Even the pianist’s bench is part of the one-piece design. RS: The Pegasus is made as one continuous fiberglass piece without seams except for the clear plexiglass stand that supports the tail. PP: How is the Pegasus model made? Is the keyboard different from a regular one? What materials are used in the manufacturing process? Some of the institutions that have purchased or performed with Schimmel are NPR Studio in D.C., Royal Academy of Music, London, Boston Ballet, Toronto Symphony, Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, L’Opera de Marseille, English national Ballet, ASU in Tempe Arizona, and Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris. A jazz pianist Joey Calderazzo (MGBH) has owned two Schimmel grands. RS: Lenny Kravits (MGBH) purchased both a Pegasus and a Plexiglas Schimmel. PP: Who are some of the famous piano performers that played Schimmel Pegasus and/or own one? What about institutions?
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It was their vision to free the grand piano, the most expressive of traditional acoustic musical instruments, from its form, which had hardly changed in the past 150 years, as well as to impart a future-oriented design. It takes a full year for Schimmel to build a grand piano. Luigi Colani (MGBH) and the German piano manufacturer Nikolaus W. RS: At first it was just a daring idea on the part of the eccentric German designer Prof. What inspired the owners of the company to create such an unusual design? Who was the designer? It looks amazing: the ultimate futuristic model of pianos. PP: Please, tell us a little bit about the Schimmel Pegasus model. Luigi Colani (MGBH), designer of Schimmel Pegasus Pianos. This means that a student can now practice on a piano with the same feel and response that he/she will have on the concert piano on stage. So there are six models all the way down to 5’9″ with the same “engine” inside.
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A recent exciting innovation that makes Schimmel pianos unique is that the Konzert Series grands all have the same key length and action as the 9’2 concert grand. It takes a full year for Schimmel to build a grand piano. Such care is taken that Schimmel allows certain periods of “rest” as their pianos are being built so they become very stable over time. For this reason, they strive to build the best instruments possible in each of the three market segments they cover. So, the name on the piano isn’t just a name, it is a direct reflection on the Schimmel family. The company is now managed by the fourth generation family members Hannes Schimmel-Vogel and Viola Schimmel (MGBT). He is also responsible for many of the innovations including the art pianos Pegasus, Plexiglas, and the Otmar Alt. Nikolaus oversaw much growth in the company and began exporting pianos around the world. They have always been a family-managed piano builder whose motto from the very beginning was, “Quality will prevail.” Wilhelm’s son, Wilhelm Arno Schimmel eventually took over the company and he unexpectedly passed away in 1961 leaving his son Nikolaus Schimmel (MGBT) to take over. RS: Schimmel was founded by Wilhelm Schimmel (OBM) in 1885. PP: Please, tell us about the Schimmel Piano makers and what makes the company different from others. (By the way, I did finish my piano degree!) I became involved as a manufacturer’s representative and have been with Schimmel for 16 years, now as their North American vice president and director of marketing and sales. When our lease expired we didn’t renew but went on to other careers. I ended up taking a full-time position in piano sales and a few years later opened my own piano store with two partners. While I was a student, I stopped by a piano store one day to inquire about part time work to help pay my ay through school. I entered college a couple years later as a piano student but had a lot of catching up to do. RS: I was a late bloomer as a pianist, buying my first piano and taking my first lessons at age 19. PP: Dear Robert, can you, please, tell our readers a little bit about yourself? How did you get into piano distribution? Do you have a background in piano performance? I got in touch with Robert Slayman (may G-d bless him), the VP of Schimmel Pianos in North America who told me the Schimmel story and the company behind it. Its futuristic design as well as its sound made me want to find one and play it. Browsing the Internet for interesting piano photos, I stumbled upon Schimmel Pegasus, which left me speechless and star-struck.
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