Pianos routinely make movers yearly list of products that are most often harmed. Grand pianos are particularly problematic. Practicing the following treatments for dismantling, cushioning and loading grand pianos will avoid damage, lower claims expenditure, and enhance customer complete satisfaction.
1) A minimum of three individuals are needed to deal with a baby grand piano. If the infant grand piano requires to increase or down stairs or if a full or concert grand piano requires to be transported, a minimum of four individuals are needed.
2) Constantly finish a precise and thorough inventory. It may be needed or preferable to utilize a visual stock to properly explain and reveal pre-existing damage.
3) As various parts are disassembled, please place all hardware in an appropriately identified parts bag and after that position 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 cover by getting rid of the hinge pins. Wrap the lid in a clean furnishings pad.
6) Eliminate the prop that holds the lid open and cover it in a tidy furniture pad. The prop has a hinge pin and remains in two pieces.
7) Remove the pedal assembly and cover it in a clean furnishings pad. When removing the screws, please be cautious 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 placing 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 handle the piano. Cover the top of the piano with 2 tidy furniture pads, nicely folded around the keyboard. Use rubber bands to secure the pads. Keep in mind: Please make sure that the surface area of the piano is dust-free prior to padding it. Padding an extremely sleek surface area that is dirty might trigger great scratches, especially on a black lacquer surface.
9) Position a piano board and connect the straps so that it is all set to get the piano. The raised brace on the piano board ought to be at the keyboard end of the piano.
10) Remove the left front leg by placing one person beneath the piano at the left end of the keyboard. The other 2 individuals must support the left front corner. The individual below the piano should turn the keeping block so that the long end points away from the leg. The screws, if there are any, ought to then be removed. The "underneath" individual must then get out from under the piano before in fact removing the leg. Make certain to have 2 individuals raising the corner of the piano while the 3rd person gets rid of the leg. Note: Please make sure to note which legs were gotten rid of from which positions considering that some pianos have legs that are not interchangeable.
11) Place the here piano on the piano board by decreasing the "leg-less" end onto the board. Please make sure to raise the whole piano slightly while completing this maneuver to avoid excessive pressure on the remaining, attached legs as the piano ideas. Raise the piano to an upright position on the board. Keep in mind: Please ensure that the soundboard is safe prior to raising. Make certain that the piano is focused comfortably against the brace at the end of the piano board. Note: Never ever leave the piano ignored. Always have at least one individual holding the piano steady at all times.
12) Remove the two remaining legs and wrap them in tidy furnishings pads. These legs are held in location by a "essential and slot" arrangement. To eliminate the leg, slide it inward toward the center of the piano until it comes out of the slot.
13) Secure the piano to the piano board by bringing completions of the straps together and attaching them. Location folded burlap pads over the furniture pads but under the straps to supply extra defense to the edges of the piano. To prevent the strap near the narrow end of the piano from slipping off, tie the loose 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, use the piano board as a skid. After adequately padding the stairs for protection versus home damage, place the keyboard end of the piano towards the bottom of the stairs. Connect a bulge strap to the top end of the piano board to avoid the piano from slipping.
16) To fill the piano, leave it on the piano board and place it in a tier as the very first base item with the keyboard facing the wall of the preceding tier. The very best place to load the cushioned lid is in between the piano and the preceding tier or between the wall and the piano.
Grand pianos represent a substantial challenge, they can be moved without damage by utilizing common sense and practicing the treatments noted above.