How to extend the life of your piano guitar, violin, cello, bass, and all wood instruments

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Protect your investment. The piano just like your guitar, violin, cello, grand piano, organ, bass and also same for your antique furniture and rare fine arts. These care tips will be very useful for the long life of your valued instruments and art.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

knowledge of your dwelling
love for your instrument

Step1

The best place for a piano inside a home is where the environment is most stable, especially when it comes to humidity and temperature. Place the piano as far as possible from all things that affect the change in humidity, such as air conditioning and heat vents, windows, fireplaces, laundry rooms, open kitchens and even outside walls.

Step2

Any change in humidity will adversely affect your piano, furniture, all other musical instruments and fine art. Especially vulnerable are homes near water. In coastal states, the variance in humidity between winter and summer are very great. If a piano is standing near a window, heater, or fire place, it doesn't take more than a couple seasons to cause severe structural damage to the hardwoods of the piano, including the soundboard, bridges, pinblock, and finish.

Step3

If a satisfactory place cannot be found, consider having a climate control system installed in your piano. A climate control system maintains your piano at an average 42% humidity as recommended by major piano manufacturers. When your piano soundboard is kept at a constant moisture level, shrinking and swelling are minimized. Amadeus Piano Co., Inc. is the proud recipient of the Field Expert Award by Dampp-Chaser Corp., the leading manufacturer of climate control systems.

Tips & Warnings

keep the piano polished so that the finish never over-dries.
redirect or close off vents near the piano.
Control the humidity. There are special humidity control systems for pianos, ranging in prices from $600 to $850 depending on size of your piano. you can view this system at www.amadeuspianos.com
never keep fish tanks directly near the piano. Keep all sources of moisture and heat away. call for a consultation at (800)33-TUNER, write emails to info@amadeuspianos.com and visit www.amadeuspianos.com for more tips on taking proper care of your piano