Piano Guy

A LEGO pianist hitting all the right notes in this stunning MOC!

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Description

Meet my latest MOC: a pianist that truly hits all the right notes (pun 100% intended).

But this isn’t just a build, it’s a birthday gift for my buddy Pina, celebrating 40 fabulous years (welcome to the 4-0’s, my friend!) and 22 years of us being the ultimate co-op duo in life.

Our story began at Gambuzinos music school, but things really leveled up during our freshman days at FEUP. From all-night gaming marathons to being each other’s wingmen at our weddings, we’ve faced life like true Player One and Player Two.

Why a pianist? Because Pina isn’t just a gaming legend, he’s a maestro on the keys! I’ll never forget the goosebumps when he played at my wedding while my wife walked down the aisle. Designing a LEGO piano worthy of that moment? Whew, let’s just say it took a lot of late nights, trial-and-error, and enough coffee to fuel a small orchestra.

This MOC also tips its hat to all the tech debates and geeky shenanigans we’ve shared over the years. Who else can perfectly answer, “What’s the cheapest GPU that can run everything on max settings?” every single time I ask? Or spend a full hour tweaking every single game setting just to make sure our couch co-op session is at peak performance before we even start (even if it was a pixel art game)?

Grab your bricks, channel your inner musician, and get building!

Build Details

Model designed by: Eduardo Sousa
Total parts: 259
Colors: Primarily black with tan skin tones, golden piano strings, and subtle detailing to highlight the grand piano’s elegance.
Created using: LPub3D; LeoCAD

Updated at Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026

About the Builder

Engineering precision meets the nostalgia of the 80s and 90s. Welcome to Bird Brick Builds, where technical logic and plastic bricks collide.

Electronics engineering is the foundation of my professional life, but LEGO design is the creative heartbeat. This journey began in the golden era of Technic and Classic Space: a time defined by the neon-orange saws of Ice Planet 2002, the magnetic complexity of M:Tron, and the futuristic frontiers of Space Police. That early fascination with how complex systems click together directly influenced the path toward an engineering career.

One unique detail: color-blindness often makes these designs an adventure. If a MOC features a particularly “bold” color scheme, just know it looked perfectly logical through an engineer’s eyes. This perspective adds a unique layer to the design process, often leading to unexpected and striking results.

The return to the brick happened in April 2022. What started as a project for the marketing team at Fabamaq (my previous workplace) to build a corporate logo evolved into a broader mission: turning pop culture, retro tech, and nostalgia into brick reality. From arcade icons to intricate movie props, the goal is always the same: pixel-perfect accuracy.

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