Here in San Francisco some years ago the movers needed to get a 9' Bosendorfer to the 38th floor of the Hilton. They put it on top of the elevator keyboard down somehow and got it up there. Now I never did actually see this but there is a 9' Bozy in the top lounge... David Ilvedson, RPT From: JIMRPT@AOL.COM Date sent: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:03:23 EDT Subject: Re: Squeezing Baldwin L into elevator To: pianotech@ptg.org Send reply to: pianotech@ptg.org > > In a message dated 5/25/1999 8:05:32 PM, you wrote: > > <<"We're moving into a co-op in the city, and the elevator will only > accomodate my piano (Baldwin L) if it's tipped vertically, either on its > tail end, or on its keyboard end.">> > > George; > Don't tip the thingee on the tail end. Tipping it on the keybed end is > acceptable. I do this as a normal thing while plates are out of the piano and > occasionally when the plate is in the piano. Before tipping the piano in an > elevator I would remove the fallboard, music rack, top and action. This will > allow you more places to hold on to, as well as lighten the load a little. > Take two or three moving pads, folded over a couple of times, and place on > the elevator floor. When tilting the piano on the keybed keep it square and > don't place all the weight on any corner. A little bit of a hassle but it > will get the job done and it beats cutting the piano in half to get it in the > elevator :-) > Jim Bryant (FL) > > David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA ilvey@jps.net
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