David Shea, Monica Lim, Mirza Ceyzar: Electromagnetic Piano

This is an attachment to an acoustic piano that uses magnets to resonate the piano strings. It allows the strings to sustain indefinitely, providing an alternative to the way acoustic pianos have been played and sound for centuries. The piano can also be played in the normal manner, allowing a rich mixture of percussive and sustained texture. Each string has a corresponding magnet tuned to its specific frequency, giving an ethereal, organ-like sound. The midi-triggered magnets come in a portable, easy to set-up format that can be used on any grand piano. Technical design & built: Mirza Ceyzar Composer-collaborators: David Shea & Monica Lim () Supported by the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund () and Project Eleven () Thank you to Patrick Telfer and Konfir Kabo for helping in the recording, and to the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne.