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Added for You - Notes about Moving Pianos
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The lid must be then wrapped in suitable blankets or covers.
With the lid removed, a suitable sized piano shoe is strapped to the left (straight) side of the piece, and then whilst supporting the weight - preferably with a purpose made piano stand, the front left leg and the lyre ( the foot pedal assembly) is removed (in some pneumatic mechanisms you may need to raise and support the left corner by 6 inches in order to drop the lyre). That done, the piece can then be lowered or kneeled over. It is like an elephant kneeling... with the back, and front right leg still in place. Piano shoes are built so that the front left corner - by the keyboard - is protected. This is the corner that will meet the ground first.
Sometimes a pi
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The piano is not only heavy and unwieldy, but has polished and vulnerable surfaces to protect. Grand pianos have legs which are designed as stands, and they should be jacked up with proper tools - just to be moved across a room. Even upright pianos, which may be very heavy, typically suffer from failed castors. I wonder what percentage of the pianos moved actually do have a full set of working castors?... not many!
Upright Pianos
Some are small and light, whilst some, notably older pianos, are like grand pianos sitting upright. The weight and size of upright pianos can vary from less than 200kgs to over 400kgs.
Every moving job has hurdles: The easiest are turns, steps, and gradients, but these hurdles can become real challenges when staircases - especially with tight turns, are involved. A piano can be easily hauled up stairs with the right equipment. A straight set of stairs can be overcome with no more than a suitable length of plank and good strapping... Heavy slippery plastic sheet can help.
However often, there will be an inconvenient turn on the stairs, and this may require that the piano is overturned up to 90 degrees onto its side.
Ideally a piano skid should be used. It is like a sledge to which the piano can be strapped. The skid not only provides a running surface to slide on, but holes through which to attach strapping. A piano at 45 degrees on the stairs offers almost no points to pull up on, but a skid with strapping points at the centre of gravity - in the middle of the skid - can help two men pulling and one pushing beneath , to pull a piano both up the stairs and also to up-angle it to turn a tight corner. When carefully tied tight to the skid with ratchet straps there will be full control and confidence that the piano will not topple backwards.
When straight stairs are encountered, a skid allows 2 men to do the work of three... A piano will slide up (or down) with ease control and safety... But please note that I built my own skid with slippery nylon runners!
Grand and Baby Grand Pianos.
You will need:
1) A piano shoe with two blocks,
A piano shoe is a wooden frame made in various lengths to fit different sizes of piano. It has padding, strap holes and straps to secure it to the piano, and provide a surface to move on.
2) A piano trolley,
3) Suitable strapping,
4) Suitable protective wraps,
5) A rubber mallet and screwdrivers.
If you are using a moving truck, it will require room to work inside and a straight wall with good strapping points...Think about the wheel arch covers featured in small vans... and their lack of strapping points.
Handling requires at least two (very strong) or three good men... and that’s if the going is easy.
If you are moving a grand or baby grand piano:
The piece will have to be lowered flat onto it's long straight side.
The process may start by removing the lid... If the lid overhangs the straight side of the piano, the piano's weight may tear the lid's screws from their threads. You will also reduce the weight by removing the lid, and make the piece easier to handle. It will also be possible to run a strap through the flat side of the piano and round both the skid and trolley for secure movement.
The lid must be then wrapped in suitable blankets or covers.
With the lid removed, a suitable sized piano shoe is strapped to the left (straight) side of the piece, and then whilst supporting the weight - preferably with a purpose made piano stand, the front left leg and the lyre ( the foot pedal assembly) is removed (in some pneumatic mechanisms you may need to raise and support the left corner by 6 inches in order to drop the lyre). That done, the piece can then be lowered or kneeled over. It is like an elephant kneeling... with the back, and front right leg still in place. Piano shoes are built so that the front left corner - by the keyboard - is protected. This is the corner that will meet the ground first.
Sometimes a pi
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Every moving job has hurdles: The easiest are turns, steps, and gradients, but these hurdles can become real challenges when staircases - especially with tight turns, are involved. A piano can be easily hauled up stairs with the right equipment. A straight set of stairs can be overcome with no more than a suitable length of plank and good strapping... Heavy slippery plastic sheet can help.
However often, there will be an inconvenient turn on the stairs, and this may require that the piano is overturned up to 90 degrees onto its side.
Ideally a piano skid should be used. It is like a sledge to which the piano can be strapped. The skid not only provides a running surface to slide on, but holes through which to attach strapping. A piano at 45 degrees on the stairs offers almost no points to pull up on, but a skid with strapping points at the centre of gravity - in the middle of the skid - can help two men pulling and one pushing beneath , to pull a piano both up the stairs and also to up-angle it to turn a tight corner. When carefully tied tight to the skid with ratchet straps there will be full control and confidence that the piano will not topple backwards.
When straight stairs are encountered, a skid allows 2 men to do the work of three... A piano will slide up (or down) with ease control and safety... But please note that I built my own skid with slippery nylon runners!
Grand and Baby Grand Pianos.
You will need:
1) A piano shoe with two blocks,
A piano shoe is a wooden frame made in various lengths to fit different sizes of piano. It has padding, strap holes and straps to secure it to the piano, and provide a surface to move on.
2) A piano trolley,
3) Suitable strapping,
4) Suitable protective wraps,
5) A rubber mallet and screwdrivers.
If you are using a moving truck, it will require room to work inside and a straight wall with good strapping points...Think about the wheel arch covers featured in small vans... and their lack of strapping points.
Handling requires at least two (very strong) or three good men... and that’s if the going is easy.
If you are moving a grand or baby grand piano:
The piece will have to be lowered flat onto it's long straight side.
The process may start by removing the lid... If the lid overhangs the straight side of the piano, the piano's weight may tear the lid's screws from their threads. You will also reduce the weight by removing the lid, and make the piece easier to handle. It will also be possible to run a strap through the flat side of the piano and round both the skid and trolley for secure movement.
The lid must be then wrapped in suitable blankets or covers.
With the lid removed, a suitable sized piano shoe is strapped to the left (straight) side of the piece, and then whilst supporting the weight - preferably with a purpose made piano stand, the front left leg and the lyre ( the foot pedal assembly) is removed (in some pneumatic mechanisms you may need to raise and support the left corner by 6 inches in order to drop the lyre). That done, the piece can then be lowered or kneeled over. It is like an elephant kneeling... with the back, and front right leg still in place. Piano shoes are built so that the front left corner - by the keyboard - is protected. This is the corner that will meet the ground first.
Sometimes a pi
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When straight stairs are encountered, a skid allows 2 men to do the work of three... A piano will slide up (or down) with ease control and safety... But please note that I built my own skid with slippery nylon runners!
Grand and Baby Grand Pianos.
You will need:
1) A piano shoe with two blocks,
A piano shoe is a wooden frame made in various lengths to fit different sizes of piano. It has padding, strap holes and straps to secure it to the piano, and provide a surface to move on.
2) A piano trolley,
3) Suitable strapping,
4) Suitable protective wraps,
5) A rubber mallet and screwdrivers.
If you are using a moving truck, it will require room to work inside and a straight wall with good strapping points...Think about the wheel arch covers featured in small vans... and their lack of strapping points.
Handling requires at least two (very strong) or three good men... and that’s if the going is easy.
If you are moving a grand or baby grand piano:
The piece will have to be lowered flat onto it's long straight side.
The process may start by removing the lid... If the lid overhangs the straight side of the piano, the piano's weight may tear the lid's screws from their threads. You will also reduce the weight by removing the lid, and make the piece easier to handle. It will also be possible to run a strap through the flat side of the piano and round both the skid and trolley for secure movement.
The lid must be then wrapped in suitable blankets or covers.
With the lid removed, a suitable sized piano shoe is strapped to the left (straight) side of the piece, and then whilst supporting the weight - preferably with a purpose made piano stand, the front left leg and the lyre ( the foot pedal assembly) is removed (in some pneumatic mechanisms you may need to raise and support the left corner by 6 inches in order to drop the lyre). That done, the piece can then be lowered or kneeled over. It is like an elephant kneeling... with the back, and front right leg still in place. Piano shoes are built so that the front left corner - by the keyboard - is protected. This is the corner that will meet the ground first.
Sometimes a pi
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2) A piano trolley,
3) Suitable strapping,
4) Suitable protective wraps,
5) A rubber mallet and screwdrivers.
If you are using a moving truck, it will require room to work inside and a straight wall with good strapping points...Think about the wheel arch covers featured in small vans... and their lack of strapping points.
Handling requires at least two (very strong) or three good men... and that’s if the going is easy.
If you are moving a grand or baby grand piano:
The piece will have to be lowered flat onto it's long straight side.
The process may start by removing the lid... If the lid overhangs the straight side of the piano, the piano's weight may tear the lid's screws from their threads. You will also reduce the weight by removing the lid, and make the piece easier to handle. It will also be possible to run a strap through the flat side of the piano and round both the skid and trolley for secure movement.
The lid must be then wrapped in suitable blankets or covers.
With the lid removed, a suitable sized piano shoe is strapped to the left (straight) side of the piece, and then whilst supporting the weight - preferably with a purpose made piano stand, the front left leg and the lyre ( the foot pedal assembly) is removed (in some pneumatic mechanisms you may need to raise and support the left corner by 6 inches in order to drop the lyre). That done, the piece can then be lowered or kneeled over. It is like an elephant kneeling... with the back, and front right leg still in place. Piano shoes are built so that the front left corner - by the keyboard - is protected. This is the corner that will meet the ground first.
Sometimes a pi
For the past few years or so now we've been creating and printing our own posters. And the best paper that I've found for this is satin paper. And not just any satin paper. The best that I've found is made by Hewlett Packard. And what works best is the 7 mil paper.Satin paper that's 7 mil thick dries quick. Even for dark prints. Cause there's enough paper to absorb the ink. Thinner paper takes a lot longer to dry cause not all of the ink isn't aborbed. So it has to just sit there and dry. Sometimes run and bleed through to the back of the paper.And the 7 mil paper isn't so thick that you can't roll it up and plastic sleeve it without any problems. Like wrinkling the print for making it too tight to get the plastic over it.So it dries quick, rolls good without sticking to itself, and is ready to ship the same day if not the next day from when it was printed. Very ideal for the high humidity climate that I reside in.I have tried other p
The lid must be then wrapped in suitable blankets or covers.
With the lid removed, a suitable sized piano shoe is strapped to the left (straight) side of the piece, and then whilst supporting the weight - preferably with a purpose made piano stand, the front left leg and the lyre ( the foot pedal assembly) is removed (in some pneumatic mechanisms you may need to raise and support the left corner by 6 inches in order to drop the lyre). That done, the piece can then be lowered or kneeled over. It is like an elephant kneeling... with the back, and front right leg still in place. Piano shoes are built so that the front left corner - by the keyboard - is protected. This is the corner that will meet the ground first.
Sometimes a piano skid is used. This is like a sledge, and is placed on the floor so the flat side of the piano can be lowered onto it. Adequate cushioning is essential to protect the fine surface of the piano.
what is the difference between a skid and a shoe?
A shoe is an old fashioned tool which is strapped to the side of a grand piano before it is lowered. It is a frame made of wood with cushioning and strap holes, and strapping attached. Its main purpose is to protect the polished surface of a pianos straight edge..
A skid is slightly more general purpose... For example it might be useful for moving a heavy safe. An upright or grand piano could be placed and strapped onto it, and it is probably designed with runners or wheels to allow movement. It may be a metal frame with a padded wooden board bolted on. It can be slid up and down stairs.
The skid should be placed onto eight inch high blocks to reduce the back breaking weight of lowering a (grand) piano right to the floor...This will allow the trolley (around eight inches high) to be placed more easily underneath the skid, between the blocks.
Determining the exact angle at which to place the skid is a matter of some experience. Plenty of padding is recommended.
The piano can now be moved all the way over to sit flat on it's straight side, and The other two legs can now be removed. The various makers have their own methods of securing the legs.. Use the mallet to tap towards the wooden locking wedge. If it does not move, take time to look and think... The answer will not be force, but it may be a 90 degree rotation.
A feature of the shoe or skid is that there is some strapping handles to lift it - together with the piano - so the trolley can be wheeled underneath. The trolley is a purpose made piece of equipment. Typically, it might be an approximately 2 foot long by 14 inches wide, heavy aluminium frame which incorporates 2 steel axles (and 4 rubber mounted wheels in total).
The piano must now be strapped to the shoe / skid, and covers applied.
The piano / shoe and trolley should be tenderly ratchet strapped to the
shoe if there are any steps or obstacles which may separate the two. The tension should be just so that all moves as one, but without exerting unnecessary tension on the piano. In practice, it is better to take the time to always take this precaution.
All movements should be conducted with a 'hug'... The moving team should always connect shoulders and weight to the piece at all times so as to correct any loss of balance before, and not after it becomes exaggerated.
Obstacles such as steps or curb stones are always approached squarely with 2 wheels and never at an angle.
On the van :
Strap the piano with at least one end on the front bulkhead, so breaking force does not work on the strapping.
Ratchet straps are not recommended on van wall strapping bars... They can apply enough pressure to damage the wall of the van, and the metal parts can scratch a polished surface...
But very tenderly applied, they are preferable to amateur or ineffective 'knots'. Professional mover's web straps are the right solution since they are strong and tie up right...Tight and secure at hand pressure.
There must be no movement at all, since the piano will try to work itself loose in transit.
This article is intended as introductory reading for new staff. It
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