Pianos regularly make movers annual list of products that are most often harmed. Grand pianos are specifically troublesome. Practicing the following procedures for disassembling, cushioning and loading grand pianos will avoid damage, lower claims expense, and enhance customer satisfaction.
1) A minimum of three individuals are required to deal with a child grand piano. If the baby grand piano requires to go up or down stairs or if a complete or concert grand piano needs to be carried, a minimum of 4 individuals are required.
2) Always finish a precise and thorough stock. It may be needed or more effective to utilize a visual stock to sufficiently explain and reveal pre-existing damage.
3) As various parts are disassembled, please place all hardware in an appropriately identified parts bag and then place the parts bag in a "Parts Box".
4) Remove the music rack (lyre) from its track by pulling it toward the keyboard. Wrap it in a clean furniture pad.
5) Disconnect the lid by eliminating the hinge pins. Have someone wiggle the lid, holding it opposite the hinge, while a second person works the pin loose. Please beware not to harm the wood with the pliers or with the pin itself. If necessary, cover the jaws of the pliers with a small cloth to assist avoid damage to the wood. Wrap the cover in a clean furniture pad.
6) Eliminate the prop that holds the cover open and cover it in a clean furnishings pad. The prop has a hinge pin and is in two pieces.
7) Get rid of the pedal assembly and wrap it in a tidy furniture pad. When getting rid of the screws, please be careful not to drop the braces. As you deal with the piano, number the push-rods from left to right as "1", "2", and "3", by placing a piece of masking tape with the suitable number on each rod.
8) Pad the piano by putting a tidy rolled furniture pad (stretch-wrap the pad to prevent it from unrolling) on the cover of the keyboard to avoid it from tumbling open while you manage the piano. Cover the top of the piano with two clean furnishings pads, neatly folded around the keyboard. Usage rubber bands to protect the pads. Keep in mind: Please make sure that the surface of the piano is dust-free prior to padding it. Padding a highly polished surface that is dusty may cause fine scratches, specifically on a black lacquer finish.
9) Position a piano board and connect the straps so that it is prepared to receive the piano. The raised brace on the piano board ought to be at the keyboard end of the piano.
10) Eliminate the left front leg by positioning one person below the piano at the left end of the keyboard. Be sure to have two individuals lifting the corner of the piano while the 3rd person eliminates the leg. Keep in mind: Please be sure to note which legs were gotten rid of from which positions since some pianos have legs that are not interchangeable.
11) Place the piano on the piano board by reducing the "leg-less" end onto the board. Please be sure to lift the whole piano a little while finishing this maneuver to avoid unnecessary pressure on the remaining, attached legs as the piano suggestions. Be sure that the piano is centered snugly versus the brace at the end of the piano board.
12) Remove the 2 staying legs and cover them in clean furniture pads. These legs are kept in location by a "essential and slot" arrangement. To remove the leg, slide it inward toward the center of the piano up until it comes out of the slot.
13) Secure the piano to the piano board by bringing the ends of the straps together and attaching them. Location folded burlap pads over the furniture pads however under the straps to offer additional defense to the edges of the piano. To avoid the strap near the narrow end of the piano from slipping off, connect the loose directory ends of the 2 straps together.
14) To move the piano over a flat, level surface, tilt the piano and piano board and location a four-wheel dolly under the center of the piano board.
15) To move the piano up or down stairs, utilize the piano board as a skid. After sufficiently padding the stairs for defense versus house damage, place the keyboard end of the piano towards the bottom of the stairs. Attach a bulge strap to the top end of the piano board to avoid the piano from slipping.
16) To load the piano, leave it on the piano board and location it in a tier as the very first base product with the keyboard dealing with the wall of the preceding tier. The best place to load the cushioned lid is between the piano and the preceding tier or in between the piano and the wall.
Although grand pianos represent a significant difficulty, they can be moved without damage by utilizing sound judgment and practicing the treatments noted above.