List, With preceding apologies to Stever Pearson, and the rest of the wonderful people at Yamaha who used to talk to me, my personal preferences are: 1.- Not moving the piano. (Yes, I know.) 2.- Using a setup similar to, but different from the hydraulic setup from Paul Jansen. (I prefer one central pump connected to three slave jacks.) And, behind Door Number Three, the Winner: 3.- A television camera studio mount, modified for used with grand pianos. These are not normally available, but do a simply "grand" job of moving just about any three-legged monstrosity - usually without modification. They used to be about $3,500, so anyone who bought a Schroeder really shouldn't complain. One person, one central wheel controlling up and down, 8" casters... will put a piano just about anywhere with a minimum of effort. The instrument goes straight up, and straight down, no unsightly steel structures, no odd looking legs, no money left in the budget for anything else for the next few years... OK, so, what good is a lily if you can't gild it? Smiling all the way... Best! Horace Horace Greeley, CNA, MCP, RPT Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014
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