Well, I didn't take pictures of every visit that Danny
made (he made several to work on the piano). He spent several long
evenings repairing the lower bridge, tuning and regulating the keys.
Remember, the piano had completely dropped a 1/2 step throughout the
entire range (which really wasn't too bad considering it's age).
Anyway, after several visits, Danny had the piano restored to A440 pitch,
and it was time to send the beast off to the shop to have the pianomation
system installed.
When the guys came to haul it off, it all happened so
quickly. Being professional movers, it didn't take them long to put
the piano on a skid and then they simply slid the heavy piano down the
back stairs onto a waiting dolly and then a quick trip down the driveway
to the truck and it was gone! It all happened so fast that it never
occurred to me to get pics of that. There was only one brief moan
from the piano as it got to the bottom of the stairs, but she didn't seem
to be in any real pain. I think it was more like the excitement of a
rollercoaster ride. My heart was certainly pounding, I thought sure
they'd end up in the pool.
The piano was gone for about a week while they "did the
deed." I had made a couple visits to the shop which is surprisingly
near the house just to make sure she didn't die on the operating table.
By this point, I've developed a bit of tolerance for seeing her in pieces.
So I wasn't especially shocked when I walked into the shop the first time
and found her once again in pieces.
Anyway, here's pics of the piano's return. It seems
to be much harder to tug the piano up the stairs than it is to slide it
down.
There's still a few things left to do... it needs some
adjustments to make the orchestra play nice with the piano, although the
piano does just fine when playing solo (such a Diva). I'll decide
what to do about the finish later, but for now, don't be surprised if you
have to sing for your supper when you come visit me.
