Jumat, 15 November 2013

Essential Tips For Taking Care For Grand Pianos

By Ernest Duke


The same as any other musical instruments, the grand pianos also requires undivided care to allow their owners get the best benefits as possible. These are large investments and require regular maintenance. A well looked after piano becomes more valuable as it grows older and the owner on the other hand develops some sentimental attachment. The construction of these instruments puts in to consideration their sturdiness.

On the other hand, the humidity of the room where you place your grand pianos is also critical and needs to be kept constant at 50%. This ensures that the instruments' soundboards as well as the strings are not affected and maintains the recommended tuning of A-440; this is the internationally recommended tuning level for the best sound. Grand pianos, including the baby piano are vey delicate and fragile and they should be treated with outmost care and do not allow excess dust to settle on them. Regular dusting is recommended due to the fact that the surface is very delicate. When wiping a piano, the wiping strokes should run with the wood grains in straight lines. This helps in keeping the original grain finish intact.

You should avoid wiping your grand pianos in circular motions as this causes scratches across the wood finishing make the surface look dull. On the other hand, do not use any wax to wipe or shine the piano surface. Wax attracts a lot of dust and with continuous the surfaces become distorted and lose the original glamour and authenticity. Anything beyond wiping the surface should be left to the professionals to clean.

You need to steer clear of wiping the grand pianos in circular movements as this leads to scuff marks throughout the wooden finish making the top appear dreary. Alternatively, do not apply any kind of polish to clean or shine the piano exterior. Polish lures in a great deal of airborne debris and with constant application, the surfaces turn out to be distorted and shed the initial glamour and authenticity. Anything over and above wiping the outer lining needs to be left to the experts to work on. Tuning grand pianos ought to be carried out by specialists once or twice annually based on whether you are able to pay for it whenever needed. During these tuning periods the specialist does all the clean-up and maintenance of all interior components. Most of these cleaning and maintenance professionals ought to know the best detergents and pieces of fabric to work with for specific pianos.

With continuous use, most of the screws and wooden parts tear and wear. This is also aggravated d by the changes in temperatures and humidity. These screws and wooden parts should also be attended to by a professional to ensure that the instrument continues to work optimally. They are also able to replace all the necessary spare parts with their grand pianos original and authentic ones.

Regulating the grand pianos fully can be quite expensive and most specialists suggest that this be done every seven years based on how well you preserve it. In addition, voicing of the piano is also important as it helps in conditioning the way the hammer falls when hit for top performance. Whether yours is a baby or grand piano, these tips should work for you and assist you to enjoy your music for many days.




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