Piano Lessons & Musicians - How to take care of a piano

Hi, my name is Athena Reich and I'm a singer, songwriter and music host here in New York City. In this clip I'm going to talk about how to take car of your piano, how to really maintain it's quality. Well, there's several things you can do, first of all and most importantly you're going to need to get it tuned once or twice a year. So you need to find a tuner that you trust. It can go by recommendation, usually referral is the best. Call a music school, they can probably refer you to, refer a tuner, a professional tuner and have them maintain the piano and they can also give you advice. If you let a piano go untuned for a long time it can get damaged beyond repair. Another thing is you don't want dust to get in the keys of the piano, so keeping the lid on or dusting it regularly it can really help. Another thing, don't *** on it very loud it can wear on the hammers and the strings in the piano. Don't let kids *** on it, you can say you can play the piano as long as you play it gently. Also I never let party guests put glasses of water on the piano because you do not want that water falling into the keys. So basically tuning, dusting, banging, regular maintenance will help you take care of your piano. This has been Athena Reich in New York City.