Date: Tuesday, 22 April 1986 13:07:45 EST
Sender: Cam.Miller@gauss.ECE.CMU.EDU
From: Cam.Miller@gauss.ece.cmu.edu
To: unilogic@g.cs.cmu.edu
Subject: piano moving
Message-Id: <1986.4.22.18.5.53.Cam.Miller@gauss>
Resent-To: bovik@a
Resent-From: Unilogic@g.cs.cmu.edu
Resent-Date: Tuesday, 22 April 1986 19:46:44 EST

I've had my piano moved twice.  It's an old but wonderful upright
that weighs a half ton and takes a minimum of 4 men to move.  You
didn't indicate in your posting what kind of piano you have so this
info may or may not help.

I used Stumpf Moving both times -- but found out afterwards that there
are TWO Stumpf Moving companies.  I liked the first one best - the one
on 7th Ave.  HOWEVER, I'm not sure any piano (except for the very small
models) can be moved in PERFECT condition.  Mine suffered a couple of
minor bruises both times and those guys tried very very hard to be as
careful as possible -- but when you're moving a thousand pounds of dead
weight (on casters yet!) up or down a flight of stairs, and around a
corner, it just seems to get bumped sometimes!  I liked the first
Stumpf best because they didn't turn it on end.  The second group
insisted that they had to.  

I hate to cast gloom on your day - but since you really care about 
the condition of the piano, you are in for a very stressful experience,
especially if there are stairs involved.