[pianotech] How NOT to move a grand piano

[David Ilvedson]

Back when I was young and stupid, I use to move and tune 9 ft Hamburg Steinways for ProPiano.   
At one time it was myself and Stacy.  Stacy did security for Bill Graham and was a pretty big dude.   
Board on the moving dolly.  No dead lift from the floor for us.   Stacy would lift the corner and I, the technician, would remove the leg.   Both us brought it down to the board, by the way with a block under the end so it wouldn't tip down to the floor.   Up and over onto its side, slide it tight, blankets and straps in roll it  up to the lift bed, slide it on and up the lift bed and into the truck.   the exact way we got it onto the truck is a little fuzzy, but we DID do it.   Ok...so we were really stupid.   Myself and 2 guys did tip a Hamburg over onto its lid at the Masonic Temple one night...Jeez, I don't miss those days...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Dean May" <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 4/9/2010 7:45:10 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] How NOT to move a grand piano


>Using only 3 guys to move a 9 foot grand seems rather arrogant to me. I,
>personally, don’t have those kinds of skills. I like 4 on anything 7 foot or
>over. But then I only move less than 50 pianos a year. 

> 

>Dean

>Dean W May                (812) 235-5272

>PianoRebuilders.com    (888) DEAN-MAY

>Terre Haute IN 47802

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>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of Andrew Anderson
>Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:37 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] How NOT to move a grand piano

> 

>There is an actual story attached to the sequence.  It wasn't staged.
>Happenedd in Great Britain if I recall correctly.  Something to the effect
>of an excited customer rep was there to pictorially monitor the delivery for
>a slide show at the benefit.  How convenient for the insurance adjuster...

> 

>Andrew Anderson

> 

>On Apr 9, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Ion Baciu wrote:





>It's staged. 



><-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->


> 

> 

>From: Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft [AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com]
>Sent: 9/4/2010 10:11:19 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] How NOT to move a grand piano 

>When I see things like this, it makes me wonder. It sure looks like a 
>legitimate move, but why do you think someone was there taking pictures? ;-)


>Al - 
>High Point, NC 

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>From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner at msn.com> 
>Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 3:52 PM 
>To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>; <pianotech at ptg.org>

>Subject: [pianotech] How NOT to move a grand piano 

>> 
>> 
>> I was searching Google images for a pic of a shiny black grand piano for 
>> use in my hearing class at convention this summer, when I found these. 
>> 
>> Hang on to your seats! 
>> Diane 
>> Diane Hofstetter 

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