My in-laws want to give us their Yamaha upright piano in their living room for our budding 6-year old composer. Question is, how to get it to our house, 200 miles away? I have a 5x8 utility trailer that this piano could lay down flat in. But I'd be uncomfortable trying to strap this piano upright in the middle of the trailer, afraid that it'd still tip over if provoked.
1) Is it safe to transport an upright piano laying on its back?
2) Given enough ratchet straps strapping the piano down hard, will my fear of the piano tipping over in the trailer go unfounded?
I would much rather lay it flat on its back, but don't want anything to fall apart inside, if keys and hammers just sit in their places simply because of gravity.
Thanks for any advice.
1) Is it safe to transport an upright piano laying on its back?
2) Given enough ratchet straps strapping the piano down hard, will my fear of the piano tipping over in the trailer go unfounded?
I would much rather lay it flat on its back, but don't want anything to fall apart inside, if keys and hammers just sit in their places simply because of gravity.
Thanks for any advice.