Yeah, John. I watched 'em do it there a few times. They practiced on a certain former SOM Director. No bruises or scratches (they tied him up, first), so they figured the piano would fare well. :-) (Don't forget to get your comps to the Salon so you can have tea and crumpets!) 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 -- Ron Torrella, RPT Ypsilanti, MI ----------------- FreeDSL Information - Updated! http://www-personal.umich.edu/~torrella/InfoPlease/HereItIs.html ----------------- "There's a difference between 'involved' and 'committed.' When providing ham and eggs for breakfast, the hen is involved. The pig is committed. (Milo Sturgis in Jonathan Kellerman's novel "Self-Defense")
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