moving pianos

[Gordon Holley]

Moving Piano's.  I've been an observer to the PTG and this thread and 
currently am a student learning the trade.  I have been a professional 
pianist (jazz) since college days, circa 1955-58, and currently have a 
seven piece band. To the point.
My mother and I purchased a Farrand 5' Grand, with the player drawer and 
mechanics removed, back in 1954.  It was moved one time to the family 
residence and tuned.  That tuning held until after it was moved to a new 
residence , circa 1967, and again tuned.  That tuning held until after it 
was moved to Pennsylvania, 1969 and it was again tuned, which held until it 
was moved to Omaha, Nebr.  The piano was briefly stored, not sit up, in a 
garage for 5 months.  It was again moved to Goshen, Indiana, September 
1971.  It was tuned the fall of 1971 and held until I noticed a very slight 
drop in 1982, and I had it tuned then.  This past January, after deciding 
to learn the piano tuning trade and become a technician, I had the piano 
tuned to be sure I was starting out with a pure A-440.  The piano tuning 
had not dropped enough to even warrant the tuning, however, the technician 
did a good job knowing what my intentions were.  He was amazed at how well 
the tuning's had held over the years, of very frequent use by myself.  I 
believe the piano was built circa early 1920's.  It has the twin turned 
post legs at the three locations, as the player grand's have.  The 
temperature and humidity are very carefully maintained in our home.  The 
plate has a stamping on it with the location "Holland, Michigan" and a six 
digit serial number.
Can anyone tell me a little more about this beautiful piano of mine and why 
the tuning's have held so well for such lengthy period's of time.  Thanks 
in advance for any assistance.  Gordon Holley: gholley@hi-techhousing.com 
or Gholley237@cs.com.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Newton Hunt [SMTP:nhunt@optonline.net]
Sent:	Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:42 AM
To:	pianotech@ptg.org
Subject:	Re: moving pianos

If you want a piano to stay in place then get a large eye bolt, chain, pad
locks and epoxy.  Drill a hole in the wall, into solid material if you can
and slather the bolt and hole with epoxy and screw the bolt into the wall.
Put the piano in place and chain it to the eye bolt but cut the chain short
enough that there is not enough room to use the mass of the piano to yank
the bolt out of the wall.

It will stay there.  Give a set of keys to the administration and keep
another set in a safe (and remembered) place.

I did not like chasing peripatetic pianos to ge them beck into the class
rooms where they were needed.

		Newton