| Moisture to a piano is very important. Humidity can be | | | | expansion and contraction of the wood would change |
| the best or worst friend to your piano. To understand | | | | from the extremes of each season. |
| this more we must understand how humidity impacts | | | | Room size and conditions can also change the |
| our piano. More than any other factor, humidity will | | | | humidity in the room. A church, for example, with a |
| impact the sound and pitch of the piano. A piano made | | | | large room and high ceiling can have high variations in |
| of wood has the ability to expand and contract | | | | humidity. Every one remembers going to that large |
| depending the how much or how little of humid air is | | | | summer church wedding and experiencing the |
| present. We will also discuss how the type of room | | | | uncomfortable feeling of a very humid church. I can |
| can change and impact how frequently the piano is | | | | remember the day my sister got married in July. It was |
| tuned. This article will also look at how piano covers will | | | | an extremely hot and humid day. The humidity made it |
| protect the piano from daily humidity swings. The | | | | very uncomfortable. |
| over-riding goal is to keep the humidity levels in room | | | | Piano covers can help. The nice thing about a piano |
| consistent and even. | | | | cover is that it can do several things to protect your |
| The first thing that we need to know is how humidity | | | | investment. Piano covers will help keep the humidity at |
| affects the piano. Humidity by definition is defined into | | | | the same level once the room returns to normal. A |
| two categories, absolute humidity and relative humidity. | | | | piano cover will stop direct sunlight. Piano covers are |
| Absolute humidity is the amount of water vapor that is | | | | great at keeping the piano finish from discoloration |
| present in the air. Relative humidity is amount of | | | | resulting from sun damage. |
| comfort or discomfort one feels. It indicates how much | | | | There are a few companies that make humidity |
| moisture can evaporate from the skin. For our purpose | | | | measuring devices, called hygrometers. The idea of |
| we will be referring to absolute humidity. | | | | the device is to keep the piano at a consistent humidity |
| Proper Humidity will help keep your piano tuned longer. | | | | level. The low cost of such of a device make it a |
| Wide variations in humidity can make the wood of a | | | | good investment. It can keep your piano in tune a lot |
| piano expand and contract. I can remember my | | | | longer. It can save the expense of needing to have a |
| parents scheduling the piano tuner twice a year. | | | | professional retune your piano more than once |
| Needing it tuned once in the low humidity of the dry | | | | annually. |
| winter and once in the high humidity summer. The | | | | |