Transporting a Grand Action

[Gerry Cousins]

Ed,

Love the idea on using stretch wrap. I've always used a blanket and foam
(1/16" polyfoam)after tying the hammers down.

Curiosity asks: Do you wrap the entire keyboard? Does it become slippery
when handling? Do you wrap lengthwise widthwise or both?  

Great suggestion!

Gerry Cousins

 

From: Ed Sutton [mailto:ed440 at mindspring.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 7:08 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Transporting a Grand Action

 

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 <mailto:toddpianoworks at att.net>  

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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