Piano for Beginners

A piano is a costly investment.  Even a modest piano can be the most expensive piece of furniture in the house.  But it is more than furniture; it is a complex musical instrument.  So any piano owner must be concerned with caring for her piano, both to enhance the beauty of her piece of furniture and to maintain the quality of her musical instrument.  You should learn how to care for your piano just as you learn how to play piano songs.

The first and most important thing to do is to make sure the piano is located in an appropriate place in the house.  For a piano, heat, moisture and light can all cause damage.  Those conditions can damage the finish, cause the piano to go out of tune and even cause the wood to swell.  Your piano should be located away from radiators or heating vents, fireplaces and air conditioning units.  It’s also best not to place the piano against the outside wall of the house.  Be sure not to expose it to sunlight for long periods of time.  If the piano is located near a sunny window, keep the curtains drawn.  Sunlight can damage the finish and affect the tuning.  If at all possible, keep the humidity levels and the temperature even, to limit the expansion and contraction of the wood in the piano.

You paid a lot for your piano, and you work hard learning how to play piano songs, so don’t scrimp on care.  A neglected piano never has a good sound.  Have your piano tuned and regulated twice a year.  “Regulating” a piano means that a piano technician will examine all the moving parts for breakage or wear and fix or adjust them as needed.   You owe it to the piano as a piece of furniture and as a musical instrument.  And you owe it to yourself as a musician.

Since moisture is an enemy of a well-kept piano, keep liquids away from it.  Don’t bring a cup of tea or a glass of water to the piano when you play.  Find another place for your potted plants or beautiful bouquets of flowers.  Move the fish bowl.  It is as crucial to keep spills away from a piano as it is to keep moisture in the air under control.

Use a feather duster to clean the cabinet.  It will remove dust particles, so the dust won’t scratch the surface when you polish it with a cloth.  And just use a soft cloth to polish it.  Don’t use wood polish, because polishes can in fact damage wood.  And use soft, slightly damp cloths to clean the keys, one cloth for the white keys and a different cloth for the black ones.  Be sure to go back and remove any residual moisture with a clean, soft, dry cloth.

Your piano is too valuable for you not to treasure your investment.  An important, even imposing piece of furniture as well as a complex and intricate musical instrument, you should take as much care in the maintenance of your piano as you do in your efforts to learn how to play piano songs well.

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