The Effects of Age on Your Piano
Arizona and your piano: summer hot, dry desert winds. Dust storms that can put the very best special effects technicians in Hollywood to shame. Intense sun and high heat pushing triple digits. 50 plus degree temperature changes from night to day. In the summer monsoon, there are the sudden humidity surges from erratic thunderstorms. And then comes winter with snow and temperatures in the north dropping to below freezing.
For your piano, over time this type of repetition eventually begins to take its toll. But it takes a lot to kill a piano, even in the intense weather systems of Arizona. In fact, we have restored many pianos that appeared to the casual observer to be beyond repair. Once your piano is restored, it will be much better prepared for facing the ever intense weather of Southern Arizona summers and Northern Arizona winters.
It's true. Well cared for pianos can survive such conditions. But pianos in the arid regions of Arizona have the potential to prematurely age, especially without proper protection. If your piano is in need of repair -- even If neglect has been the order of the day for years and decades -- piano restoration might be the way to bring your piano back and to protect it for the future.
An impeccable restoration along with a smart plan for maintenance will help prolong the life of your piano in Arizona -- whether your home is in the Juniper forests or the Ocotillo flats -- for generations to come.
