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Piano Help Please
cbxjeff
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My son told me this afternoon that there is a Kurtzman babygrand available in an estate sale here in town. Anyone familiar w/ this brand made in Buffalo? Am I correct that the size of this type of piano is not measurement of it's height but the fore/aft measurement of the soundboard. Any idea where I find a s/n? Perhaps on the soundboard?
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As for size, it's about 4.5 feet. Are you moving it yourself? I can describe the method that my piano mover used but I make no guarantees that it will be as easy as he made it look.
You should find a serial number on the soundboard. Usually not hard to spot. When I was in high school I worked as a piano mover and all it really takes is 2 healthy men, a dolly, and some appliance straps. A truck helps as well.[:)] When I say "dolly" I am not referring to a hand truck but a flat cart with 4 heavy duty castors.
This is a baby grand, not an upright. he needs to remove the legs and pedals as well as a few other things that would flop.
quote:Originally posted by skicat
You should find a serial number on the soundboard. Usually not hard to spot. When I was in high school I worked as a piano mover and all it really takes is 2 healthy men, a dolly, and some appliance straps. A truck helps as well.[:)] When I say "dolly" I am not referring to a hand truck but a flat cart with 4 heavy duty castors.
This is a baby grand, not an upright. he needs to remove the legs and pedals as well as a few other things that would flop.
You are correct. I should have mentioned that as well. The ones I hated the most were player pianos. They seemed to be the heaviest.
The serial Number on Ours is under the Key Board.
I'd have it checked out by a piano tuner before I thought about buying it or moving it. Twice I moved Pianos that turned out to be really expensive door stops. Some can't be tuned without a major overhaul, which more often than not costs more than the Piano is worth.
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I see freebie pianos on C-list occasionally, they invariably need tuned, or have wood rot.
Allen
Hopefully the serial number hasn't been filed off, I've seen a lot of pianos used in cartoon crime incidents.
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I have nothing to add! I agree with having a piano tuner check it out before you buy!