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

[Ryan Sowers]

Great post Dave! I was thinking the same thing. I have found it amazing how
easy a piano will slide on hardwood if it is on a pad. I've used the felt
bottomed hardwood caster cups from Schaff for the same purpose. So I'm with
you - if the rug doesn't have one of those sticky rubberized bottoms it will
probably work fine. And I agree that the stronger person will be wanting to
pull on the carpet.

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 8:08 PM, David Stocker <firtreepiano at hotmail.com>wrote:

>   It is simply a question of friction. If the pad will slide, why not? I
> think they would find it better to have the husband on the carpet rather
> than on the piano. I would do it, with maybe two or more people pulling on
> the rug, and one more pushing on the piano to make sure it follows. If there
> is too much friction, it won’t work anyway, and you’ll need to follow
> other’s advice about rolling up the carpet.
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> If protecting the floor is the main issue, I have done it using a folded up
> moving pad under each castor and sliding the piano in place. Failing that, a
> few folded up towels work.
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> If it is only going a few feet across a smooth floor, I don’t understand
> what kind of damage to the piano everybody is expecting. If the leg bolts
> are tight, a Yammy GC1 is not likely to have the legs folding up from
> rolling on hardwood.
>
> David Stocker, RPT
> Tumwater, WA
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>  *From:* Barbara Richmond <piano57 at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 27, 2010 14:11
> *To:* pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> *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.
>
> 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.
>
> I just need a little reassurance here.
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> Thanks,
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, Illinois
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Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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