Shipping piano

[Overs Pianos]

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David and list,

David wrote;

>I will be shipping a Steinway M across country in the next week or 
>so.  I am considering locking the action as most manufacturers do 
>with a strip of wood across the shanks tied to the action brackets. 
>Anything else I should be thinking of?

In addition to tieing the hammer shanks to the rail, it is good 
practice to pad the case parts to prevent surface finish damage. We 
repair many grand pianos each year which have been damaged in 
transit, when much of it could have been avoided with adequate 
packing.

* If you will be leaving the lid on, place check felt strips adjacent 
to the lid buffers (select a felt thickness which is just taller that 
the lid buffers). If you don't, and the piano is tied down with 
considerable force, the lid buffers may scuff the rim and the buffers 
may be also be deformed. Don't forget to felt adjacent to the lock 
rail buffers also. Furthermore, if you are planning to leave the lid 
on, instruct the carrying company on the necessity of placing some 
spacer material under the rim if it is to be tied on its edge in the 
truck, to avoid damaging the top lid. While a many carrying companies 
will assure you that they know what they doing, when it comes to 
grand pianos, many haven't got a clue.

* If the piano will be shipped with the lid off, remove the hinges 
from the rim to avoid repairing them later.

* The lid prop is prone to bouncing around. Tie it to the plate strut 
with a cotton sash.

* The music rest is prone to swinging up and scuffing the finish 
under the top lid. Attach a felt strip across the top-center edge of 
the music rest.

*The fall board should be taped closed (with a small felt strip 
between it and the key slip at each end - name board felt will do). 
Alternatively, small felt pieces, sized to afford a moderate 
interference fit between the ends of the fall and the cheeks, could 
be placed at the ends of the fall as it is closed, to hold it firmly 
shut.

* As a final measure to prevent possible damage to the lid lock, 
should the main body of the lid swing open while the piano is on the 
moving trolly, tie the larger section of the lid to the rim with a 
woven cotton sash around the body of the piano.

Hope this helps,

Ron O

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