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Shipping a piano from Poland to the U.S. [8]
can't help with specifics as we've only moved *into* Poland. However, my piano (a Chappell upright) has been across the Atlantic and back. Generally speaking it survived the experience.
1. what's the finish?
mine is french polished, and after it had been through Panama it was marked in places - the packers had placed other boxes on top and
even though everything was well wrapped, the effect of pressure+heat certainly left some marks.
2.
make sure it's well secured. I've found removal men generally unprepared for the weight (and instability) of an upright with a full iron frame.
This will probably make things a little more difficult if you are hiring *space* in an already near-filled container. Not any old space will do - and from my experience the space left over for the by-the-metre people is exactly that - the last few metres on the way out.
Don't let the removal guys browbeat you and pretend they know best - maybe they do, but it's too big a risk to take for them to just shove it in and close the doors quickly...
[fwiw we also made sure that some sturdy (packed) boxs were put in front - tucked in under the keyboard.]
/c
