Possible Challenges in Piano Moving

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Possible Challenges in Piano Moving
Sometimes, you have to move during the colder,
winter months. A new year, a new home, a new job
and a new place to settle. One of the biggest
challenges you may face is moving your piano from
the comfort of your home to a new one.
Accomplishing this challenge may become harmful
to your physical body, and especially your piano.
We know you love your piano and dont want any
harm done to it. Therefore, here are some things
to keep in mind during the moving process
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Humidity Can affect the Performance of Your Piano
What did your piano movers suggest when you
availed their services for moving your grand
piano to your new place? Watch the weather. They
must have shared some valuable information
related to the protection of the piano from
unfriendly weather. We are going to cover
environmental factors. These factors affect both
the outer polish and inner parts. Humidity and
temperature are the two critical environmental
factors.  
The larger part of this instrument is made of
wood. Even slightest weather changes can
adversely affect the body and performance of the
instrument. Wood sometimes swells and sometimes
shrinks due to changes in the humidity level.
This affects the tuning ability of the instrument.
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How humidity affects your piano?
The soundboard of the instrument is adversely
affected due to humidity. It shrinks and swells.
It is a ? inch thick crowned shape wooden sheet.
Strings in piano pass through the soundboard and
are attached to bridge, a piece of wood. The
soundboard is there to tightly press bridge
against the strings. The size of the
crown increases when humidity is high. This puts
pressure on the bridge and pushes it against the
strings. Strings are stretched tighter and this
raises the pitch. In case the humidity is low,
the size of the soundboard is slightly reduced as
wood shrinks. This reduces the crown and pressure
on the strings. So, the pitch drops. Though
normal weather will bring it to the normal
settings, tuning will be changed.
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How to minimize the effects of humidity?  
If you want your piano to stay in tune, you will
have to maintain the ideal and constant level of
humidity around your piano. Here is what you can
do. Protect your instrument from extreme
temperatures. Keep it away from doors, windows,
stoves and heating and cooling areas. Protect it
from direct sunlight. There are some areas where
humidity is low in summer and high in winter. Buy
a hygrometer. It is a device used for monitoring
humidity changes. A room humidifier can be
helpful during summer. However, be careful. Too
much moisture will affect the tuning of your
piano. Installing a humidity control system in
the room can also help. This humidity control
system has three parts including a humidifier to
increase the level of humidity, a dehumidifier to
eliminate or decrease the level of humidity, and
a control unit that senses the humidity level in
the room.
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