<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18702"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have moved a piano that way, on it's back, many times with no problems.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>William</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paul@bruesch.net href="mailto:paul@bruesch.net">paul bruesch</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 01, 2012 6:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Transporting a piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>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. 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.  <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Appreciate any advice I can pass along.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Thanks!<BR>Paul Bruesch</DIV> <DIV>Stillwater, MN</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>