Basic Piano Care ~ Where Do I Begin?

From the Piano Technicians Guild:

A Lifetime Of Enjoyment

A piano brings a lifetime of enjoyment to you and your family. As you might expect with any investment of this size, a piano requires periodic servicing to provide outstanding performance year after year. But to understand what maintenance is required, it’s important to understand the nature of the piano.

The beautiful, natural sound of a piano is due to the remarkable blending of such materials as wood, metal, buckskin, and wool. Together they create a uniquely timeless sound that no other instrument in the world can duplicate. While electronic synthesizers may approximate the sound of an acoustic piano, they cannot approach the true beauty of the real thing.

Pianos are peculiar in the sense the more often they are tuned, the longer they stay in tune. And conversely, the less often they’re tuned, the faster they go out of tune. Thus a piano that’s not been tuned for many years will usually not hold the first tuning as long as a piano that has been tuned on a regular basis.

Schedule Your Piano Tuner Regularly

Keep your piano in tune so you can enjoy the full potential of your piano. ( Piano Manufacturers Recomendations )  It was specifically designed to be tuned to the international pitch standard of A-440 cycles per second. Your piano will sound its best and give you and your family the most pleasure when it is tuned regularly and kept in proper playing condition.

Protect Your Piano From Dust

Keep your piano clean. Keep the keyboard covered when not in use to prevent dust from accumulating. Clean keys by occasionally wiping them with a damp cloth and drying them immediately. If accumulated debris cannot be removed with a damp cloth, try wiping the cloth on a bar of mild soap or moisten with dishwasher detergent before wiping. Do not use chemicals or solvents to clean piano keys. Call a qualified piano technician to remove anything from the keys you cannot wipe away.

 

Search ~ This Website

Thank You!

• Thank you for your interest and special thanks to everyone for leaving such kind words in "What Customers Have Said"

Piano Topic Series

• Piano Tuning Services
• Piano Environment
• Piano Value
• Piano Care

Recent Articles

• Piano Tuning
• Piano Brands / Manufacturers
• Hamburg Steinway vs New York Steinway
• Piano Sounds In the Middle of the Night
• How Long Should I Wait After Moving?
• Basic Piano Care ~ Where Do I Begin?

Tags

Best Piano Brands Building Pianos Calling A Piano Tuner Funny Piano Stories Fun Piano Related Videos German or American Steinway Greater Kansas City Kansas City Piano Tuning KC MO Piano Tuner KCMO Piano Tuning Open For Discussion piano Piano Adjustment Piano Age Piano Care Piano Cleaning Piano Customers Piano Finish Piano Humidity Piano Manufacturer Year Built Piano Moving Piano Placement Piano Prodigy Piano Questions Piano Regulation Piano Repair Piano Teachers Piano Tone Piano Tuner Piano Tuner Kansas City Piano Tuner Service Piano Tuner Services Piano Tuning Piano Tuning Cost Piano Tuning Price Piano Value Piano Voice Piano Voicing Where To Put Piano