You can see below why I am not writing too many articles these days. I have a new grand piano. Well, it is not actually new. In fact, it is very old. It is a 1914 Chickering.
When I bought this piano from original owners, my next problem was to get it to our house. This blog is about how to get a grand piano into your house.
Assuming you did the preliminaries, it is wise to make a prototype in paper of the grand piano. We had to use white architectural paper to do this. We measured it’s length which we know is 6 feet 4 inches from the tip to the keyboard. Put an additional two feet for the bench. Then measure the piano across on each curve. Then tape the paper and shape it. This will give you an idea on how much space it will occupy in your living room. You can also move it, tilt it around and imagine where you want the sound to project.
In my case, I put a 5 x 8 carpet and then laid the paper grand piano outline on the carpet. I used a tape to stick it in.
Here are some photos of how the piano movers did it.
With a wooden incline, the piano movers entered the main door of the house pushing the grand piano.
Piano movers positioned the piano upon entering.
They moved it inside the house further and started removing straps.
This is where they will work on putting the legs of the piano.
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