[pianotech] How NOT to move a grand piano

[David Ilvedson]

They could change the name to Laurel and Hardy Movers...I missed the 2 feet...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "William Truitt" <surfdog at metrocast.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 4/11/2010 1:28:58 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] How NOT to move a grand piano


>I accept your premise about the two feet in the truck, judging from the
>pictures.  Even if it did "just clip", that still begs the question - Why
>wasn't somebody watching? And why didn't they spin it sideways on the gate,
>as virtually everyone has suggested?  To borrow a phrase from Forrest Gump,
>"Stupid is, as stupid does."

>If he doesn't understand why it happened, I definitely wouldn't hire them
>for the next move, bad luck or no.  But judging from the worldwide
>publicity, they are probably getting fewer calls anyway.

>Will

>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of Ron Nossaman
>Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 12:33 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [pianotech] How NOT to move a grand piano



>Here it is, I found it.

>He said: "As we lowered the tail lift, it must have just 
>clipped what we call the shoey and sent it over to one side. I 
>don't understand why it happened."

>Clipped, right? Not two feet of it still in the truck.
>Ron N