Geoffrey, Could you give some details about the device i.e. where did you get it, cost, picture?? Thanks, Jim Busby BYU -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Pollard Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:05 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: harpsichord moving? John, We had this difficulty with our fortepiano. Quite a heavy, delicate and expensive instrument on four spindly legs - a manual handling nightmare for our attendants ( and me, as I'm also the Safety Officer). After 3 different attempts, we have the perfect solution. A four castor trolley with a hydraulic adjustable table. The trolley rolls under the instrument ( keyboard end) with the table lowered; table is raised by a foot-pump till the legs are well clear of the floor. The table is small enough to fit between the legs with the body overhanging, so it can pass through doorways only just wider than the instrument. The only modification required to the fortepiano were some battens on the underside so that the knee levers were protected. The trolley was fairly expensive but it does double duty with any other kind of moving/raising of heavy items and equipment. The instrument stays in tune during the move, and no more grumbles from the attendants about having to move the f....piano! Geoffrey Pollard Sydney Conservatorium of Music >Our harpsichords are moved frequently and we would like a simpler way to >move them. They are not on casters, so we use the individual 3-wheel >rollers under 3 of the legs. > >Does anyone have a simple system for moving harpsichords without putting >them on their sides? > >John Minor >University of Illinois _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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