Piano horse

[Ward & Probst]

Dave & Jon,

After the moving crew fought over the Piano Horse last year, I ordered one
for myself. I use it to move grands around the shop and find it a very
useful tool. It does not eliminate all lifting but makes the drop more
controllable and enables me to turn a grand with my spouse balancing things.
Inserting the dolly, I use boxes copied after Gordon's design and a jack. I
lift less than I do tilting an upright player on a folding tilter.
By the way(you knew this was coming)
Gordon Crail (the inventor) will be teaching two classes on piano moving in
Reno. He has developed a Stair Jockey that is interesting which is why I
said you should call him on the recent stair move Jon. Anyhow, it will be
interesting, Gordon is a real pro at piano moving.
Best,
Dale
Dale Probst, RPT
Member, TEAM2001
PTG Annual Convention
Reno, NV --July 11-15, 2001
email: wardprobst@cst.net
(940)691-3682 voice
(940) 691-6843 fax
TEAM2001 website: http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jon
Page
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 1:07 PM
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Piano horse


At 01:09 PM 02/02/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >   Is it a practical thing to
> > consider?  Can one person really move a piano with one?  Can an
> out-of-shape 61 year old
> > consider doing this?
> >

I saw the 'piano horse' in action in Arlington. Very impressive.

In talking with the inventor, the present model only drops the piano onto a
skid board,
then it has to be up-ended to get a dolly underneath. so you'd still need
help, I rather
just have the help to drop the side onto a dolly and lift it up. It's about
the same amount
of strain. 8-|

I mentioned that a model which dropped the piano directly onto a dolly
would interest me,
he said that he's working on that idea.

Regards,
Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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