I had a major oops today. Following a panic request by some university administrators who were having a ceremony to give each other awards again, I was requested to "immediately" move a piano out of a lobby area. It was a P-22 and although I didn't have any help and the moment I went ahead to move it myself. No big deal. I found a student who helped me get the dolly under it. With the hard part done I proceeded to roll it across the campus to the music building. Now the dolly I use is custom made by yours truly. It has two fixed wheels and to swivel, both 6" in diameter. It has an oak frame and it rolls like a dream. Any easier and it would glide up hill. So no problem, I'm humming along the sidewalk when suddenly a group of students come walking across in my path, naturally at a corner where I need to go! And so.... down she went onto the concrete with a bang! A couple students helped me get it back up again and back on the dolly. I continued the rest of the trip with no further problems and only walked away with a few good scrapes. Unfortunately so did the piano. It has multiple bashed up corners, a damaged fall board, and and a broken key top. Looks kind of like someone tumbled it down a hill. Well I told the Dept. chair and he wasn't too mad about it. I guess it just looks a little MORE like a university piano should now. All it needs is a few initials carved in it and it could qualify as a high school piano. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV
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