Debra, A prudent note here: you want to CYOA here, legally, when you pass on any info about piano moves, free or otherwise. Piano movers should have experience and insurance. If you recommend any method or any person(s) for this move that does NOT have experience and/or insurance, and the move goes awry... it's possible that it could come back to haunt you if the customer is the litigious (sp?) type. So give any of that advice with caveats and disclaimers and waivers galore! Having said THAT... avoid the pickup truck route - without really great rigging, it's too easy to tip the piano over! A horse trailer makes a reasonable substitute for an "official" size and weight piano-move equipped trailer because the piano can only tip so far. Here's a couple of other miscellaneous tips: after moving a bunch of uprights with a bunch of helpers, I'm biased toward TALL guys. Short guys just don't have the leverage. And most amateur movers report to me that it takes 4 guys to move an upright. (experienced movers: only two for ground floor moves, or up to 4 steps) If this move involves complete flights of stairs at either end all bets are off. Please don't send amateurs! Recommend professionals only. CYOA Hope this helps. John Dorr, RPT Helena, MT Sender: "Debra Feiger" <debra at ladytuner.com> Subject: [pianotech] free piano moves Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 19:28:50 -0800 To: pianotech at ptg.org 2nd request for someone to direct me to the thread on ways to have old pianos moved for free. I recall a few creative posts recently and need to help a client. Thanks for pointing me to the archive date/author/etc for these posts! -- Debra Feiger, RPT
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