The Piano And Electric Piano, Known As The -king Of Musical Instruments-, Can Actually Release Toxic Gas - Formaldehyde Warning!!!

When people buy pianos or electronic keyboards, the issue most easily overlooked is environmental protection and safety. Merchants will not tell you about this. Consumers may also not notice this. When decorating a house and buying new furniture, everyone knows to ventilate and let it air out. However, pianos and electronic keyboards are basically used directly after being bought home. Even if one smells the peculiar smell of a new piano, they will not think it is a quality problem with the piano and still think it is normal. Some are even placed in the bedroom. However, these operations often lead to one's body getting worse and worse.

The peculiar smell of a new piano generally comes from formaldehyde. The materials of pianos and electric pianos are the same. During manufacturing, paint, a large amount of glue, and sheet materials are used. These will release harmful substances such as formaldehyde. In addition to piano lacquer, the adhesives used for other parts of the piano, including some wooden parts, may also be the source of the peculiar smell. Although such peculiar smell gas is not formaldehyde, it is also harmful to the body.

Formaldehyde is a colorless, toxic gas with a pungent odor. Long-term exposure to formaldehyde can cause serious harm to the human body.

Impact on the respiratory system: Formaldehyde can irritate the respiratory tract, causing symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing.
Impact on the eyes: Formaldehyde can irritate the eyes, causing symptoms such as eye pain, tearing, and redness and swelling.
Impact on the skin: Formaldehyde can irritate the skin, causing symptoms such as skin itching, redness and swelling, and rashes.
Impact on the nervous system: Formaldehyde can affect the normal function of the nervous system, causing symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, insomnia, and memory loss.
Impact on the immune system: Formaldehyde can inhibit the normal function of the immune system, reducing the body's resistance and making it easy to be infected with various diseases.
It is even more harmful to children and pregnant women: The bodies of children and pregnant women are relatively fragile and have lower resistance to formaldehyde. Long-term exposure to formaldehyde may lead to diseases such as slow child development, low intelligence, and leukemia in children; pregnant women may experience problems such as miscarriage, premature birth, and fetal malformation.

So what should be done?

First, newly bought pianos and electronic keyboards can be placed in a ventilated place. After a period of time, they can be placed in the room.

Second, choose high-quality pianos and electric pianos: When purchasing, choose brands and manufacturers with good quality and high reputation.

Third, for the peculiar smell emitted from inside the piano, you can buy some things like activated carbon packs that can adsorb harmful gases and put them inside the piano case, which can also help absorb these gases.

It should be known that pianos and electric pianos have been left standing for a long time from production to leaving the factory. So when actually buying a new piano and taking it home, the formaldehyde content is very low. Therefore, if you find that the peculiar smell of a new piano is very strong, it is best to contact the seller and check whether the quality of the piano is qualified.