Transporting a Grand Action

[Ed Sutton]

Get two rolls of generic "stretch-wrap" from the grocery store. Keep one in your car, one in your shop.

Pull the action and set it across the piano bench. Begin wrapping around one end, sliding or lifting the action as needed to pass the roll of stretch-wrap around and under until you have wrapped all the way from bass to treble. Now the action is protected from rain and snow, and from bobbling hammers that get snapped off on door frames seat belts, and so on. cart or carry it to your vehicle and tuck it in with folded or rolled packing blankets.

Also wrap before returning it to the home. The customers will be very happy to see the efforts you take to protect their piano action, which is worth several thousand dollars.

Ed Sutton

Matthew, this was in the Journal about 18 months ago. Join PTG and you'll get a magazine full of stuff like this every month, and get to visit with folks like us face-to-face, and talk about pianos for hours at a time!  Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Matthew Todd 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:40 PM
  Subject: Transporting a Grand Action


  Hello all,

  I will be transporting a grand action to my shop for hammer resurfacing and repinning.  What is the normal procedure for carrying the action from the piano in the home, out the door to the car?  Do I just carry it as is, or is there a special and more professional way to handle this.  I'm not anticipating rain, but I guess I should be prepared for that as well.

  Any suggestions would be appreciated.


  Thanks,
  Matthew
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