Actually, if they have no real stairs to deal with and they leave it on the dolly while on the truck...it should be OK... A skid has skids for sliding up the stairs. You don't want to slide the piano up on its side...self-explanatory...skids do have straps David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 2/3/2006 5:07:25 AM 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 >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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