| Your piano is your soul mate. Once you start playing it, | | | | Some pianos, especially those with high-gloss finish |
| you two are hopelessly entwined, enjoying a world of | | | | should be handled with utmost care. Use a new soft |
| your own, mindless of what goes on outside your | | | | cloth to wipe the cabinet. Do not use old towel |
| world. It is therefore absolutely important that you take | | | | converted into rags as the rough fabric can scratch |
| care of your piano properly. | | | | the finishing. And the small particles, even dust can |
| Taking care of your piano does not only entail having it | | | | leave permanent graze over the glossy cover. To |
| tuned up every two to five years. It would also | | | | clean, wipe a damp rag over a small portion and then |
| appreciate a daily maintenance from the owner | | | | immediately wipe the area with dry cloth. The wet |
| himself. What good would it do to a piano if it would | | | | portion must not be left wet for more than a minute. |
| just be left at one corner of the house, untouched for | | | | Repeat process until the entire cabinet is cleaned. |
| sometime? Absolutely nothing, and it would just gather | | | | To polish the cabinet, it is best to use piano polish. |
| dust and rust. | | | | Furniture paste wax will do as well. An old upright piano |
| One of the best ways to maintain its good condition is | | | | with an old wood finish may be cleaned with one of |
| to play it often. Just like a human being, this piece of | | | | those new orange spray cleaner/polisher. Do not use |
| entertainment equipment needs exercise so as not to | | | | the usual aerosol cleaner on a piano as it contains |
| expire soon. Through regular playing, you are not only | | | | alcohol that will react with the finishing or tarnish the |
| practicing to become a better pianist, you can also play | | | | varnish or lacquer paint on your piano surface. You |
| and check if your piano is still in perfect tune. | | | | can buy specially designed piano polisher and polishing |
| It feels great to let your fingers glide over smooth and | | | | cloth as well in most piano stores. |
| shiny ivory keyboards. It can't be helped though, | | | | The piano should be positioned by the wall of the |
| especially when you have little kids at home, to have | | | | home and not along a concrete block or floor as they |
| little sticky hands pounding on the keys from time to | | | | can cause unstable temperature due to dampness. |
| time, unless you have strict off-limits rule on your piano. | | | | Constant changing of temperature can cause your |
| So, to keep your keyboard clean, shiny and non-sticky, | | | | piano to go out of tune. But the foremost cause of the |
| try wiping a lemon or lemon-salt paste over the keys | | | | change in tune is the change in humidity. |
| and then rinse with clean, wet cloth then polish with dry | | | | Having a piano at home is achieving a lot of goals. |
| cloth. | | | | Other than it being an attraction, most of the time, |
| Check out some of the things you must do in cleaning | | | | visitors tend to assume that when a homeowner has |
| and taking care of your piano: | | | | a piano in his home he is not only musically inclined but |
| The Keys: | | | | also knows how to belong in the elite society. It is |
| It is recommended to clean the keys with a light soap | | | | because a piano is still seen as a classical and very |
| solution preferably that of Ivory brand | | | | important musical instrument. |
| The Cabinet: | | | | |