| Most piano covers are made from 3 materials: vinyl, | | | | out. He even went so far as to put a layer of rubber |
| Mackintosh and Quilted. The choice of the right fabric | | | | between the two layers of clothing. Piano covers do |
| depends upon your situation and what you are trying | | | | not use rubber in the manufacture of covers (like the |
| to accomplish with the cover. Vinyl seems to be the | | | | vinyl covers mentioned above, that would hold too |
| most popular. It has an attractive look to it, like a soft | | | | much heat next to the piano and cause it to go out of |
| leather, and comes in multiple color choices. The most | | | | tune quickly) but they are water-resistant. Since the |
| popular color choices are black and brown. The vinyl | | | | fabric is thicker than vinyl, it does offer more protection |
| covers do not breathe all that well so they come with | | | | from bumps than vinyl covers. I refer people to |
| overlapping slide panels that allow the piano to receive | | | | Mackintosh fabric when they have a piano in higher |
| air while the cover is in place. They are water resistant | | | | traffic locations such as churches, schools and hotels |
| and will hold up well if someone puts a drink on the | | | | where the risk of wear is greater than in a home. |
| cover at a party and leaves it for a short while. As | | | | The only downside to Mackintosh fabric is that it is a |
| with all water resistant materials, the wetness should | | | | little more difficult to clean than vinyl, requiring a |
| be wiped up after the drink is removed. The vinyl | | | | vacuum to clean and remove dust from the fabric. |
| covers are medium weight when compared to | | | | While the fabric is water resistant, the cloth will absorb |
| Mackintosh (heaviest) and a quilted cotton cover | | | | a spill and should be blotted quickly after a one occurs. |
| (lightest). In my opinion a vinyl cover matches up well | | | | To clear the dust from the cover, many people simply |
| with the intents of most people when they are looking | | | | take it outside and beat it with a broomstick a couple |
| for a piano cover. I give the example that an older | | | | of times per year. The reason Mackintosh fabric is |
| woman has no trouble removing and replacing a vinyl | | | | such a great seller is the pleasing look it has to offer to |
| cover from a piano or organ to play for the church on | | | | any room. The look is softer and warmer than vinyl |
| Sunday and that the vinyl cover will look the best while | | | | and less commercial appearing than quilted covers. |
| it is covering the piano during the week. | | | | Quilted covers are typically available only in the color |
| The Mackintosh covers are also available in brown or | | | | black. They come with a lovely 4 inch square pattern |
| black. The look of the fabric is smooth and warm. | | | | and look very professional. We recommend quilted |
| Many people do not know what a Mackintosh fabric is | | | | covers for any environment where the weight of the |
| and have likely not heard that word prior to looking for | | | | cover is a consideration. The quilted covers are the |
| a cover of some kind. Mackintosh cloth is a tightly | | | | most breathable and many customers like that aspect |
| woven material, sometimes called a waterproof drill | | | | of cover, especially if the room is environmentally |
| cloth. Mackintosh cloth was invented by Charles | | | | controlled. The quilted fabric, with its cotton backdrop, is |
| Mackintosh of Manchester, England, as a way to have | | | | the lightest and the easiest to remove, making it a |
| dry clothing touching a person's skin while the outer | | | | favorite among our more mature customers and a |
| layer of cloth fought the weather and kept moisture | | | | best seller for nursing homes and many church groups. |