<HTML>In a message dated 12/7/0= 3 3:13:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, davner@kaosol.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">    Is anyon= e familiar with rates for shipping pianos around the country? How much would= it cost to ship a small grand about 1000 miles (Denver to San Francisco)? &= nbsp;Who does one call?   TIA for any info.  --David Nereson,= RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> Dave, Keyboard Carriage does a lot of long distance shipping.  They bring= pianos from the east coast to dealers in the west.  Another thing you = might try is one of the Van Lines.  They can sometimes squeeze a piano = into a loaded truck.  They'll send about eight guys, and overwrap it, b= ut they're generally pretty safe.   The cost has generally been around a thousand bucks.   With Keyboard Carriage, I'd recommend having the piano go to a dealer, b= ecause they usually only send a driver on a long trip.  Arrangements ca= n be made with a local mover once it gets here.  Where is it going in t= he bay area?  If it is somewhere in my neighborhood, I'd be willing to = help out on this end. Dave Stahl</HTML>