Comments on: Oops. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:06:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: heather http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-541314 heather Wed, 07 May 2008 20:47:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-541314 Well, shit. I hope they were able to insure it. Well, shit. I hope they were able to insure it.

]]> By: fouro http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97727 fouro Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:03:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97727 Some restorer must be very happy. Reminds me of a T-shirt design a few years back for a group of us taking a Risk Management seminar. Highway sign yellow triangle + Falling grand piano icon. We expanded it for the rest of the team (in UK) to include a falling anvil version. http://www.cafepress.com/fouroboros.106562497 Some restorer must be very happy. Reminds me of a T-shirt design a few years back for a group of us taking a Risk Management seminar. Highway sign yellow triangle + Falling grand piano icon. We expanded it for the rest of the team (in UK) to include a falling anvil version.

http://www.cafepress.com/fouroboros.106562497

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97702 ted Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:22:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97702 Looks like it landed on its lid. The sound board is probably fine. Looks like it landed on its lid. The sound board is probably fine.

]]> By: Sahan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97664 Sahan Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:20:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97664 They bought the piano for £45,000, but the insurance officials say it was insured for just £26,000. "Experts estimate that a new Bosendorfer would cost approximately £90,000" http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/04/11/uk-piano-drop.html They bought the piano for £45,000, but the insurance officials say it was insured for just £26,000. "Experts estimate that a new Bosendorfer would cost approximately £90,000"

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/04/11/uk-piano-drop.html

]]> By: mofongo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97657 mofongo Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:00:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97657 Well if you read the story completely, you can see that the piano only had a little damage and could be completely repaired and that it was still playable... Still, it's like crashing a brand new Bentley, you can fix it, but who would want to? Well if you read the story completely, you can see that the piano only had a little damage and could be completely repaired and that it was still playable... Still, it's like crashing a brand new Bentley, you can fix it, but who would want to?

]]> By: Ali http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97630 Ali Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:52:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97630 The crew was then garrotted by the fundraisers with the left over piano wire. The crew was then garrotted by the fundraisers with the left over piano wire.

]]> By: Jack Hynes http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97577 Jack Hynes Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:00:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97577 @tecwzrd: They were taking the piano off the truck, the organiser was taking these photos and you could see them lowering it down in two photos and then this one. @tecwzrd: They were taking the piano off the truck, the organiser was taking these photos and you could see them lowering it down in two photos and then this one.

]]> By: Jack Hynes http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97573 Jack Hynes Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:59:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97573 I live very near here so it was on my local news. The delivery company said they would find a replacement piano in time for the festival in two weeks although I'm sure it won't be anywhere near that quality. I live very near here so it was on my local news. The delivery company said they would find a replacement piano in time for the festival in two weeks although I'm sure it won't be anywhere near that quality.

]]> By: tecwzrd http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97572 tecwzrd Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:56:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97572 I'm trying to figure out why they didn't have the piano all the way on the lift before dropping it??? I understand that they had the wheels in the center point of balance but it still looks like they have enough room to swing it sideways before dropping. I'm trying to figure out why they didn't have the piano all the way on the lift before dropping it???

I understand that they had the wheels in the center point of balance but it still looks like they have enough room to swing it sideways before dropping.

]]> By: Vexorg http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97570 Vexorg Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:29:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97570 Must have been an ACME brand piano. Must have been an ACME brand piano.

]]> By: MisterTrilby http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97559 MisterTrilby Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:57:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97559 Yikes. It's worth mentioning in their defence that piano movers don't drop pianos very often. So I'm sure they're aware of the magnitude of their error. Though the story says the owners only insured it for what they paid for it at auction, and not what it would actually cost to replace. That's very silly. Yikes. It's worth mentioning in their defence that piano movers don't drop pianos very often. So I'm sure they're aware of the magnitude of their error. Though the story says the owners only insured it for what they paid for it at auction, and not what it would actually cost to replace. That's very silly.

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/comment-page-1/#comment-97519 Justin Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:14:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/11/oops/#comment-97519 OUCH! thats painful! OUCH! thats painful!

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