tail up or tail down

[David ilvedson]

In my last post I for some reason thought you were talking about 
rolling the piano on its legs not tipped on its side with the 
legs removed.  In that case nose first going up and last coming 
down.

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
>  
>  In moving a grand piano up an incline, ramp or stairs, and assuming you
>  have an open space at both the to and from points, is there a preference
>  which end, keyboard or tail, should go first?  What works best and is
>  considered safest?  And vice versa, coming down.
>  
>  At your convenience,
>  
>  Keith A. McGavern >>
> 
> 
> A couple of months ago, my movers had to take a 6' Knabe up a flight of
> stairs. I though they were going to take it one step at a time. But the main
> guy, (who only weighs about 185 and is 6' tall), got behind the keyboard end
> at the bottom, while two other guys took the tail. At the count of three, the
> piano flew up the steps. (talk about muscles).
> 
> The guy at the bottom want to put his shoulders into the piano.  This actually
> makes it easier to move the piano with the tail going up first, even though
> the heaviest end is at the bottom. 
> 
> Coming down, is is also easier to have the keyboard going down first. 
> 
> >From the piano's point of view, it doens't make any difference.
> 
> Willem Blees RPT
> St. Louis
> 
>