When you are moving a piano you are never quite sure what you are going to run into on the other end. The conditions on the loading end may be quite favorable for forgoing the skid. But when you get to the delivery end you may be sorry. Skids offer a great deal of protection for the piano, especially when rocking the dolly up steps. I'd rather have the skid drag the concrete than a padded rim. Ditto for bumping into door frames. Skids also provide a much more stable and secure platform. Strapping to a dolly is just not as secure. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Farrell Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 8:07 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: piano moving technique ----- Original Message ----- > No serious piano mover is going to move a grand piano cross town without a > skid. Please explain why. Understand, I'm not taking a position on this at all - I've never moved a piano and I've simply never seen a skid used. > How would they get it up stairs. Not many stairs here is flat Florida. Does a skid have handles on it for carrying? > Do they tie the piano into the truck still on the dolly? Yes. > As others have said moving around the building as they do is OK as long as > the dolly is padded...but: > > You're the boss now...time to make some changes. An easy one is setting > the skid on the dolly, put a block of wood under the front of the skid > where the bass corner is set down. The can continue to tip right onto > the dolly but you want a skid included...they can set it up right from the > skid/dolly also, just reverse the moves. In my craziness of youth, I > use to move 9 fters with one big fellow...Stacy...ex-security guard for > Bill Graham Presents... > > David Ilvedson, RPT Terry Farrell _______________________________________________ Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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