Greetings listees, Don Mannino’s recent post hit a nerve with me. Not because of what he said directly but in the way piano movers are perceived by many technicians. I’ll confess to having re-entered the moving field later in life because of the condition or treatment of pianos delivered to me by many of the local movers in my area. Not only were the pianos often mistreated but the owners were as well. I’d just like to point out to the list that not every mover is that way. I know that Don’s post was not meant to malign movers specifically. Often, however, we are blamed for quite a few things that can’t possibly be our fault. In the case of pedal lyres I believe that if the lyre was made well enough with solid material (not “select” hardwoods) and on the other side, not rocked down to the floor using the lyre as a fulcrum, these problems would not exist. Many movers have been blamed for a good many things such as cracked soundboards to bad pin blocks and many other such maladies that we couldn’t really have damaged unless we actually intentionally tried to. Perhaps it was wrong of me to use Don’s post as a jumping off point. For that I beg your forgiveness. I’d just like to offer a different perspective. Thanks for reading All the best, Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=NNaYfMKd
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