Forklift under 9' piano?

[David M. Porritt]

I can't see why it would hurt anything if the operator is experienced,
careful, and gets the piano balanced on there.

dave

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On 3/1/00 at 3:37 PM John Minor wrote:

>Our performing arts center wants to use a fork lift under the 9' Steinway
>to put the piano on a 12" platform. Anyone have serious reservations about
>doing this. They use to do this monthly, and I can find no visible
>structural evidence of damage to the instrument. The fork lift operator is
>quite experienced and is extremely careful. It takes less than 1 minute.
>
>What does everyone think about this practice?
>
>John Minor
>Unversity of Illinois




David M. Porritt
dporritt@swbell.net
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275