tumbling piano

[bwaller@sunrise.alpinet.net]

At 09:49 AM 8/22/96 -0500, you wrote:
>What a way to start the day!I came in this
>morning to find one of our S&S Ds on its lid in
>the concert hall.  While I'm waiting for te
>university police to show up, I'd like to know if
>anyone has dealt with this situation before, what
>damage to look for etc.  I plan to roll it onto a 9'
>skid this afternoon,after I pull the hinge pins and
>lyre, then onto its legs.  It fell about 4'. The only
>obvious damage so far is to the lid and prop
>stick, though I expect I'll find more when I set it
>up.  I'll let everyone know what I find.
>David Graham, RPT
>dgraham@niu.edu
>
>
>
Sounds like it rolled/was rolled off the stage.  The last piano I saw that
was dropped (an upright) had a broken action bracket in addition to the case
damages.  It merely tipped over.

Bruce
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