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On caut@ptg.org - soon to cease functioning<br><br>
Paul -<br>
Moving Services. No one could argue with that. I have one
question. If the guys know what they're doing, why do you have to
take the lyre and legs off? And I have a follow-up question.
Once you've gotten the legs off, how long does it take for the guys to
show up? Just trying to picture it all.<br><br>
David Skolnik<br>
Hastings on Hudson, NY<br><br>
At 08:44 AM 12/5/2011, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>We have a dept
called Moving Services. These guys have been moving pianos for us
for decades. They are dependable, fast, and know what they're
doing. Also quite inexpensive. All I have to do is remove the
lyre and legs. They do all the grunt work. So it depends on what
knowledge the university staff people have. If no knowledge, then I would
call a professional piano mover. Our facilities and maintenance people
don't touch the pianos. For uprights, I and our own
building/facilities manager move ourselves. We will ask a student
to place the dolly under the piano when we lift on and off, but that's
all the students are allowed to do.</font> <br><br>
<font size=2>Paul T. Williams RPT<br>
Univ. of Nebraska</font> <br>
<font size=2>Lincoln</font> <br><br>
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<font size=1 color="#5F5F5F">From:</font> <font size=1>Zeno Wood
<zeno.wood@gmail.com></font> <br>
<font size=1 color="#5F5F5F">To:</font> <font size=1>caut@ptg.org</font>
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<font size=1 color="#5F5F5F">Date:</font> <font size=1>12/04/2011 07:13
PM</font> <br>
<font size=1 color="#5F5F5F">Subject:</font> <font size=1>Re: [CAUT]
Moving Grand Pianos Intra-Department</font> <br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>I once thought I could save
some money, so I asked the facilities guys<br>
to move an upright. I don't do that anymore. They didn't
take<br>
direction very well and of course they all, individually, knew the<br>
best way, while I was standing there being ignored. Never
again.<br><br>
If an upright needs to be moved more than a couple of feet, I'll get
a<br>
couple of students to help put it on a dolly etc. For grands,
the<br>
college has to hire movers. Movers are worth every penny. All
the<br>
reasons David S cited were right on. If the piano is damaged,
what<br>
happens next? If a person is damaged, then what?<br>
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