<html> Dave, So, having just given Danny a sound, and, I might add, richly deserved thrashing, about I recommend that he get you another 7/8 machine?  Perferably, a D. Fact is, different attempts have come and gone over the years with this problem.  None of them have been overly successful.  Obviously, part of that is that there has not been the market push behind it that there is now.  At the same time, the wunderkindlein do need to remember that, unless there name is something like "Kissin", they are not going to be in a position to do much except play whatever they find on stage - and, they need to just learn to live with that truth. And, no, none of us have any business moving pianos.  What we can do is one thing.  What we should do (personally and/or professionally) is something else again. Best. Horace At 10:18 AM 2/2/2001 -0600, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>We have a reduced size keyboard piano that several students are working on.  It is a Steinway "B" in a teacher's studio.  Naturally, these students want to do their recitals on it so we're looking at moving it from the studio to the recital hall 2 or 3 times a semester.    I have scrupulously avoided anything that even looks like piano moving in the past, calling professionals when we have had a need.  Fortunately we have lots of professional movers here in Dallas, and we haven't moved pianos all that much.  This 7/8 keyboard changes all that.   Do any of you use the "piano horse" that I've seen at conventions?  Is it a practical thing to consider?  Can one person really move a piano with one?  Can an out-of-shape 61 year old consider doing this?   Help!!!!!   dave <hr> David M. Porritt <a href="mailto:dporritt@swbell.net">dporritt@swbell.net</a> Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 <hr> </blockquote></html>