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Are you kidding me? I watched your video and you gave no sense of how long a piano last! That was the initial topic!! Can a piano last 200 years? 500 years? A millennium? What a waste of time.
The whole point of the video is that there is no absolute in how long a piano lasts. A piano that sits in a controlled environment, barely played, and serviced on a regular basis, could theoretically last forever. However, your mileage may vary due to the many circumstances a piano faces from the environment, use, and upkeep.
However, typically, a piano lasts 50-100 years before needing rebuilding. Although there are many exceptions to this.
Speaking of upkeep..My piano is tuned March and September. A 70’s walnut Hardman 5’4” my piano guy has told me Cecilia holds her tune well until this month and recommended placing a hygrometer to monitor humidity, which I have done. It is showing 47%. Do you have a suggestion on the preferred percentage or, should I worry more about learning to play properly rather than sound? Thank you.
45-50% is ideal humidity for a piano. So you’re in good shape there! In regards to when is the best time to tune your piano, when you go from heat to AC, and later in the year back again to heat, those are the best times to tune your piano since seasonal changes can affect the pitch of your piano. Anytime your piano either sounds out of tune or has lost pitch is a good time to tune your piano since a piano that goes far out of tune won’t hold tuning very well after the next tuning. You will enjoy practicing more on a piano that sounds good, and you will know what you are striving for in your playing.
I am looking to buy either a new Falcone upright or a 15 year old Weber baby grand (2yr warranty in excellent condition and w/humidifier). The baby grand is nearly double the cost, but we don’t think we would need to upgrade for a very long time. Any thoughts?
We are planning to buy a Weber baby grand piano made in 1918. It is being sold for $7K. The exterior is in fairly good condition but the dampeners, felts and the hammers needs to be changed. We are also considering buying a baby grand Steinbach, good exterior, sound is good, 10 years old, for the same price. Please advice which one would be a better piano to use for many years.
Are you kidding me? I watched your video and you gave no sense of how long a piano last! That was the initial topic!! Can a piano last 200 years? 500 years? A millennium? What a waste of time.
The whole point of the video is that there is no absolute in how long a piano lasts. A piano that sits in a controlled environment, barely played, and serviced on a regular basis, could theoretically last forever. However, your mileage may vary due to the many circumstances a piano faces from the environment, use, and upkeep.
However, typically, a piano lasts 50-100 years before needing rebuilding. Although there are many exceptions to this.
Speaking of upkeep..My piano is tuned March and September. A 70’s walnut Hardman 5’4” my piano guy has told me Cecilia holds her tune well until this month and recommended placing a hygrometer to monitor humidity, which I have done. It is showing 47%. Do you have a suggestion on the preferred percentage or, should I worry more about learning to play properly rather than sound? Thank you.
45-50% is ideal humidity for a piano. So you’re in good shape there! In regards to when is the best time to tune your piano, when you go from heat to AC, and later in the year back again to heat, those are the best times to tune your piano since seasonal changes can affect the pitch of your piano. Anytime your piano either sounds out of tune or has lost pitch is a good time to tune your piano since a piano that goes far out of tune won’t hold tuning very well after the next tuning. You will enjoy practicing more on a piano that sounds good, and you will know what you are striving for in your playing.
I am looking to buy either a new Falcone upright or a 15 year old Weber baby grand (2yr warranty in excellent condition and w/humidifier). The baby grand is nearly double the cost, but we don’t think we would need to upgrade for a very long time. Any thoughts?
We are planning to buy a Weber baby grand piano made in 1918. It is being sold for $7K. The exterior is in fairly good condition but the dampeners, felts and the hammers needs to be changed. We are also considering buying a baby grand Steinbach, good exterior, sound is good, 10 years old, for the same price. Please advice which one would be a better piano to use for many years.
Thank you,
Werhner