Can my piano survive the winter?

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Alright so I got a mason and Hamelin for free right?  Problem is I didn’t have a place to keep it.  So it’s in my sisters coffee shop for the time being but it’s closed cause of covid so it’s not temperature controlled.  It’s starting to get cold in Chicago so we’re looking at extended periods of time of like 10 degrees and lower.

I moved in with my parents in hopes to save up to buy a place so I can put this thing somewhere.  Hopefully I can buy something by The summer of 2021.

How badly in shape will my piano be by then?  I’m worried it’ll get to the point where there’s no use in restoring it and I’m better off just buying a new instrument once I move in.  I feel kinda bad cause it’s a good instrument but it is what it is.

[Bob]

Won't they need to keep the temperature at some minimum to prevent pipes from freezing?  I don't think 10 degrees cuts it for preventing pipes from freezing.

[dw4rn]

Are we talking Fahrenheit or Celsius here...?

If F, I think your piano is in trouble.

If C, I  think what you should be afraid of are fluctuations of temperature and humidity. Storing a piano in a cold place is probably no disaster as long as it isn't freezing cold for extended periods and if there isn’t a lot of change back and forth in the temperature and humidity.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Won't they need to keep the temperature at some minimum to prevent pipes from freezing?  I don't think 10 degrees cuts it for preventing pipes from freezing.

Actually you’re right the place won’t go below 40 but that’s still pretty cold

[dw4rn]

In that case, I don't think you need to worry too much. Storing it there this winter shouldn't cause any damage, at least not the kind that would make it "get to the point where there’s no use in restoring it".