About
- October 2, 2018January 26, 2021
- by kpiano
Klavins Piano
SIA
was established by David Klavins in September 2020. The main activity of the company is building acoustic pianos of special design, invented by David Klavins, as well as building special design-pianos commissioned by third parties. David Klavins accomplished his degree of a master piano builder in January 1980, in Stuttgart, Germany, after having founded his first piano company in 1976 in Bonn, Germany. While initially specializing on the rebuilding of old pianos, in the course of his work he was studying the factors that mainly determine the acoustic characteristics of a piano.
1987
2014
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UNA CORDA PIANO
In 2014 Klavins introduced a new small-
size piano, the Una Corda,
a 64-key piano with an open design, a new concept of soundboard,
with only one string per note, and a stainless steel frame instead
of cast iron, the building of which was initiated by Nils Frahm.
Both, the M370 and the Una Corda Piano, have been sampled and
are distributed as sound libraries by Native Instruments, Berlin.
-
UNA CORDA PIANO
In 2014 Klavins introduced a new small-
size piano, the Una Corda,
a 64-key piano with an open design, a new concept of soundboard,
with only one string per note, and a stainless steel frame instead
of cast iron, the building of which was initiated by Nils Frahm.
Both, the M370 and the Una Corda Piano, have been sampled and
are distributed as sound libraries by Native Instruments, Berlin.
2017
2019
After four decades of active work as a piano builder, technician, and concert tuner, having been involved in various companies and projects, Klavins has now settled in Latvia, to exclusively focus on the building of innovative acoustic pianos.
Handcrafting Una Corda Pianos and Vertical Concert Grands on demand, the Klavins Piano SIA represents the number one manufacturer of non-traditional, avant-garde acoustic pianos.