SCHIMMEL PIANOS Twin Tone Cooper Piano Owner’s Manual

twintone ™
Classic Piano Sound & the World of Digital Music

OR ACOUSTIC SILENT PLAYING MODE

The origin of this useful innovation was the desire to main- tain good relations with family, partners and neighbours: the quiet playing system for soundless music-making. Beginners, amateurs and professional pianists alike can practice at all times of the day and night without disturbing anyone, thanks to the Schimmel twintone ™ sound muting feature. In additi- on, they can enjoy the extra advantage of being able to play both the classic piano sound and also the integrated digital

TRADITIONAL PIANO & INTEGRATED DIGITAL PIANO

During normal acoustic piano-playing it is possible to enjoy the full tonal qualities of the instrument with its richness of tonal colouring and dynamic range. The acoustic sound is essential for training your ear and supporting your musicality. Furthermore, you will be able to activate the silent playing feature to play your piano whenever you would like to play just for yourself. In quiet mode the hammerheads are „intercepted“ before they make contact with the strings of the instrument. Optical sensors precisely transform all movements of the keys into MIDI data which is transferred to the integrated twintone ™ system. This in turn generates the piano sounds so that they can be heard via headphones. As a further benefit, you will be able to control external MIDI compatible devices through twintone ™.

CLASSICAL TOUCH AND FEEL

Playing a traditional piano action provides you with the best conditions to develop your touch and perfect it in a way that allows you to fully exploit the dynamics of an acoustic piano. This is to ensure that you will be able to express yourself musically without limitations. Our Schimmel piano actions have been specifically developed and offer you an infinite variety, which allows you to musically articulate your piano playing. In comparison with a conventional digital piano, the Schimmel twintone ™ system preserves the advantages of a natural playing touch, which in quiet mode remain unchanged.

SCHIMMEL QUIET FUNCTION

With common silent systems in the market, the so called hammer let off must be adjusted to avoid that the action does not block when played with activated stop rail. This causes a slight different touch compared to an instrument without a silent system. (picture a) To switch our instruments into quiet- mode, we developed an exceptionally stable stop rail that functions in a quiet and precise way. For our upright pianos, the extreme high stability of the stop rail requires only a minimum of adjustment of the regulation. Because of that the „original“ natural touch remains almost the same as that of our upright pianos with activated stop rail. With our grand piano twintone system, we have developed a modified grand piano action that works similar to a grand piano action without a twintone system and therefore you do not have to compromise. With activating the twintone function, also the leverages in the action are changing simultaniously. As a result, the touch stays similar to a grand piano without twintone system. (picture b and c)

The acoustic silencing function is operated by the middle pedal.
SIMPLE HANDLING – OPTICALLY DISCREET
You control our twintone ™ system by the comfortable use of a touch- screen, which is situated directly underneath the keys. By pulling out and pushing back you get access or store it neatly underneath the keys after usage. The most important interfaces are situated cleary on the front of the operating unit, further interfaces can be found to the rear. We consciously chose to develop an easy to use interface. You are guided as intuitively as possible through the various functions via touchscreen.

MADE IN GERMANY

We deliberately commissioned German manufacturers for the production of our quiet playing system in order to ensure a closely integrated relationship during development. Also ensuring manufacturing of the very highest quality. SCHIMMEL SAMPLE K 230 AND K 122 Our unique Schimmel piano sound is highly complex with an outstanding richness of tone colours. Furthermore, each of our different models has its own „tonal character“. For our piano samples we have chosen two models which are particularly representative for the wide range of models Schimmel offers: our concert grand piano model K 230 and the concert upright piano model K 122. We recorded those samples in our own concert hall at the factory. Acoustically it has been designed specifically to the requirements for acoustic piano sounds. With hard work, determination and using the latest technology we ensured we achieved a natural piano sound which comes as close as possible to the original.

To activate the silencing function on grand pianos turn the hand rail under the left side of the keybord from left position counterclockwise towards the piano player.
MIDI
A standard MIDI interface provides access to the entire world of music electronics. twintone ™ enables you to use the piano keyboard as a master keyboard to generate further sounds via external devices like computers, tablets or smartphones, or to record your piano playing and use sheet music software.

AUDIO
Audio interfaces opens the possibilities of audio technology, e.g. Music Minus One, recording and playing own pieces or for connecting the unit to active speakers.
INTEGRATED METRONOME Practising in the twintone ™ mode does not mean that you have to for go a metronome as it is already integrated into the system.
HIGH-QUALITY AUDIO-TECHNICA HEADPHONES twintone ™ is supplemented by audio- technica headphones, which ful- ly support the pleasure of listening to our high-quality-samples. We searched for suitable headphones for a long time. The audio-technica headphones we finally selected work particularly well with acoustic piano sounds and reproduce them naturally, they are comfortable to wear and incidentally look stylish as well. We specifically chose closed headphones, because they mute external noises and provide a private and intimate atmosphere whilst playing. The membrane is energised by a strong neodymium magnet, one of the strongest yet known. As a result we have a clear projection and stereoscopic picture with a concise bass and a precise resolution in the treble. The frequency response ranges from 15 to 28.000 Hz, which is far more than the human ear is capable of hearing ensuring no detail is lost. Also, we chose a moderate sound pressure of 99 dB.

RECORDING ON MICROSD-CARD
You may record your piano playing for playback reasons on a microSDcard via an integrated microSD-card slot and listen to it on headphones or use it for external editing and/or saving.

ADJUSTING THE SOUND DYNAMICS INDIVIDUALLY
The touch and sound dynamics of our acoustic pianos are ideally mat- ched. Similarly, we also defined the dynamics of our samples. Howe- ver, in addition twintone ™ offers the possibility to adjust sound dyna- mics individually, so that in twintone ™ mode you may decide on the dynamics according to your particular needs. Simply press „reset“ if you would like to go back to the original settings, which are ideal for most purposes.

EFFECTS, SOUNDS AND VIOLIN EFFECTS

As beautiful as our piano sound is, sometimes it is exciting to try out other sounds or to listen to a composition with its originally destined tone character. For this reason you may choose between the sounds of an e-piano, a harpsichord, an organ or violins. Besides of that, you may create a violin sound layer which will accompany your piano playing.
EX-FACTORY OR UPGRADING
You can choose between a factory fitted twintone ™ or an installati- on into the new piano you choose at an authorized Schimmel dealer who has been certified for twintone ™ installation This gives you the opportunity to select a specific piano without twintone ™ and have it equipped with twintone ™ before delivery.
For all Schimmel and Wilhelm grand pianos, we only offer the Schimmel twintone on order for new factory deliveries, since the system has to be installed in the production process. For Fridolin grand pianos twintone can not be installed.

SCHIMMEL twintone ™ FEATURES AT A GLANCE

K230
K 122  : high-quality sample of the Schimmel Konzert upright piano K 122
Additional sounds| 3 x electric piano, 1 x harpsichord, 3 x organ, 2 x strings
Compatibility| strings can be combined with piano sounds
Recording function| integrated recording function, storage on microSD card
Polyphony| max. 256 (mono)
Settings| 4 storage places for individual settings, storage security
Energy consumption| display brightness, energy-saving mode (eco-mode)
Scanning| optical sensors underneath the keys
Pedals| Piano: left Una Corda pedal, right Sustaining pedal
Grand piano: left Una Corda pedal, middle Sostenuto pedal, right Sustaining pedal
Sound variation| yes
MIDI (out)| compatible with external MIDI-devices via DIN-5 interface
Effects| reverb, chorus, dynamics, equalizer, loudness of combined strings, damper characteristics
Volume control| adjustable volume limitation (e.g. for protecting children from high volume)
Quick and fine tuning| adjustable (cent and hz)
Metronome| timing, tempo, bell, volume
Interfaces
MIDI-OUT| DIN-5 adapter
USB-Device| MIDI-IN/-OUT
SD-Card| MicroSD-Slot
Headphone terminals (2)| 3,5 mm stereo jack
AUX-IN| 3,5 mm stereo jack
AUX-OUT| 3,5 mm stereo jack
USB| for service purposes only

Accessories

stereo headphones audio-technica, power supply 100-240 V, MIDI adapter, user manual
Schimmel twintone ™ is a trademark of the Wilhelm Schimmel Pianofortefabrik GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany.
Wilhelm Schimmel Pianofortefabrik GmbH
Friedrich-Seele-Straße 20
38122 Braunschweig
Germany
Telefon +49 531 8018-0
Telefax +49 531 8018-163
info@schimmel-piano.de
www.schimmel-piano.de
The illustrations and texts in this brochure are current as of 07 | 2023. We reserve the right to implement changes in design and/ or technical specifications.

References

• Piano.de - 200 Flügel, Klaviere, Pianos, Digital Pianos, Steinway & Sons, Bechstein, Bösendorfer, Fazioli, Blüthner uva. Ankauf & Verkauf
• Produkt & Kauf - Schimmel Piano

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