piano moving technique

[Farrell]

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> No serious piano mover is going to move a grand piano cross town without a 
> skid.

Please explain why. Understand, I'm not taking a position on this at all - 
I've never moved a piano and I've simply never seen a skid used.

> How would they get it up stairs.

Not many stairs here is flat Florida. Does a skid have handles on it for 
carrying?

> Do they tie the piano into the truck still on the dolly?

Yes.

> As others have said moving around the building as they do is OK as long as 
> the dolly is padded...but:
>
> You're the boss now...time to make some changes.    An easy one is setting 
> the skid on the dolly, put a block of wood under the front of the skid 
> where the bass corner is set down.   The can continue to tip right onto 
> the dolly but you want a skid included...they can set it up right from the 
> skid/dolly also, just reverse the moves.    In my craziness of youth, I 
> use to move 9 fters with one big fellow...Stacy...ex-security guard for 
> Bill Graham Presents...
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT

Terry Farrell