[pianotech] Pushing a piano and rug on a wood floor

[John Ross]

I have moved a piano on a hardwood floor, but with the nap down.
If there is a pad, it probably won't slide, as most pads have a rubber type base.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 2010-10-27, at 7:06 PM, Joe Goss wrote:

> Hi Might work but I doubt it.
> The rug will most likely be lightly frozen to the floor.
> One might roll the rug around each leg one at a time and put one of those slider cups under the rug. I think their aim is to not to have to move the rug from under the piano.
> Moving the piano without the cups could rip the rug, then again it might work.
> Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT
> imatunr at srvinet.com
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> From: Barbara Richmond
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:11 PM
> Subject: [pianotech] Pushing a piano and rug on a wood floor
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> How come I get the weird questions?
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> The customer has a Yamaha GC1 that is on a fancy area rug--with a pad underneath, I assume.  The room has hardwood floors and the piano/rug combo are in the middle of the room.  The holidays are coming and she wants to move the piano/rug combo over to one side so there is room for the Christmas tree.  She was wondering if her husband pushed on the piano (without standing on the rug, of course) and she pulled on the rug, if that would be an acceptable way to move it.   I'll admit, my dining table is on a rug & pad on a wood floor and I can move the combo, even though it has a cast iron base and is heavy. But it's a table, not a piano. 
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> Has anyone heard of doing this?
> Has anyone done this?
> Has anyone had to fix the results of someone doing this?
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> I suppose it would work if they lifted up enough of the rug so people--that is multiple persons--could be around the piano to make the move.
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> I just need a little reassurance here.
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> Thanks,
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> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, Illinois
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