From bcva@earthlink.net Thu Oct 22 14:33:55 2009
Subject:RE: OT: Hammond B3 Arrives Tomorrow!

A simple problem with a simple solution. You go to the company and talk to
them. If you go to a reputable firm, the chances of getting a "random
stoner kid" and their buddies is nil, as the company is on the hook from a
liability standpoint (another thing in favor of using a mover, actually),
and their best staff get first dibs on side-pay jobs like this. If that's
what you really got then I'm surprised you allowed them to move your
property, no matter how many of them you had them send.

From a mover's standpoint, a B3 is heavy, but not overly so and very, very
routine. Small office safes weigh more (mine is 450 lbs), older projection
TVs (our old 63" Sony was over 600 lbs.), large armoires, huge antique
pieces, hot tubs, equipment of all kinds. They move them all day-in and
day-out. Speaking of hot tubs, when I built a new patio at one house, the
contactor and his crew moved my hot tub (empty) out of the way. He used
EIGHT guys, including himself, and STILL threw his back out when it tilted
in his direction. The hot tub company that I got to move it onto the new
patio used - you guessed it - 2 guys. No problem.

If you don't like the local moving companies, you can call a piano mover.
Another option is a rigger. Any local commercial auction house can refer to
you to the latter. It's amazing what a pro who knows what he is doing and
has the right equipment can do. But the least desirable option is to move
it yourself, especially if you're the one on the downside on the stairs.

By the way, you might want to check out how solid and stable the basement
stairs are. 1200 pounds or so of people and equipment ... Look, I'm not
trying to be overly dramatic either, but basement stairs really can be quite
dangerous when moving heavy stuff.

_____

From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Dave Bradley
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:27 PM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] OT: Hammond B3 Arrives Tomorrow!



Here's the problem - professional piano and organ movers might well be able
to handle a 375 lb organ on steps with fewer than 4 people. But you will not
be getting these kinds of people to move your Hammond.

What YOU will end up with is random stoner kids who work for the moving
company and who have never touched a piano or organ. Or possibly some good
friends whom you can cajole into helping. Do you want to find out that your
planning was inadequate only after somebody ends up crushed or your brand
new irreplaceable baby gets nicked up?

When I moved mine into the basement, the movers sent 3 of the aforementioned
stoners, not the 4 I asked for. I made them get a 4th person before we
moved it, and it was a good thing I did. It took all their strength to take
it down the steps in a controlled manner.

Dave Bradley

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