Greg, You are soooooo sensitive. I thought piano movers were suppose to be grunts? I've always said, "Igor! Lift corner! Good! Now, set on board! NOOO...slowly! I guess that must be passé now... '-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 2/23/2010 5:32:34 PM Subject: [pianotech] The much maligned Piano Mover >Greetings listees, > Don Manninos recent post hit a nerve with me. Not because of what >he said directly but in the way piano movers are perceived by many >technicians. Ill confess to having re-entered the moving field later in >life because of the condition or treatment of pianos delivered to me by many >of the local movers in my area. Not only were the pianos often mistreated >but the owners were as well. Id just like to point out to the list that not >every mover is that way. I know that Dons post was not meant to malign >movers specifically. Often, however, we are blamed for quite a few things >that cant possibly be our fault. In the case of pedal lyres I believe that >if the lyre was made well enough with solid material (not select >hardwoods) and on the other side, not rocked down to the floor using the >lyre as a fulcrum, these problems would not exist. Many movers have been >blamed for a good many things such as cracked soundboards to bad pin blocks >and many other such maladies that we couldnt really have damaged unless we >actually intentionally tried to. Perhaps it was wrong of me to use Dons >post as a jumping off point. For that I beg your forgiveness. Id just like >to offer a different perspective. Thanks for reading >All the best, >Greg Newell >Greg's Piano Forté >www.gregspianoforte.com >216-226-3791 (office) >216-470-8634 (mobile) >http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=NNaYfMKd
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