| Purchasing a piano represents
a long-term and substantial investment; maintaining its optimal performance
will ensure your satisfaction and help maintain the value of your piano.
The lifespan of your piano greatly depends on the regular care and attention
it receives. Routine maintenance should only be assigned to an officially certified
technician. Be sure to verify your technician's credentials through your appointed
Fazioli dealer.
There are three determining factors in the piano sound quality:
Tuning
Human hearing can adapt itself very easily. Often we are not able to recognize
whether an instrument is out of tune. A piano does not go out of tune easily.
Tuning is a condition that can be modified by gradual alterations to which our
ears become accustomed. Human hearing is unable to perceive slight changes
of frequency, especially if these changes occur across the keyboard.
Action regulation
As you do not play each note consistently the keyboard and action are subject
to un-even wear and tear. This wear and tear triggers slight alterations in the
uniform response of the keyboard action. Maintaining a well-regulated action is
essential to preserving a fine touch and tone.
Voicing
The quality of tone on your piano is mainly determined by the density and condition
of the felt found on the hammerhead. A suitably qualified technician will "voice"
felt around the hammerhead with a fine three-needle voicing tool.
Hammerheads undergo changes as a result of normal wear and climatic variations,
which results in an audible unevenness of sound. A suitably qualified technician
will re-establish the evenness and beauty of the sound and timbre.
For the reasons mentioned above, even if your piano is rarely used, we recommend
the following:
- Tune your piano at least twice a year
- Check the action and voicing at least once a year
- Always assign the job to a highly qualified technician
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