Newsgroups: tor.general
Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!csri.toronto.edu!malton
From: malton@csri.toronto.edu (Andrew Malton)
Subject: Re: Know anything about piano moving/movers?
Message-ID: <8902031437.AA14733@darcy.csri.toronto.edu>
Keywords: piano, moving
Organization: University of Toronto, CSRI
References: <8901301908.AA17048@willcocks.csri.toronto.edu> <191@aimed.UUCP>
Distribution: tor
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 89 09:37:36 EST

For piano moving: if you value the instrument have it done by a good
professional firm. Banging about maybe alright for Ikea tables but not
for a four thousand dollar (plus) musical instrument. Mine was moved
across the city and tuned for about $120, which I consider reasonable
(Lowrey did it). Don't trust anyone who tunes then and there, it
needs a month at least to get used  to the new climate.

*Don't take it apart* unless you're a piano builder or it's one of those
(nothing wrong with it we just had it repainted...) bar pianos. The tone
of a nice old instrument can be permanently ruined by dismantling it.

/a