kindly....I have a new doubt for which I would like to ask your opinion!
in a house literally facing the sea with old window frames, would it be unwise in your opinion to put an acoustic piano....what would happen to it with high humidity and salt spray?
i would like to bring my beloved upright Furstein. The house is detached and I could play without disturbing anyone, enjoying the performance of an acoustic in peace all summer long. but from a practical point of view, a nice digital might perhaps be "healthier"...I wouldn't want to see the acoustic die in a short time!!
in short, I have to decide whether to sell my upright (so loved....perfect action that I adore for its responsiveness despite being quite heavy and the warm, full sound...) and get a digital...maybe even a nice one....but still a digital!!
I would keep the Furstein... I live in a decidedly humid environment... maybe less than by the seaside... but the humidity is quite abundant here and my Yamaha has held up rather well for years. Being humid, however, the frequencies rise... I often find myself with a tuning at 445 hz.
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...I would really love to keep it...
this is, however, a house that remains closed during the winter and it's old so it's veeeery humid!!
Do piano dehumidifiers exist? One of these could be the "Piano Life Saver", only it costs a fortune, or you can use silica gel packets and then cover the piano with a wool blanket etc. In this second way, you spend only a few euros
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....the dehumidifier is there but I cannot leave it on all the time in winter without anyone in the house...
....yes, the Life piano system costs a fortune. I don't know if it can be used completely unattended for days and days... I could literally fill the piano with silica gel. Will that be enough?
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Wait for more advice to see if someone else has other solutions.
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thanks giovanni and antares.....i am very undecided i am also considering a nice digital one....with the acoustic i am too afraid of ruining it...
I'm not sure, but I think that salt spray also damages digital components over time because by infiltrating the boards it probably helps to oxidize the tin and therefore make it less "conductive"; this would put the two solutions on the same level
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Yes, you are right.... it also damages the digital ones, but by choosing a portable stage, I would move it to the city during the winter months!!!
It is the best solution. I am convinced. Thanks to you too, pianothor!
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I confirm. Personally, I left a digital piano in my house near the sea, and after just one winter half of the keys wouldn't spring back up; I had to disassemble the entire piano.
The idea of bringing a stage piano is the best solution, you can take it back home whenever you want
