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