# Physics Problem: Moving a Piano

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-moving-a-piano/421880>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 7, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-moving-a-piano/421880 "2007-10-07T21:49:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-moving-a-piano/421880/61 "2007-10-09T23:27:34Z")

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That would be the ultimate irony.

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-moving-a-piano/421880/62 "2007-10-09T23:30:03Z")

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[QUOTE=Q.E.D.]  
Pssst. **Rick**. You missed an “n” in the post that **Stranger** quoted. 😉  
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:smack:

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**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-moving-a-piano/421880/63 "2007-10-10T00:03:46Z")

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[QUOTE=Defective Detective]  
It’s a 700 pound piano, after removing the legs  
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Ye Ogs, don’t take the legs off. Unnecessary and you run the risk of destroying the finish.

You could see if a carpenter can install a pulley system out one of your windows, provided you have a window large enough to accommodate the piano.

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-moving-a-piano/421880/64 "2007-10-10T04:23:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Pullet]  
Ye Ogs, don’t take the legs off. Unnecessary and you run the risk of destroying the finish.  
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Don’t do (or watch) much piano moving, huh? Grand pianos are _always_ moved with the legs off. (At least, they are when experienced movers are doing the moving.)

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-problem-moving-a-piano/421880/65 "2007-10-10T18:12:58Z")

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[QUOTE=commasense]  
Okay, so if you’ve hired G&R to move your piano, feel free to offer them your advice.

(What a terrible thing to happen to a Bosendorfer! It hurts to look at those pictures.)  
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Don’t hire Inepector Cleuseau either. Don’t even let him be in the same city…

“That’s a priceless Steinway!”

\<CRUNCH!\>\<BLONGGGG!!!\>

“Naht… ehny… mohr!”

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