Post by @inthehands@hachyderm.io

2026-10-24 23:41 UTC

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever attempt to move a piano yourself. Hire piano movers — not just movers, but •piano• movers. The potential damage to humans and houses is so much larger than the extra cost of hiring the right person for the job, there’s just no comparison. I don’t care if you did it before and didn’t die. I don’t care if the movers seem really strong though. Don’t. The Piano Book goes in depth about this with some (true!) horror stories. I’m just surfacing it because it’s such an easy mistake to make, and because “preventable safety hazard!” is one of my favorite genres. 4/ #piano

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@inthehands@hachyderm.io 2026-10-24 23:45

You should budget a couple hundred dollars / year for tuning & maintenance. Acoustic pianos, even mediocre ones, have a life and a joy in them that even very high-end electric keyboards cannot match. You’re much more likely to be drawn to play an acoustic! And no, “but it has weighted keys!” does not change this equation. It’s more than key weight; it’s about the incredible organic complexity of the internals of these instruments. An electric can •sound• a lot better than all but the fanciest and best-maintained acoustics, but the acoustics will so often still •feel• better. And feel beats sound. BUT… Getting an acoustic piano is more like adopting a pet than buying an appliance, so set expectations accordingly! /end #piano

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