Padded Cover

Focus On: Protecting Your Piano With a Specially Designed Cover Through the eyes of a two-year-old, the keys of a piano provide the perfect obsta- cle course for driving Hot Wheels ® cars back and forth. Unfortunately, from the point of view of the piano owner, this is not the ideal place for this activity to take place. In many households there are times when the piano may need protection—either against toddlers and small children (such as during large family gatherings where there are more children than adults) or during con- struction or remodeling projects where work- men may not be thinking of the safest place to swing a board or lay down a tool. For providing effective protection, an unpadded or padded piano cover may be the ideal solution—a way to take away the ap- peal of keys to bang on, while at the same time cushioning any unsupervised activity to protect the finish, keys and action. The Piano Owner's Heads-Up Guide to Important Piano Maintenance A heavy padded cover protects the best. Piano covers are available for both grand and vertical pianos in most sizes either as unpadded dust covers or as padded mov- ing covers. Chose the less expensive dust cover if your need is simply to keep the pi- ano protected against sunlight and dust. If you wish to provide maximum protection for the piano for family gatherings or remodel- ing projects, the extra padded cushion that a moving cover provides will be appreciated. - Jema Pianos