Today at 410 E. Ninth St., movers were on the scene between Avenue A and First Avenue to get a Steinway baby grand piano off the truck and into the condo duplex ...
This maneuver required a crane ...
... and the removal of the window frame on the third floor...
All told, one of the crew members told EVG reader dbs, who took these photos, that the whole job likely cost some $20,000. A small price for some beautiful music?
Pity the downstairs neighbors.
ReplyDeletedon't worry, Anon, nobody's gonna play it, it's likely just for show...
ReplyDeleteI would much rather be the downstairs neighbor of a pianist than of people who play top-40!
ReplyDeleteUnless the pianist is devoted to playing top-40, that is.
- East Villager
What's a Steinway weigh?
ReplyDeleteMoving. If it doesn't fit- force it!
ReplyDeleteHope they have a very long lease..........
ReplyDeleteI'd take beautiful piano music over a Dude/Bro/OMG rager any day.
ReplyDelete$20k isn't much considering how much the place likely cost.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/2129452
A lot more efficient than the Laurel and Hardy method. But not as funny.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlUqRhME0Eg
Well, that is interesting, since I used to live on the 2nd floor of that building for many years. I lived there from 1996-2010. The three windows in the front seen in the last photo below the moving container were the windows of my residence.
ReplyDeleteI have an 88-key USB MIDI keyboard, plug it into my computer. It cost a couple hundred bucks. It's no Steinway but to a NYC apartment dweller it is a godsend. I can play my little heart out any old time I want. If you haven't played around with it you'd be surprised at how lifelike modern Virtual Studio Technology can sound.
ReplyDelete800-1000lbs, most likely.
ReplyDeleteMy Kegerator weighs 750 pounds full.
ReplyDeleteAuers is the best hoisting company!
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