Piano Storage
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By :
Noel Swanson
Submitted
2008-08-25 00:00:00 |
You own a piano you love. But, you find that you need to put it in storage for a while. How should you go about doing it?
Many experts will tell you to avoid storing a piano if at all possible. It's suggested to do everything you can to find a relative or friend who can keep the piano in their home or apartment until you're ready for it again.
Of course, that's not always going to work. Maybe your friends all live in small apartments and your family lives hundreds of miles away. What then?
Fortunately, you've got options.
A piano is not a big fan of change. They're a lot like us in that regard.
First of all, large temperature swings are going to cause your piano to go out of tune faster. Not only that, but if you have a higher end piano, it can cause the wool cloth on the piano actions to deteriorate - not good.
Let's take the scenario of storing your piano in a summer home or cottage. If you decide to keep it there, it's better to leave it there during the cold winter months rather than move it back and forth. Storing a piano in a place that is cold versus hot is better for the piano. Also, during the winter storage period, you'll want to put moth balls in the piano but just make sure they're not touching the finish of your piano. Oh yeah, and make sure you take them out before you start playing your piano again.
The last piece of advice I have for you comes from Larry Fine, author of "The Piano Book." While it has a wealth of information on pianos, there's some pretty sage advice on piano storage. He says that if you have a piano that has been stored in an unheated or damp area for a period of years, then you don't want to move it to a warm or dry location. It can cause the piano to self destruct in pretty short order.
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Author Resource:-
Gray Rollins writes for PianosCentral. If you want to learn how to play the piano, then visit Rocket Piano and Pure Pitch Method Review. Be sure to stop by.
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