[AT] OT - piano

[Larry D. Goss]

LOL!  The man who taught me my piano tuning skills worked with Voice of
America in Germany for most of his career, and ended up with VOA in
Liberia back in the days before the revolution.  He was the only piano
tuner located in the entire country.  One of the things he stressed to
us was -- Replace the OEM casters.  He told us that none of them are
made heavy enough to do their job and that if a piano was going to be
moved from place to place within a building on a regular basis don't
even bother with casters -- go directly for a piano "truck" with wheels
at least 2 1/2" inches in diameter.

Larry

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Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:09 PM
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I would be cautious about hauling it on the built in casters.

They are generally not very strong. The last piano I hauled my self I 
put 2x4's under it to get the weight off the casters. I nailed 2x4's to 
the trailer floor around the piano so it could not slide and secured the

beast with nylon straps.

This beast was a 6 ft tall upright. It was made in Galveston Tx. It came

out of a silent movie theater. I learned to play on this beast. My 
daughter used it for a couple of years until the pin block failed. I 
gave it to someone in Galveston who wanted to restore it and purchased a

used Mason Hamlon SP? console. That is a great sounding piano.

Henry Miller wrote:
> On Tuesday 07 February 2006 12:15, David Bruce wrote:
> 
>>Since we have such a knowledgeable group on piano subjects I'll pose a
>>question. My mother has been keeping my stepdaughter's piano for her
the
>>last few years. Now that the oldest granddaughter is of piano lesson
age
>>it's time to move the piano.  I live in NW NC (near ATIS central) and
my
>>stepdaughter lives in Charleston, SC.
>>The actual moving probably won't be all that difficult (I have a 9x5
>>utility trailer that will more than handle carrying the piano) but I
was
>>wondering if there are any special things I should consider.  The
trailer
>>is open with a rear gate designed to be a loading ramp .  I was
thinking to
>>load the piano upright, carefully pad, cover and secure then make the
trip.
>> I have furniture dollies available so by using them and the gate/ramp
>>there shouldn't be any lifting. What am I missing?
> 
> 
> It is very important to keep the piano as close to room temperature
and 
> humidity as you can.   Wood moves more than iron when the 
> temperature/humidity changes.    So try to plan your trip for a spring
day 
> when it isn't raining.    Get plenty of help on both ends.
> 
> Consider professional movers if this is valuable.  (It sounds like it
is not), 
> as they have air conditioned trucks.   Remember to check them though,
as 
> someone else noted bad movers can drop things just as easy as anyone
else.
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