[CAUT] Piano Techs as Piano Movers?

[Leslie Bartlett]

Conrad- don't you think you should teach a course in "crane implemented
piano moving" instead of schlepping off from the convention this year?
les barteltt 

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Conrad
Hoffsommer
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 7:48 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Piano Techs as Piano Movers?



At 22:07 6/2/2006, you wrote:
>4 stories is a long way to... it looks like he's got it,   but, oh 
>my God..., that's all the time we have for this week's show, but tune 
>in again nex..."
>
>Best of luck to you,
>Chris Solliday


Fools (moi) rush in, however...

As the result of a totally mis-spent youth, I have heavy equipment rigging
experience.  Truly a DON'T-TRY-THIS-AT-HOME scene, but crane operator had no
idea of piano balance points.  As a result, when a donor offered his D, the
powers that be sent me to fetch it.  Donor hired the crane, but I strapped
the beastie to a skid, slung it on the hook and waited for a big noise after
the piano cleared the 7th floor balcony...

Yes, there was a TV crew there. Yes, it made the Des Moines local news that
night, and the paper the next day.

And, yes, the piano now shares the recital hall stage with our surface
transported Hamburg D.

Back to the original scenario prompting this thread -

We also did the new carpet/painting bit a few years ago. Student and grounds
crew backs and arms, my supervision, 2x4s and moving blankets for the
hallway storage.  Hardest part of the move way was making sure the
Dampp-Chaser tanks were empty...  Department head made mistake of cruising
by during the process - I had him carry a couple legs...
;-}






Conrad Hoffsommer

Early to rise: early to bed;
Makes a man healthy, and socially dead.


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