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fat hamster
16-08-2005, 08:50
Does anyone know of someone in Bristol who would collect a piano from Henbury and bring it to the Snail Gallery and not charge the earth? There's one doorstep involved - no stairs or long distance carrying.


Mickleburghs quoted us £105. :(
Orang Utan
16-08-2005, 11:32
Don't ask these guys:
http://festival.aneres.free.fr/Aneres2005/images/LaurelHardy.jpg
Cowboys I tell ya!
bristle-krs
16-08-2005, 11:43
Does anyone know 'of someone in Bristol who would collect a piano from Henbury and bring it to the Snail Gallery and not charge the earth?'

no, but you hum it and i'll play it :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/images/2005/03/01/gallery_shifter_400_400x300.jpg

actually, montpelier kosta ('man with a van' ads in venue & old sparks) might be worth a try, he charges something like £25-30/hour.
djbombscare
16-08-2005, 11:56
I was waiting for you to post a Mr Shifter thing
tobyjug
16-08-2005, 13:11
Does anyone know of someone in Bristol who would collect a piano from Henbury and bring it to the Snail Gallery and not charge the earth? There's one doorstep involved - no stairs or long distance carrying.


Mickleburghs quoted us £105. :(


Having been one of the original white van men back in the early 1970s, no-one wants to move pianos, which is why the high charges. Professional piano movers have specialist equipment and knowledge to move pianos as it is very easy to fuck up a piano just by moving it.
fat hamster
16-08-2005, 13:38
Having been one of the original white van men back in the early 1970s, no-one wants to move pianos, which is why the high charges.
Yeah - I worked in furniture removals myself in the early seventies, and we moved quite a few pianos. We had the wheels and the webbing but I wouldn't have said we were specialists...AFAIK we never fucked one up though.

The ideal would be if anyone knows of someone with one of those tail-lift vans, cos then it would be a doddle. (Krs - thanks for reminding me about Kosta - I've used him before, but he doesn't have a tail-lift.)
djbombscare
16-08-2005, 13:45
Gets ready to swing it over one shoulder and say " where dya want it ?"
marty21
16-08-2005, 13:47
I was waiting for you to post a Mr Shifter thing

so was i :)
djbombscare
16-08-2005, 15:09
so was i :)


You didnt buy KRS album off him did ya ?
marty21
16-08-2005, 17:06
You didnt buy KRS album off him did ya ?

he made an album? :eek:
fizzerbird
16-08-2005, 17:25
he made an album? :eek:

Jack of all trades is our bristles ;)
marty21
16-08-2005, 17:30
Jack of all trades is our bristles ;)

i have this image of him making an album of leo sayer cover versions...am i close?
fizzerbird
16-08-2005, 21:41
i have this image of him making an album of leo sayer cover versions...am i close?

uncanny! :eek: