Schimmel Koncert K208 Pegasus
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PEGASUS KONCERT K 208 PEGASUS K 120 PEGASUS PEGASUS 4 5 PEGASUS 6 7 PEGASUS 8 9 THE GRAND wise woman once said, “A my tholo gy, which down through in the past 150 years, hand than a stone worn A thing of beauty is not so the millenia has been associated as well as to impart to smooth by the ocean tides much what one sees, but rather with beauty and the fine arts, the upright piano a future to an ovoid shape. Nothing that of which one dreams.” And as well as being one of the oriented design. Sound and is more æsthetic than the rightly so. Dreaming is associated constellations of the night sky. form, form and sound were to sweeping form of a sand in our minds with beauty, permeate these new extraordinary dune shaped by the wind. as exemplified in English by his particular Pegasus adorns instruments, and the pianist was ex pressions such as “dreamy” or Tpianos which evoke admira to be an integral part of them. his natural beauty and ele “dream boat.” tion not only because of their Tgance is reflected in the gracefully rounded forms, but nd every Pegasus grand is Pegasus grand. A beauty that dream can become some also because of their pure, clear Aan exclusive instrument. lives and breathes, that almost A thing beautiful, because it sound, rich in dynamicmodula Manu factured in a strictly limited ema nates an aura or eroticism can develop into an idea, and tion capabilities and their fine annual number, each instrument when one touches the highgloss the idea into reality. In this pianomanufacturing craftsman bears the logos of its manu fac sur faces and curves of the instru case, a grand piano that seems ship. Both – sound and technol o turer Nikolaus W. Schimmel and ment. A beauty that seems to to hover in midair, in a vibrant gy – are up to the highest artistic its designer Prof. Luigi Colani. be weightless, incorporating the elegance unmatched anywhere demands. invisible vibrations of the per in the world, symbolized by a other Nature played a fectly balanced sound. And the golden Pegasus figurine mounted egasus – at first it was just a Mdecisive rôle in all this. pianist as well. He/she becomes on its top, representing the Pdaring flight of fantasy on Because Prof. Colani, who a part of the instrument, and the winged stallion of classical Greek the part of the eccentric German commutes between Tokyo, Los two become one. designer Prof. Luigi Colani and Angeles, Berlin and Paris, is at the German piano manu war with all corners and edges. n this sense, the Schimmel/ facturer Nikolaus W. For him, only one form counts – IColani grand is more than just Schimmel, who inher ited the oval. He considers it one of a dream of something exclusively a pioneer spirit from his the most perfect forms of nature, beautiful. It is beauty that can grandfather and father. and it is the archetype of many be felt, seen and heard. A dream It was their vision to of his internationally renowned come true. free the grand piano, creations. Prof. Luigi Colani Nikolaus W. Schimmel the most expressive of traditional acoustic ecause nothing is more musical instruments, from its Bflawless than an egg. Nothing form, which had hardly changed feels more comfort able in our 10 11 PEGASUS ultivate timehonored piano Cmanufacturing traditions. Yet don’t be afraid to try some thing completely new and dif fer ent. Offer your customers products here’s no royal road to suc featuring quality work manship Tcess. Only hard work. And and a long service life. These are entrepreneurial spirit alone could the three pillars of the company never have created an instrument philosophy of the Schimmel in a quality to match that of the family, now in the third generation, Pegasus grand. This topofthe going on four. A philosophy line product, extraordinary in which has made Schimmel what sound and form, could only have it is today – Germany’s leading come into being because, like all resident familyowned and Schimmel pianos, it is a master operated piano manufacturer piece of art, craftmanship and and a brand name renowned and technology resulting from over highly respected worldwide. a century of experience in piano manufacturing. 12 13 e honest now, haven’t you at to it? This, incidently, is a com deriving joy in creating things futureoriented form and its Bsome time or another wanted pletely legitimate desire, one as which are not only practical, but sonority, it appeals to our sense to own something beautiful, some ancient as the concept of beauty beautiful as well. of beauty. thing that would make others embedded in human conscious admire, or even envy, you? And ness for thousands of years. nd this was precisely the – let’s come right out and say it – A desire which has been around Athought behind the creation something with a flair of luxury for as long as mankind has been of the Pegasus grand. With its he spectrum of music is wherever our preferences may lie, lives, is a matter of taste, and, as colors as well. It can be ordered Tinfinitely broad and richly the 88 ergonomically curved we all know, there is no arguing in any color available in a high faceted. A human lifetime would keys of the Pegasus grand unlock with tastes. grade automobile lacquer, setting not suffice to gain an overall the door to the wonderful world virtually no limit to your personal view of its diversity, from ancient of sound, to your own joy and he Pegasus grand is fasci taste. A piano for individualists. to modern, classical to popular, that of others. Because music, Tnating not only in its sound European to exotic sounds. But like so many other things in our and form, but in its myriad of 14 15 his sound is the result of Tthe cultivation and further development of a pianomanu facturing tradition dating back to 1885, when the first Schimmel piano saw the light of day in a suburb of Leipzig, a city with a long musical tradition. Three generations of the Schimmel family, now going on four, have continually pursued the goal of a more and more perfect match he heart of a piano is its key between the sound and the Tboardandaction assembly. keyboardandaction assembly. Its sound is its soul. It imparts to the instrument its unmistakable he Pegasus grand and upright Well-thought-out details for maximum character. Inside the avant-garde are labors of love, a perfect comfort: At the touch of a fingertip, T an electrically driven lift mechanism cabinetry of the Pegasus grand symbiosis of painstaking hand silently raises or lowers the top, as if and upright are traditional acous craftsmanship and modern tech by magic. The integrated piano stool, tic pianos, which produce a sound nology. Avant-garde in their which can be extended in width for duet which in its natural diversity can form, each instrument under the playing, conveys a feeling of complete not be successfully imitated by sign of the winged stallion is a harmony between the pianist(s) and the instrument. The music rack, of electronic pianos. Because it has classic, heart and soul. a durable transparent acrylic plastic a soul. material, can be set in either an upright or a flat position, independently of whether the top is open or closed. 16 17 18 19 PEGASUS PEGASUSTHE UPRIGHT he Schimmel/Colani Pegasus aturally, like every Schimmel s with the Pegasus grand, Our photos can only depict the Tupright is likewise a work Nupright, it is provided with Athe Pegasus upright can be fascinating forms and colors. of art and craftsmanship from the a precise keyboardandaction ordered in any of the wide vari We would be most happy to design studios of Prof. Colani assembly, the result of decades of ety of colors available in a high furnish you with the address and the production facilities of research and development, and a grade automobile lacquer. of your nearest authorized Schimmel in Brunswick (Braun soundboard of the best mountain Schimmel Pegasus dealer; at the schweig). And likewise a real grown spruce available. Together he sound of a fine piano end of this brochure, you will eyecatcher, with its cabinetry of with the massive castiron plate Tcannot be described in a find detailed information on hightech materials in a mono and the over 220 strings under brochure such as this. It must how to get in touch with us. coque construction. tension, they guarantee a full, rich, be heard, preferably with your wellbalanced sound throughout own hands on the keyboard. the entire compass of the instru ment. 20 21 rom towel racks to city Fplanning, from can openers to cockpits, from coffee services to futuristic sport cars – for Prof. Luigi Colani, the impulsive eccentric among the German designers of international status, nothing is too small or too large, whether of a synthetic material or steel, that he wouldn’t be able to come up with ideas for re design ing it to make its form and function more elegant, more practical, more eyecatching and – most of all – more æsthetic. ithout all the edges and Wcorners, of course. Because for an aerodynamics expert like PEGASUS Prof. Colani, such things are an inhuman abomination. His world is an ovoid. Gracefully curved for the eye. Sensually rounded for the hands. ome of his imaginative designs Shave remained thought invoking utopias.