A call today from one of our regular piano moving contractors confirmed the collection date from our showroom later this week of a lovely Steinway model O grand that is being sent to China. This exquisitely beautiful piano will no doubt get well used in its new home and it set me thinking about the vast number of pianos continually on the move day in day out, between not only destinations in this country but between one side of the world and the other.
It is quite mind blowing to think of what this particular piano has been through since it was manufactured in 1920. Sent from Hamburg to London, then from London to Huddersfield, then to the brand new owner and undoubtedly various moves before it made its way to me. Now there is much handling of the piano to see it go to London to be packed and crated and then transported yet again to the airport before being loaded onto a cargo plane for its journey to China. More handling will of course take place before it rests in its new home.
At any one time there must still be thousands of pianos on the move everyday, either by road, rail, sea or air and this particular piano move is just one more with a consignment number, unnoticeable and non special to most but of great significance to the new owner who will no doubt be very happy when it is finally in its resting place. I for one will be glad to know when it is safely there.
