when the piano isn't played

[Clark]

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> Violins need to be played or they reportedly "go dead".
>   Apparently it is good for the wood to exercise & vibrate.
>   They have the violins at Smithsonian taken out and played
>   periodically for the purpose of preserving them.
>
Violins are different creatures than pianos; the strings bear much more
(compared with their tensions) against a thin soundboard fairly permeated with
finish which is tied to a system with a number of tuned resonances. However, I
don't know whether or not the idea of 'playing in' is one of the numerous wild
speculations about violins.

Piano soundboards can resonate from environmental noises, so unless the
instrument is completely neglected it should be a little active even in
disuse. Then it can also be an object for investigation, infestation, etc.
which I think would be more immediate concerns.

It is nice that the old violins still get treated as playable instruments. ;)

Clark

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