piano moving technique

[Dean May]

When you are moving a piano you are never quite sure what you are going to
run into on the other end. The conditions on the loading end may be quite
favorable for forgoing the skid. But when you get to the delivery end you
may be sorry. 

Skids offer a great deal of protection for the piano, especially when
rocking the dolly up steps. I'd rather have the skid drag the concrete than
a padded rim. Ditto for bumping into door frames. 

Skids also provide a much more stable and secure platform. Strapping to a
dolly is just not as secure. 

Dean
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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Farrell
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 8:07 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: piano moving technique


----- Original Message ----- 
> 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 


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