Grand Piano Transporting

[akinnear@georgian.net]

On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, PianoGalry@aol.com wrote:
>To All:
>
>I'm currently in the process of finding a suitable device to move grands
>within the showroom and from the shop area to showroom.  I am considering the
etc, etc
i don't have any answers for the above request, but i do have a couple of
questions myself, and having read this group for a month, i am impressed by the
great ideas, and encouragement shared. here's my connundrums.......

1]    I frequently move pianos as a function of my business... and have yet to
find a way to move grands with less than three people, ie one for each corner.
i  operate on the  assumption that it is not a safe procedure to lower the left
end of the keyboard to the skid leaving the far ( from the keyboard ) end still
standing on a now 45 degree angled leg.   I have one of the movers support the
weight as we raise it to a vertical position. (i'd hate to find myself
explaining to Mrs. Jones what made the horrendous crash as the leg broke off !!)
perhaps I am missing some technique here, or am too cautious ??

2]     Does any one know of a quick release system for the grang lyre.  The
local highschool has a lovely Heintzman grand mounted on a spyder, and when
moving this piano to a performance location, some eager students hit a raised
hydro  outlet, snapping off the lyre, which will now need to be rebuilt, again.
  ?? ideas.....?

thanks

Jim Kinnear
Kinnear Piano Services
Collingwood, Canada