I would put it on it's legs Matt. Also, why not heat the studio in winter? I find it amazing you let the temp drop to below freezing in there..! Putting a CS80 into a car will be tricky, unless it is an estate or station-wagon. I would get a couple of strong helpers and just carry it, with the lid on, very carefully. Try not to subject it to any severe knocks or vibration and you should be fine. Play it before you move it to check it's tuning (let it warm up for 15 mins) and then play it when it's home and see if there is any major difference. It probably could do with an in-situ tune anyway when you finally put it where it will stay.
Good luck and let us know how you get on... oh, and get a heater in there...;^)
Cheerz,
TOM
--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, Matt Thomas <matt@...> wrote:
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> Hello I¹m picking up a CS80 next week, so I figured it was time to stop
> browsing the archives and join this group.
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> My first question where do I put it? :) Are there any good reasons to
> favour the original legs over placing it on a desk (or vice versa)? Given
> the 80¹s fragile reputation I¹m basically looking for any and all advice on
> the subject of removing it from one upstairs location (where narrow doorways
> may preclude carrying it flat), to a car, for a drive, and then upstairs to
> my studio. Ideally I want to put it down once and then not touch it again so
> all advice no matter how mundane will be welcome.
>
> Next question temperature. My studio gets very cold in winter, dropping
> below freezing, and quite stuffy in summer. Is this a cause for concern?
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
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