Hello all, A rebuilt Steinway D # 464062 left our shop here in Strawberry, AZ Saturday night en route to an Oakland, CA piano storage facility prior to its final journey. The piano mover, Drexel Cunningham (AKA as Drex's Express), who we have used twice before for interstate moves with good results, has been missing in action along with his assistant since his departure. Along with obvious personal contact, he has been known to us primarily through a cell phone number and an email, both of which purportedly support a real office, whether in his LA-area home or elsewhere. Like most interstate movers Mr. Cunningham informed us that en route to Oakland he may have occasion to work in another pickup or two, and that the Oakland arrival date (Monday the 24th) was not set in stone. That said, we have not heard from him since he left our shop. In the past he has always returned cell phone calls. The Oakland storage facility called us to inquire about Drexel's ETA, since they too had not heard from him, and this after they had left a couple of cell phone messages. At this point something is fishy. We have called the California highway patrol and they report no accidents or other untoward accounts of his whereabouts. We are in the process of investigating likewise here in Arizona. We do not have his vehicle license plate number. He has left us with paperwork which shows a "shipper's number" and a "carrier's number". Worst case I may need to report this instrument as stolen, but where to begin? State DA's office? Etc.? So, to the List: anyone had a similar experience? Any thoughts, legal advice or suggestions would be welcome. Wishing you all a pleasant Thanksgiving Day. Regards, Nick Gravagne, RPT Piano Technicians Guild Member Society Manufacturing Engineers Voice Mail 928-476-4143 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081126/418b08fe/attachment.html>
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