a collection of piano related information

Piano manufacturers and the Piano Technician's Guild recommend twice a year, especially in New England where we have such huge swings in weather. However most people opt for once a year (or less).

While we're talking about taking care of your piano, one of the best things you can do as the owner of the piano is keep the humidity balanced in the room it's in, ideally somewhere  between 40-50%  (which also happens to be a good idea for people as well).

In fact the guarantee for high end pianos often states failure to maintain proper temperature and humidity could void your guarantee.

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I find most "free" pianos are over priced. 

By that I mean they tend to be worn out old upright pianos that are 100 or more years old.

The strings (and there are approximately 230 of them) get corrosion on them and the bass strings develop a tubby/dead sound. The action (thousands of moving parts) get worn out as does the felt.

Sometimes the pin block (the block the tuning pins are inserted into) dries out and cracks so the piano will never hold it's tune.

And then there is the move.

They are very heavy and tend to want to tip over. The wheels on the bottom are really not made for moving the piano.

It's best to hire professionals, and a professional piano tuner.

If you have a tired old piano, especially the old upright type, PLEASE Do Not Donate it to some unsuspecting individual or organization.

It isn't fair for them to go through all the time, effort, and expense to get it moved and hire a tuner, only to find out the piano is junk.

Breaking them up isn't easy either.

Best bet is to call a mover who knows how to move pianos and have them haul it to the dump.

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