla1318
    @blabla1318 3 года назад +13

    This man needs a RUclips award for most pianos "fixed" on camera

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад

      Hahaha yeah😂

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад

      see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @blabla1318
      @blabla1318 3 года назад

      @@Mattiaskrantz I'm already there😂

  • @shinjisan2015
    @shinjisan2015 3 года назад +36

    "don't pick this man's brain" amazing and hilarious at the same time.

  • @thekingofc560
    @thekingofc560 3 года назад +37

    finally you uploaded i was waiting for 69 years

  • @TheDanaYiShow
    @TheDanaYiShow 3 года назад +26

    the technician is just accepting the weirdness of all your piano mods, I love it!

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +1

      Yeah hahaha😂see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @dralethedragon2521
      @dralethedragon2521 3 года назад

      Oh wow Dana Yi, pleasure seeing you here

    • @TheDanaYiShow
      @TheDanaYiShow 3 года назад +1

      @@dralethedragon2521 I'm everywhere :p

  • @sethknox1305
    @sethknox1305 3 года назад +14

    These videos inspired me to try and fix my piano that’s been broken/out of tune for the last 22 years, it didn’t go well

    • @wullivieh
      @wullivieh 3 года назад +2

      oh no, what happened?

    • @sethknox1305
      @sethknox1305 3 года назад +5

      @@wullivieh strings broke, one of the hammers is somehow backwards, and now the one working pedal isn’t a working pedal

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад

      Hahaha that’s a plot twist. see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @sethknox1305
      @sethknox1305 3 года назад

      @@Mattiaskrantz sure!

  • @Nihilistic_Optimist
    @Nihilistic_Optimist 3 года назад +36

    Piano technician plays a piano with hammers.
    Mattias: You nailed it!

  • @felonyx5123
    @felonyx5123 3 года назад +217

    Me: "How did he guess it had bass strings?"
    Video 1 minute later: Shot of the giant Davie504 on the wall, holding a bass with a bass shirt right next to it

  • @Grease-Goblin
    @Grease-Goblin 3 года назад +14

    By the time you get to the end of this piano rabbit hole, you're gonna be a certified piano tech yourself. The amount of time you're putting in is nuts.

  • @TobyAsE120
    @TobyAsE120 3 года назад +31

    I was just thinking "Mattias hasn't uploaded in a while, I wonder what he's up to now", and boop! your new vid is here ;)

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +6

      Yeah but I really used most of my time trying to find pianists, trying to make an guitar out of only guitar strings, crying and more!

  • @FlockofAngels
    @FlockofAngels 2 года назад +1

    Very good video! An interesting idea would be to have have an electronic vibration in each hammer. Make the hammer object vibrate at point of contact.

  • @topoi8873
    @topoi8873 3 года назад +21

    I was waiting for this vid forever

  • @Stormm53
    @Stormm53 3 года назад +69

    When I was a boy, we used to put thumb tacks into the felt hammers to give the piano that "honky tonk" sound.

    • @chriswilson1853
      @chriswilson1853 3 года назад +8

      I was going to say this. You can also insert a felt "curtain" in between the hammers and strings with metal studs, that way you don't permanently damage the piano.

    • @Stormm53
      @Stormm53 3 года назад +2

      @@chriswilson1853 Indeed, the "thumb tack honky tonk" trick was something we'd do to an old upright piano on it's last legs. There were a LOT of those back in my day.

  • @joelkliebe
    @joelkliebe 3 года назад +7

    Yesss! Matthias! You have the best musical content on the tube. Keep hammering out the top tier ENGINEER content.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +1

      I love you and I will (I’m an engineer)🥰

  • @Walshman42
    @Walshman42 3 года назад +54

    I read the title as "I put HAMSTERS in a piano" and was so worried for these hamsters the moment he started playing it.

  • @arandjelrodic5321
    @arandjelrodic5321 3 года назад +45

    Try pressing down the middle pedal (if there is one) so the path the hammers take is shorter and might be easier to play.

  • @zeta1593
    @zeta1593 3 года назад +8

    It sounds like a mix between harpischord, glockenspiel and old saloon piano, I really like it!

  • @Muffin.Creations
    @Muffin.Creations 3 года назад +13

    This is amazing, he really liked it which was hilarious and he actually tuned it lmao

  • @TheQuark6789
    @TheQuark6789 3 года назад +7

    I love how during the phone call the technician tries to maintain professionalism while also going "You and I both know you're up to something."

  • @fluffycritter
    @fluffycritter 3 года назад +22

    Regarding perfect pitch, I've heard that perfect pitch is actually an impediment to being a piano technician; your absolute pitch recognition drifts over your lifetime, and perfect pitch makes it much more difficult to nail down relative intervals (especially using objective measures like frequency beats), which is the important thing in tuning.

    • @SobrietyandSolace
      @SobrietyandSolace 3 года назад

      The relative intervals thing makes so much sense

    • @catt0215
      @catt0215 3 года назад

      As someone with perfect pitch, I can confirm this lmao

    • @fluffycritter
      @fluffycritter 3 года назад

      @@catt0215 yeah like I have quasi-perfect pitch (where I can recognize a few notes absolutely and use intervals to get the rest of the way there) and even then I've found that my absolute basis pitches have drifted over the years which is really annoying, and I can't imagine what it's like for someone who perceives ALL pitches that way.

    • @catt0215
      @catt0215 3 года назад

      @@fluffycritter indeed

  • @justagerman140
    @justagerman140 3 года назад +10

    It's great that you have him as a recurring guest

  • @TombiDTA
    @TombiDTA 3 года назад +35

    I would love to see brush style drumsticks for this type of thing. with some jazz pianists.

    • @michealpersicko9531
      @michealpersicko9531 3 года назад

      there wouldn't be muct hamer material being used and you wont get any sound if it does sound at all

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +3

      Interesting idea!! see you guys on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

  • @chrismerrell7957
    @chrismerrell7957 3 года назад +46

    "That's hard to say because you're..... Full of surprises."
    Let's face it, we all know he wanted to say "you're F!@#$ng crazy!"

  • @solhsa
    @solhsa 3 года назад +49

    I've said this before: these pianos should be turned into VSTs.

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +22

      This piano will👍 but after I record it they need 3 months until the UI and audio editing is done😄

    • @youkofoxy
      @youkofoxy 3 года назад

      @@Mattiaskrantz and where we can find?

    • @DaP84
      @DaP84 3 года назад

      @@Mattiaskrantz that's awesome!

  • @kblyler04
    @kblyler04 3 года назад +5

    I love Piano Tech Guy! I look forward to seeing more of him and the growth of your friendship.

  • @rangercompositons4256
    @rangercompositons4256 3 года назад +3

    One thing I'd love to point out is that the technician when playing the piano is indeed playing it like a harpsichord (play to the keys, harpsichord has hand close to keys whereas piano is away from the keys). Just reinforcing the technicians earlier statement of how it felt like a harpsichord

  • @AsmrAmurana
    @AsmrAmurana 2 года назад +2

    I had to watch this video after seeing the one with the professionals and I'm so happy my harpsichord comparison wasn't misguided. This was so fun! I do feel bad that you cut off a few of his answers. Now I have to go find the guitar string and fishing wire videos! Also, thank you for having the professional integrity to not advertise a video you didn't believe in.

  • @ZephonOrion
    @ZephonOrion 3 года назад +121

    Next project : reverse the string arrangements. Bass to the right, treble to the left. 🤣🤣🤣

    • @lorddragonskin3603
      @lorddragonskin3603 3 года назад +8

      Thar would be cool.
      Though I wonder how he'd reverse the harp...
      I guess he could do it in a vertical piano though...
      Could be possible

    • @ZephonOrion
      @ZephonOrion 3 года назад

      @@lorddragonskin3603 I'm sure he'll be able to do it....

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +31

      Yeah I have that on my idea list actually😂😂

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад +6

      see you on Discord? discord.gg/mattiaskrantz

    • @ZephonOrion
      @ZephonOrion 3 года назад +1

      @@Mattiaskrantz Noice!!! 😂

  • @Nameless-ni5ek
    @Nameless-ni5ek 3 года назад +4

    It’s finally here! I love watching your content and I’m excited to see what you put out next!

    • @Mattiaskrantz
      @Mattiaskrantz  3 года назад

      Heeey friend!! You will love it I think!!

  • @hrothhunterroth3284
    @hrothhunterroth3284 3 года назад +71

    Piano Tech : *Working on first three pianos and cringing out of his skin*
    Piano Tech :Working on piano with HAMMERS* "AYYE. Not too bad."

  • @Bub123
    @Bub123 3 года назад +7

    seeing your channel grow makes me really happy, you work so exremely hard to do these crazy things! XD You deserve it man!

  • @TheHappyXD
    @TheHappyXD 3 года назад +22

    i love how davie's just in the background there.

  • @zoingo97
    @zoingo97 3 года назад +8

    Hey Mattias, you should put guitar or bass pickups on a piano. Then you can play piano through effect pedals. Piano with chorus would sound so good

  • @ItsDragonsAllTheWayDown
    @ItsDragonsAllTheWayDown 3 года назад +27

    I, for one, am here for this budding romcom.

  • @3sotErik
    @3sotErik 10 месяцев назад

    I can't believe it's been 2 years. I keep coming back to these vids. I hope the residuals are good for you.