<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 08/06/2001 4:55:40 PM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca writes:
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<BR>Wasn't there a thread, a while back, that indicated a damper
<BR>problem, due to shipping on there sides. The rail moved?
<BR>There would be an uneven centre pin pressure also?
<BR>It would then indicate that to be safe, store it flat, at least
<BR>the action.
<BR>Regards,
<BR>John M. Ross
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<BR>Having been in the used piano wholesale business for many years I have never
<BR>seen any problems related to storing pianos on there side. I suppose there
<BR>could be minor problems such as a rail loose but nothing as major as a
<BR>vulnerable action being moved around or exposed to damage. I have also found
<BR>that the more pieces of a piano you keep together, the better, period!!!
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<BR>David Koelzer
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