Piano is an instrument that could be categorized as a beautiful piece of furniture, which can be used as a display home. The difference is this one furniture equipped with modern machinery which is used to play music as entertainment. therefore, this instrument takes good care of their owners.
Piano is a musical instrument consisting of a very complex and expensive materials. There are more than 9,000 parts on the key coupled with the other combinations. If the analyzed material from the piano, it will show high-quality wood, iron, steel, copper, plastic, brass, cotton, adhesive (glue), and so forth. So you can imagine how difficult it is to clean the parts that are not easily accessible on the piano.
For that, we recommend that the piano should be diligent in cleaning. And not hurt you to try it yourself to take care, you can use a very soft cloth to clean the outer parts of the piano (the skeleton). For the keyboard, you can clean with a cloth and use oil or some kind of special liquid to clean the piano, this can be found in stores that sell musical instruments. Do not use liquid or special cleaning for furniture in the house. Although this can be done at the time of emergency. If you do not have a special oil for cleaning the piano, just do it just by using a soft dry cloth. Because the regular cleaners can make wood furniture piano becomes contaminated. Be careful using wood cleaner for piano, even on furniture cleaning labels usually say it could also be used for pianos.
But for more complete cleaning and maintenance, you can hand over this task to the experts. Check all your piano setting at least twice a year. You can ask the technicians who service the piano, about how the rules set up the piano. This will prevent the wrong setting could cause damage. Never even to try to fix the piano or in doing things to excess modifiers. This can cause a fatal error and damage. As a result, you must pay expensive to fix. Let only the experts (piano technicians) who perform the task.
How to put the piano must also be noticed. Keep the piano from a hot place, radiator, fireplace and air holes. High heat and humidity can cause damage to the piano. Avoid placing the piano from the sun. Particularly near windows or doors that can be reached by direct sunlight. Do not put plants or vase with flowers, drinks, food, or anything on the piano. Because if spilled or dropped will be wetting and soiling the piano. If water or dirt get into the sidelines of the mechanical piano, would be very difficult to clean. If this happens accidentally, and call an expert (a service person).
If you own a piano that well maintained, may be used for next generation. Well, from now, with the tips above, for those of you who have a piano, start to give special attention to your piano.
