Piano verses the heat of Cyprus

[OhSusana]

I'm looking to get a piano, but - I'm worried about it being destroyed by the heat of Cyprus in the summer. I don't want to get a nice Bosendorfer, for it to be melted into little pieces over a couple of years.
Better therefore to get an electronic piano? Certainly the tuning is not going to go out during major periods of temperature change....
Any advice is welcome.

[Dominic]

I've got a keyboard that coped fine in the heat. Mind you I brought that over with me. I haven't seen any for sale, though there is a music shop nearly opposite Butcher Boy.

[jagwheels]

What a great name you have chosen. I myself am a reasonably aclomplished sax player but moved onto keyboards 3 years ago with a Yamhama. Took lessons for 2 years & to be honest never really cracked it but I think your thoughts on an electronic instrument are sound (no pun intended). I also strum a quitar but have to tune it every time I play. I am not in in the market for a Bosendorfer but there must be other musicians on Cyprus with better advice

[OhSusana]

What a great name you have chosen. ...

Thanks. Have you seen the film "Francis Foster Jenkins"?
And the Oh Susannah scene -
Not sure if I can provide a link or not - will try - new to the forum -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKURQAufR68

Actually an old old friend of mine in the scene - but that's another story.

I've got a top floor apt which gets fairly toasty in the summer, so... likely to opt for the electronic version I feel.
Maybe get a jag instead of a B/dorfer. ))

[ApusApus]

Go for a clavinova if you can afford it, my son played a Yamaha one & still uses one today!

Shane

[OhSusana]

Go for a clavinova if you can afford it, my son played a Yamaha one & still uses one today!

Shane

yeah. .. thanks - looks like that. I think putting a Bdorfer or similar in an apt which would probably get to 40C in the summer with the A/C off would be sacrilige. I don't think I could do it morally. They are such beautiful works of art. So - sadly, looks like an electronic job. Although some electronic pianos are not all that bad these days. They get better each year, even now.