Grand Pianos

It is important to take care of grand pianos as they are delicate and sensitive musical instruments. Grand pianos are notoriously susceptible to sustaining damage from relatively small changes in environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. Exposing grand pianos to sudden changes in temperature can easily cause them to loose their tuning and at worst could permanently damage or distort a vital component such as the delicate wooden soundboard.

Grand pianos are most likely to be exposed to potentially damaging environmental factors when they are being moved, particularly if they are being moved from inside to outdoors. When grand pianos are moved they will almost certainly require retuning after the move. Thankfully there are several precautions which can be taken to ensure damage from environmental changes is kept to a minimum when moving grand pianos. Professional piano moving companies will always place the main body of grand pianos in specially fitted covers when they move them. Not only does this prevent the body of grand pianos from being damaged by knocks and small impacts, but it also helps to reduce to eh impact of changes in temperature and humidity. Moving grand pianos should only ever be attempted by professional piano movers as it is a potentially dangerous job which could result in costly damage.