Room-to-room grand piano move

[Newton Hunt]

Hi LesB,

Oh yeah now I remember he took Danny Boone's old job.  You are right, he IS
paying a price, his back is a mess.

8 minutes?!?!?!?!?

_That_ is impressive, even with help.

I once saw a mover of mine set up a S&S B by putting on the legs and lyre
then picking up the piano, with one helper, and setting it down on a three
point landing.  He did it in my apartment and I SAW him do it.

Of course, he was 350 pounds in an ounce.  He tried to travel in an old
elevator with an S&S M so not to climb the stairs.  With him _and_ the piano
on at the same time it exceeded the weight limit of the elevator by several
hundred pounds so instead of going up it went down.  Scared the wits out of
him.

Have a great week.

                Newton

Leslie W Bartlett wrote:

> Jim Geiger is in Waco, moved there a couple years ago.  I learned a lot
> of what I know about moving from him, but he's a bit of a horse, moves
> things I cannot even imagine moving, and I think, over the years, has
> paid a price for doing thing like moving large grands by himself.  He
> says he's moved  9' grands alone. I simply cannot imagine that.  Also, he
> uses no straps with buckles- ties them all.  It works, but I've wimped
> out and gone to the ratcheting straps.   George Golka, here in Houston,
> moves hundreds of pianos per year, and has it down to an art form. Time
> from arrival to having a grand piano in the truck, tied down, slightly
> over 8 minutes........
>
> les bartlett