[pianotech] The much maligned Piano Mover

[Greg Newell]

Perhaps there are more knuckle draggers moving pianos than I first thought.
:-)
For the record, I'm not trying to be sensitive. Just offering a different
perspective.

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:12 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] The much maligned Piano Mover

Greg,  

You are soooooo sensitive.   I thought piano movers were suppose to be
grunts?
I've always said, "Igor!  Lift corner!  Good!  Now, set on board!
NOOO...slowly!   
I guess that must be passé now... '-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/23/2010 5:32:34 PM
Subject: [pianotech] The much maligned Piano Mover


>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