---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 3/28/03 12:29:35 PM Central Standard Time, ed440@mindspring.com writes: > Wim- > That is why I use 3 (three) jacks instead of only one. You can suspend > the piano completely above the truck, position the arms very carefully, > then gradually lower it so that the weight lands on the truck arms a little > bit at a time, similar to what you can do with the Jansen transporter. The > transporter is great, but expensive, large and heavy. Three jacks with > support columns can be made for less than $40, are small and easy to carry, > and useful for other lifting jobs around the shop. Unlike the transporter, > you can't roll a piano around on them. > Ed > Wow. I might be willing to try to put a small grand on three jacks. But a concert grand? That would scare me. Too great a rist that the piano will shift. And besides, why spend $40 on three jacks, when one jack will do the job, but take a few minutes more. But, to each his own, I guess. Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/f6/9e/04/25/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC