<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version = 6.0.4630.0"> <TITLE>Piano Mover Damages Piano and then Blows Off the Customer = </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  List, I am a first-time poster here but a = long-time reader of the Pianotech Archives.  I have been a fairly = active participant on the piano forums at Pianoworld (<A = HREF="file://www.pianoworld.com">www.pianoworld.com</A>).  I am hobbyist and player, and not in the piano = business.  In June 2005, I had a bad experience with a PA-based = piano mover whose service area includes eastern PA, southern NJ, western MD, and northern = VA.  The details of what happened are here:  <A = HREF="http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/11334.h= tml">http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/= 11334.html</A> My purpose in posting here to enhance = public awareness.  Piano technicians and dealers are probably the = most frequent users/recommenders of piano moving companies.  When = something bad happens you need to know about it so you can factor it = into your decision about which piano mover you use/recommend. = I expect you to take my side of the = story "with a grain of salt" since you are reading only one = side of it.  Having said that, I believe what I wrote accurately = depicts what has transpired to date between the piano moving company and = myself.  If there are any further developments I will post them to = the Pianoworld thread. Should anyone on this list want to know = the name of the company I will provide it by email.  I do not want = to post the name of the company on this or other public = sites.   Sorry my first post here is not a = positive one.  I've learned much reading your discussions. JPM     </BODY> </HTML>