<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Piano Guard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Piano Guard]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:20:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pianoguard.com/pl/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Silent Life of a Soundboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most important part of a piano that almost nobody ever sees Photographes were taken before, during and after restoration at our family workshop Piano Renovation Professional s.c. in Poland. It has no keys. It has no pedals. It is hidden beneath more than two hundred strings, covered by a cast iron frame, and quietly does its work for decades without asking for attention. Yet without it, even the world's finest concert grand would produce only a fraction of its magnificent voice. It is...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/the-silent-life-of-a-soundboard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56e0eeaa2c7341eb4c6b5a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5668a1_bf8bc8f8e96e438885a0748b14f91434~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Doesn't a Piano Need Exactly 50% Humidity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The image was AI-generated One of the questions I asked myself while developing Piano Guard was surprisingly simple. If wood responds to humidity so slowly, why do many humidity control systems constantly switch on and off? The answer led me to one of the most important principles behind the system. Not a sensor. Not a heater. Not a humidifier. A concept called hysteresis. First, Let's Understand the Piano A common misconception is that a piano immediately reacts when the humidity changes. It...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/why-doesn-t-a-piano-need-exactly-50-humidity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a53f2836c2bae2e2793a7b0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:07:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5668a1_dc7264fb5c904f34abc8071f66429112~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are the World's Finest Pianos Still Made of Wood?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then, someone asks me a fascinating question. "If modern aircraft use carbon fibre, Formula 1 cars are built from advanced composites, and spacecraft travel to the Moon... why are the world's finest pianos still made mostly of wood?" It's a wonderful question. And I believe the answer explains why humidity is so important for every piano owner. More Than a Building Material After more than ten years working in my family's piano restoration workshop, I have developed enormous...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/why-are-the-world-s-finest-pianos-still-made-of-wood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a53e9e01f3b88f8a4ecd75b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:35:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5668a1_7a5514bb713f4218b0b56a1e9d540453~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Piano Has a Crack in the Soundboard. Is It Ruined?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos taken during inspection of instruments in our workshop. Piano Renovation Professional s.c. Few moments are more alarming for a piano owner than discovering a crack inside the instrument. The first thought is almost always the same. "Is my piano beyond repair?" After more than ten years working in our family's piano restoration workshop, I completely understand that reaction. The word "crack" sounds frightening. But in reality, not every crack tells the same story. The soundboard Is the...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/my-piano-has-a-crack-in-the-soundboard-is-it-ruined</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4e17fbd173dba82bbae69a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:03:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5668a1_a5dabc7dedf34d718361aec01000c146~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Your Piano in the Right Place? Five Common Positioning Mistakes That Can Shorten Its Life ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image generated with AI Here... let me start with a... A Personal Story! For more than a decade, I had been working in our family's piano restoration workshop. Every day, I saw how changes in humidity affected pianos. I spoke with technicians, restorers, and customers about the importance of maintaining a stable environment. Yet when my husband and I designed our own home, I was thinking like a homeowner rather than a piano professional. Of course, I knew there had to be a piano. It became...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/is-your-piano-in-the-right-place-five-common-positioning-mistakes-that-can-shorten-its-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d6a396c303678bb74eecf</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:21:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5668a1_e75b4e7136f949d6bd9d6d04b08a0b9c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Does My Piano Go Out of Tune So Quickly?]]></title><description><![CDATA["I had my piano tuned only a few months ago. Why is it already out of tune?" As someone who has worked in piano restoration for more than a decade, this is one of the questions I hear most often. Many owners worry that something is wrong with their piano. In most cases, there isn't. The answer usually lies in understanding how a piano works. Every Piano Goes Out of Tune Let's start with an important fact. Every piano goes out of tune. Even the finest concert grand played on the world's...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/why-does-my-piano-go-out-of-tune-so-quickly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d683200be0c704955b683</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111d39_9a335ddc5bdb4dac8f9df196d52bf29e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter: The Most Demanding Season for Every Piano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image generated by AI The first cold morning arrives. The heating is switched on. The windows remain closed. Life indoors becomes warm and comfortable. For us, winter simply means another season. For a piano, it marks the beginning of one of the most challenging periods of the year. "Nothing Has Changed"... Or Has It? One of the most common things we hear from piano owners is: "My piano was perfectly fine in autumn, but now it doesn't feel quite the same." The tuning seems to drift more...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/winter-the-most-demanding-season-for-every-piano</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d6445a79e22eec7930e0e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:51:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5668a1_b485479ea64c468d80c442202e996603~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_920,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is the Ideal Humidity for a Piano?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image generated by AI If there is one question I have been asked countless times over the years, it is this: "What humidity should my piano actually be kept at?" The answer seems simple. In reality, it is a little more interesting. There Is No Perfect Number Many people expect a technician to reply with one precise value. "Keep your piano at exactly 50% relative humidity." Unfortunately, wood doesn't work that way. In our restoration workshop, I have learned that pianos are remarkably...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/what-is-the-ideal-humidity-for-a-piano</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d2a44a79e22eec792858c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:42:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5668a1_18a30b493ec54fddbd4994d8d4386ea4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Piano's First Year at Home: The Hidden Challenge Nobody Talks About]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image created by AI Why I Decided to Start This Blog For more than a decade, I have been working alongside my parents in our family piano restoration company, which has been restoring pianos for over 40 years. During that time, I have had the privilege of seeing literally hundreds of grand and upright pianos pass through our workshop—from newly manufactured instruments to century-old concert grands undergoing complete restoration. When I first joined the business, I assumed the biggest...]]></description><link>https://www.pianoguard.com/post/your-piano-s-first-year-at-home-the-hidden-challenge-nobody-talks-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4d253400be0c7049551a84</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:28:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5668a1_65ccf796916c4161ad393aca1260311c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_904,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sandra Dębska  ​</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>