Oh Nooooooo!!!!

[Carl Meyer]

Second the motion!  The only time I really damaged a piano was using a
swivel caster.  Using straight fixed casters require you to tilt the piano
for turning, but it won't go south on you and get unbalanced and embarass
you. This is especially truwe if you are trying to move it by yourself.

Regards

Carl Meyer



----- Original Message -----
From: David Ilvedson <ilvey@jps.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: Oh Nooooooo!!!!


> I bet it had to do with the swivel wheels?  I, personally, wouldn't use
> anything except fixed wheels for moving pianos.
>
> David I.
>
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> On 5/3/01 at 2:58 PM Robert Goodale wrote:
>
> >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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