The stairs were narrow, so we couldn't get on its sides at all.
We tried to figure out a way to use my 12,000 lb winch, but there was nothing to anchor it to. Someone tried to propose wrapping it around my Battlezone cab, which is up the stairs.
Ok, seeing no good anchor for the winch, we decided to try and "carry" it up the stairs.
There were three of us, lifting it up one stair at a time, and catching the wheels to help hold it while we repositioned our feet and hands for the next step.
Got about half way up... and realized we didn't have enough steam to make it. Decision time... go back down, or rest and try again.
We decided to "rest", which was still a lot work to hold it it place... and then continued one step at a time, with a good rest between. We moved about one step every five minutes, because we were SPENT!
Whew. Holy crap. When we got to the top step, I was relieved no one got killed, and the piano was still in one piece... although I did dislodge my left nut and lost 1/2" in height (does this change my body mass index?).
The good news is now the piano can collect dust up there, instead of collecting dust in the family room.
Reminds me of a time a friend and I helped two girls that were moving. They needed a sofa sleeper moved to a second floor apartment. It was heavy as hell. When we were almost to the top of the steps, the sleeper part started unfolding. It was like a scene from the 3 Stooges!
> Holy crap. Never again. > > The stairs were narrow, so we couldn't get on its sides at all. > > We tried to figure out a way to use my 12,000 lb winch, but there was nothing to > anchor it to. Someone tried to propose wrapping it around my Battlezone cab, which is > up the stairs. > > > > Ok, seeing no good anchor for the winch, we decided to try and "carry" it up the > stairs. > > There were three of us, lifting it up one stair at a time, and catching the wheels to > help hold it while we repositioned our feet and hands for the next step. > > Got about half way up... and realized we didn't have enough steam to make it. > Decision time... go back down, or rest and try again. > > We decided to "rest", which was still a lot work to hold it it place... and then > continued one step at a time, with a good rest between. We moved about one step every > five minutes, because we were SPENT! > > Whew. Holy crap. When we got to the top step, I was relieved no one got killed, and > the piano was still in one piece... although I did dislodge my left nut and lost 1/2" > in height (does this change my body mass index?). > > > > The good news is now the piano can collect dust up there, instead of collecting dust > in the family room.
I feel your pain. Pianos are heavy as shit. Deceiving fuckers due to the wood exterior, but the string frame hiding inside is a solid block of surprise hernia.
> I feel your pain. Pianos are heavy as shit. Deceiving fuckers due to the wood > exterior, but the string frame hiding inside is a solid block of surprise hernia.
Yes, it heavy as hell, but usually you should detach the string frame to move it for long paths. You`ll have to re-tune it anyway.
I didn't want to move a piano once, so I hired a moving company with "professionals". They only had 5 steps, but dropped it 1/2 down. Major damage to piano. This was with 4 guys moving it.
The next time, I moved it with just a buddy of mine. The two of us moved it with no problems at all and naviaged the steps easily.
These were wide outside steps and not narrow hallways to an upstairs. I wouldn't want to attempt that.
My brother-in-law used to work for a regional music store chain and got me a summer job working there about ten years ago.
My first day on the job, we had to lug a piano up some stairs because the dimwit salesman "accidentally" failed to mention that it wasn't delivery policy to do that.
Now my brother-in-law had been working there for nearly twenty years at that point, but I had no experience moving anything heavier than a mattress. I ended up just being the one bracing it while my brother-in-law and the new owner dragged it up there.
Ground floor deliveries were much easier as we had something that resembled a very heavy-duty skateboard and all we had to do was tilt the piano and put the wheels under it.
Those guys at Narcotics Anonymous are assholes, I told them I have a 3 litre a day Coke habit and they kicked me out!
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