I agree that player pianos don't get the public exposure they need to
attract positive, live-sustaining attention to themselves.  I myself
would be out playing at the autumn fairs, Saturdays at Harvard Square
like Dave Levin did (I live only 30 minutes away), nursing homes on
Sundays, etc., if only I could find a way to move my 950-pound upright
Autopiano without damaging it or me.

There was a discussion on this list a while back on the price of piano
moving.  It seemed that bargains could still be found around the USA,
but in the Northeast where I live, unless you're willing to hire
a "Larry Daryl and Daryl" caliber of mover, you'll pay US$600+ for
a day move from/to your event.  (That was the 'low' price I received
for a local, ground-floor-to-ground-floor move two years ago.)

As for being self-innovative, I don't have room to garage a modified
horse trailer.  So it's the portability of the medium that prevents me
from doing the fun, public exposure events.  Believe me, I'd be out
there otherwise!

Karl Ellison
Salem, Mass.