These are short tips about pianos and piano service that change each day.
If you have to put your piano in storage...
- Don't, if at all possible.
- Pianos, like people, prefer safe and cozy homes, away from drafts,
dampness and rodents. Putting a piano into storage usually means moving it from
a comfortable house to a cold and drafty warehouse. Even if the facility is
advertised as "climate-controlled," it's rarely as well-regulated as
a home. The more variable the temperature and humidity, the faster a piano
deteriorates.
- If you must store your piano, try to find a friend to keep it for you.
Ideally, someone in the "foster home" will play the piano and agree to
have it serviced periodically by a technician of your choice.
- Unheated personal storage units are not suitable places to store pianos
for any length of time.
- A well-built garage can be an acceptable option for short term storage
(up to one year), if you take some precautions:
- Check the building's drainage. Make sure the floor under the piano will
never be damp.
- Is the building weather-tight? There should be no dew on the inside of
the windows on a cool rainy day.
- Ask your technician to install a climate control system in the piano.
Make sure it stays plugged in to an electrical outlet.
- Cover the piano with heavy blankets.
- Arrange to have it regularly inspected for rodent infestation.
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