piano moving technique

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Ditto to what Dean just said,

attached is the pic of a very very very good type of skid, which has
straps for pulling, protects the lid, and u can put by yourself in less
than a minute!

Patrick

> When you are moving a piano you are never quite sure what you are going to
> run into on the other end. The conditions on the loading end may be quite
> favorable for forgoing the skid. But when you get to the delivery end you
> may be sorry.
>
> Skids offer a great deal of protection for the piano, especially when
> rocking the dolly up steps. I'd rather have the skid drag the concrete
> than
> a padded rim. Ditto for bumping into door frames.
>
> Skids also provide a much more stable and secure platform. Strapping to a
> dolly is just not as secure.
>
> Dean
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Farrell
> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 8:07 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Re: piano moving technique
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> No serious piano mover is going to move a grand piano cross town without
>> a
>
>> skid.
>
> Please explain why. Understand, I'm not taking a position on this at all -
> I've never moved a piano and I've simply never seen a skid used.
>
>> How would they get it up stairs.
>
> Not many stairs here is flat Florida. Does a skid have handles on it for
> carrying?
>
>> Do they tie the piano into the truck still on the dolly?
>
> Yes.
>
>> As others have said moving around the building as they do is OK as long
>> as
>
>> the dolly is padded...but:
>>
>> You're the boss now...time to make some changes.    An easy one is
>> setting
>
>> the skid on the dolly, put a block of wood under the front of the skid
>> where the bass corner is set down.   The can continue to tip right onto
>> the dolly but you want a skid included...they can set it up right from
>> the
>
>> skid/dolly also, just reverse the moves.    In my craziness of youth, I
>> use to move 9 fters with one big fellow...Stacy...ex-security guard for
>> Bill Graham Presents...
>>
>> David Ilvedson, RPT
>
> Terry Farrell
>
>
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Patrick Hinves Ballesta
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PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L.

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