The piano will produce more volume the harder you strike the key. Back To This Question Go To Top of Page 17. I tuned a piano last year that hadn't been tuned for 80 years. The longer a piano goes without tuning the harder it is to bring it back into tune. Back To This Question Go To Top of Page 18.
Wood tends to dry out and crack.
The large expanse of the soundboard, under a lot of pressure all the time, eventually will develop some cracks. If the crack is along the bridge line, this creates serious problems, since the downward pressure of the strings forces the crack to widen, eliminating the necessary arc. Usually the cracks are not in those areas and at most will cause buzzes which can be eliminated. If the piano is ever restrung, the cracks can be repaired properly. Back To This Question Go To Top of Page 19.