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Service and Care of the Piano

There are about six areas of service your piano will need in its life. They encompass tuning, regulation, voicing (regulating the tone), repair, rebuilding, and possibly refinishing. All pianos will need maintenance. The degree to which they'll need it is often dependent upon the initial quality of the instrument and how it has been played and cared for. Climate and humidity also affect it. Pianos have very long lives and are amazing in there ability to continue to work even under some abuse. Helping your piano to live a long productive life is not complicated, understanding some basic needs will help you care for your instrument . We service pianos that are a hundred years old and and can still hold a tune and be repaired. Other than regular tuning, most servicing lasts for years, even decades. According to most piano manufacturers you should have your piano tuned twice a year. Once a year works well for many.

Piano Location in the Home

Pianos should be located out of the direct draft of evaporate coolers and heaters whenever possible. They are affected by humidity and dryness. The best possible environment for a piano would be an air conditioned room with little change in the air temperatures or humidity levels. This is the best circumstance, but pianos are able to acclimate. If a piano is brought from a humid climate to a dry area, measures should be taken to keep it from drying out too fast. In this case a room humidifier is the simplest and cheapest way to help it adjust, particularly in the winter because of extra dryness issues.

Locating the piano away from the sun, if possible, will keep the finish in better care. By placing the piano on a inside wall or a sheltered outside wall you'll preserve it better. Keep it away from strong sources of heat, such as wood stoves and fireplaces.

Caring For the Finish and Keys

Less is better when cleaning your piano. A simple dusting with a soft cloth is best. If you have wax built up on your piano then you may want to purchase a cleaner designed to break the wax down, then use a good quality non-aerosol polish. Never use alcohol based sprays on the finish. Finishes at various ages respond differently to different products. Touch up sticks can work very well to hide small scratches. We can take care of deep cleaning the inside and outside of your piano. A large amount of dust can collect over the years in your piano, dust can be abrasive to the working parts of the piano.

Pianos have two types of keys tops, they are either ivory or plastic. Newer pianos have plastic, older pianos have ivories. You can see a fine line where the black keys end , this line indicates ivory, plastics are all one piece. To clean the key tops use a mild all purpose cleaner or a little vinegar diluted with water. You can whiten ivory keys with non-gel whitening toothpaste or baking soda and water paste. Be careful not to get it any cleaning solution between the keys. We can clean and buff keys for a professional result. If your keys are chipped or broken they can be repaired or replaced. If they are ivory we try to match a replacement ivory. You can't buy ivory key tops. We try to take the good ones off of pianos that are having new sets of plastics put on, then we can use them to replace the damaged or missing ivories. In this way we can try to help an older piano maintain its character. It is also a inexpensive way to correct a key top problem.
We can repair and replace key tops and since we do all our own key top replacement, we are able to offer great prices and quick service.




Tuning Repair Reconditioning Rebuilding Moving For Sale Purchasing Leasing Piano Care Service and Care of the Piano There are about six areas of service your piano will need in its life. They encompass tuning, regulation, voicing (regulating the tone), repair, rebuilding, and possibly refinishing. All pianos will need maintenance. The degree to which they'll need it is often dependent upon the initial quality of the instrument and how it has been played and cared for. Climate and humidity also affect it. Pianos have very long lives and are amazing in there ability to continue to work even under some abuse. Helping your piano to live a long productive life is not complicated, understanding some basic needs will help you care for your instrument . We service pianos that are a hundred years old and and can still hold a tune and be repaired. Other than regular tuning, most servicing lasts for years, even decades. According to most piano manufacturers you should have your piano tuned twice a year. Once a year works well for many. Piano Location in the Home Pianos should be located out of the direct draft of evaporate coolers and heaters whenever possible. They are affected by humidity and dryness. The best possible environment for a piano would be an air conditioned room with little change in the air temperatures or humidity levels. This is the best circumstance, but pianos are able to acclimate. If a piano is brought from a humid climate to a dry area, measures should be taken to keep it from drying out too fast. In this case a room humidifier is the simplest and cheapest way to help it adjust, particularly in the winter because of extra dryness issues. Locating the piano away from the sun, if possible, will keep the finish in better care. By placing the piano on a inside wall or a sheltered outside wall you'll preserve it better. Keep it away from strong sources of heat, such as wood stoves and fireplaces. Caring For the Finish and Keys Less is better when cleaning your piano. A simple dusting with a soft cloth is best. If you have wax built up on your piano then you may want to purchase a cleaner designed to break the wax down, then use a good quality non-aerosol polish. Never use alcohol based sprays on the finish. Finishes at various ages respond differently to different products. Touch up sticks can work very well to hide small scratches. We can take care of deep cleaning the inside and outside of your piano. A large amount of dust can collect over the years in your piano, dust can be abrasive to the working parts of the piano. Pianos have two types of keys tops, they are either ivory or plastic. Newer pianos have plastic, older pianos have ivories. You can see a fine line where the black keys end , this line indicates ivory, plastics are all one piece. To clean the key tops use a mild all purpose cleaner or a little vinegar diluted with water. You can whiten ivory keys with non-gel whitening toothpaste or baking soda and water paste. Be careful not to get it any cleaning solution between the keys. We can clean and buff keys for a professional result. If your keys are chipped or broken they can be repaired or replaced. If they are ivory we try to match a replacement ivory. You can't buy ivory key tops. We try to take the good ones off of pianos that are having new sets of plastics put on, then we can use them to replace the damaged or missing ivories. In this way we can try to help an older piano maintain its character. It is also a inexpensive way to correct a key top problem. We can repair and replace key tops and since we do all our own key top replacement, we are able to offer great prices and quick service.