Transporting a Grand Action

[Ed Sutton]

Gerry-

I wrap it like a "sausage." The roll is parallel to the hammer rail, the strip of plastic is going around perpendicular to the rail. It's easy to poke holes through if you want to grab some part of the action for carrying. I also wrap vertical actions for transport.

The ecological concern can perhaps be met by tossing the used plastic into the plastic bag recycle bin at the grocery.

Ed S.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gerry Cousins 
  To: 'Ed Sutton' ; 'Pianotech List' 
  Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 8:53 AM
  Subject: RE: Transporting a Grand Action


  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 

    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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