On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:25:53 GMT, "JakBQuik"
> wrote:

>Well my new, beautiful K arrived last week. I had no idea those things were
>so humongous! The very idea of having to uncrate and move that behemoth up
>two stairs, through our basement and out on the deck was hurting my back.
>The thing is so heavy that I decided to forgo having my strongest friends
>and relatives over for assistance. I would never live it down if one of
>them hurt themselves.
>
>So...I've hired a firm that moves pianos. The owner says he has an employee
>named "Big Wheel" who weighs over 300 and hefts things in excess of 300 lbs.
>all the time.
>
>They will be over about 1 o'clock. I'm anticipating removing the back
>hingepin and dropping the springs out of the prop tubes. Then the
>weightlifters can move the thing piecemeal.
>
>I'll report back.
>
>John in Austin
>
Smartest move you ever made. It took a 4 man team of professional
movers with belts to hike my #7 off the van and down onto my lower
deck when we moved to our present home two years ago.

Harry