[CAUT] Steinway in the hayloft???

[Michael Wathen]

GeezZZ, Otto.  I had forgotten about that one.  I guess I wanted to forget 
about it because it was so painful.  But then again I remember Schopert 
selling some Kawais in Aspen (1970'S) that went up strange stairways to 
lofts. I also remember a guy wearing lederhose with no underwear being at 
the top of the piano with me at the bottom looking upward and having to see 
his anatomy.  For more reasons than one I wanted the move to be over with. 
Those were the days.


Michael Wathen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Otto Keyes" <okeyes at uidaho.edu>
To: <jminor at uiuc.edu>; "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway in the hayloft???


> Mike Wathen will probably remember an incident in Sioux Falls (don't
> know if you were in on that as well, Tim (Coates)) where we were helping
> Mark Kreitzer put a piano in a basement.  Customer was renovating the
> basement & said they never intended to remove the piano, but really
> wanted it down there.  Unique piece with hammered copper or brass relief
> scenes on the front.
>
> Mark had everything off that would come off -- action, keybed, arms,
> etc.  Only thing left was glued together parts -- sides, feet & strung
> back -- still weighed a ton.  Curved staircase w/ sloping ceiling & wall
> at the bottom.  Had to start out on one end in the kitchen & be turned
> over once on the way down.  Got to the bottom with great
> difficulty....only to find we had started on the wrong end & it would
> only go one way -- back up!  By the time we got it back up to the
> kitchen we barely had the strength to turn it over.  2nd time down came
> with experience, so went a bit easier.  I think I left Sioux Falls just
> so I wouldn't have to see that piano again!
>
> Otto
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