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Piano verses the heat of Cyprus
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:14 pm
by 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.
Re: Piano verses the heat of Cyprus
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:46 pm
by 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.
Re: Piano verses the heat of Cyprus
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:01 pm
by 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
Re: Piano verses the heat of Cyprus
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:56 pm
by OhSusana
jagwheels wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:01 pm
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. ))
Re: Piano verses the heat of Cyprus
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:30 pm
by ApusApus
Go for a clavinova if you can afford it, my son played a Yamaha one & still uses one today!
Shane
Re: Piano verses the heat of Cyprus
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:12 pm
by OhSusana
ApusApus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:30 pm
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.