[pianotech] Hello, Sunshine!

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Wed Feb 11 06:47:16 PST 2009


Tom Sivak wrote:
> List
> 
> I got a question yesterday I didn't have an answer for.
> 
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> Will sunlight damage a white finish, too?  Or is that the
> only advantage to having a white piano?  Other than boldly
> announcing to the world: "I have no taste in decorating!"


Direct sunlight is, on my scale, the second worst thing you 
can let happen to a piano without directly attacking it. Being 
subjected to 20°-30°F hot spots as the sun passes across it 
daily is tough on it structurally as localized heat induced 
dimensional changes cycle. It's less a problem in a closed lid 
covered with protective shawls and photographs than directly 
on the soundboard under an open lid, but it's still hard on 
them. Keep the direct (not ambient) sun off of the piano for 
the sake of what instrument may happen to be inside the 
furniture, and the furniture will get the same benefit.

My opinion,
Ron N



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