[pianotech] Transporting a piano

[Ron Nossaman]

On 10/1/2012 5:33 PM, paul bruesch wrote:
> A potential new customer contacted me today and asked if it's OK to
> transport a console piano from Ohio to Minnesota - on its back - in the
> back of a minivan.

Yes, but only if it fits and they stick to real roads so it doesn't 
bounce around a lot and put dents in the ceiling and walls. Also, don't 
pack glassware and kids around it.


>I vaguely recall someone posting here a few years ago
> advising against that. I think the plate being horizontal had something
> to do with the rationale, but I can't find anything in the archives.

I have no doubt someone has some spooky reason and horror story, but 
short of doing something spectacularly stoopid, it ought to be fine 
except for sounding haunted all the way. I'd secure or remove the lid, 
front, knee board, and fall board before driving off, and look for a way 
to tie or wedge it in place so it doesn't migrate on curves and with 
sudden speed changes.

Ron N