Pianos routinely make movers yearly list of items that are most frequently harmed. Grand pianos are especially troublesome. Practicing the following treatments for disassembling, cushioning and packing grand pianos will prevent damage, lower claims expenditure, and enhance client satisfaction.
1) A minimum of 3 individuals are needed to deal with a child grand piano. If the infant grand piano requires to go up or down stairs or if a full or performance grand piano needs to be transported, a minimum of 4 individuals are needed.
2) Always finish a thorough and precise stock. It may be preferable or required to utilize a visual inventory to sufficiently describe and show pre-existing damage.
3) As different parts are taken apart, please location all hardware in a correctly identified parts bag and after that position the parts bag in a "Components Box".
4) Get rid of the music rack (lyre) from its track by pulling it towards the keyboard. Wrap it in a tidy furniture pad.
5) Disconnect the lid by removing the hinge pins. Have one person wiggle the lid, holding it opposite the hinge, while a second person works the pin loose. Please take care not to damage the wood with the pliers or with the pin itself. Cover the jaws of the pliers with a little fabric to assist prevent damage to the wood if required. Wrap the lid in a tidy furnishings pad.
6) Eliminate the prop that holds the lid 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 cover it in a clean furnishings pad. The braces at the rear of the assembly rest in slots at each end. When eliminating the screws, please beware not to drop the braces. In addition, please be specifically cautious with the push-rods so that they will not get bent. As you face the piano, number the push-rods from delegated right as "1", "2", and "3", by placing a piece of masking tape with the proper number on each rod. Note: If masking tape is unavailable, please usage correctly identified parts bags for this function. When reassembling at destination, please make certain to put the rods in the appropriate order so that the pedals will work correctly.
8) Pad the piano by positioning a tidy rolled furnishings pad (stretch-wrap the pad to avoid it from unrolling) on the cover of the keyboard to avoid it from tumbling open while you deal with the piano. Keep in mind: Please ensure that the surface of the piano is dust-free before padding it.
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 must be at the keyboard end of the piano.
10) Get rid of the left front leg by placing a single person below the piano at the left end of the keyboard. The other 2 people should support the left front corner. The person 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 prior to really removing the leg. Make sure to have two individuals lifting the corner of the piano while the 3rd person gets rid of the leg. Note: Please make certain to keep in mind which legs were eliminated from which positions because some pianos have legs that are not interchangeable.
11) Place the piano on the piano board by lowering the "leg-less" end onto the board. Please be sure to lift the whole piano a little while finishing this maneuver to prevent undue pressure on the remaining, attached legs as the piano tips. Be sure that the piano is focused comfortably versus the brace at the end of the click piano board.
12) Eliminate the two remaining legs and wrap them in clean furnishings pads. These legs are kept in place by a "key and slot" arrangement. To get rid of the leg, slide it inward towards 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 fastening them. Location folded burlap pads over the furniture pads but under the straps to supply additional protection to the edges of the piano. To avoid the strap near the narrow end of the piano from slipping off, tie the loose ends of the two 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 security against 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 load the piano, leave it on the piano board and location it in a tier as the first base item with the keyboard dealing with the wall of the preceding tier. The best location to fill the padded cover is in between the piano and the preceding tier or between the wall and the piano.
Although grand pianos represent a substantial challenge, they can be moved without damage by utilizing sound judgment and practicing the procedures noted above.