Hi, Judy! Yes, tilters really work. I have an older one that I use all of the time. It works very well, and I tip a piano on my own. Mind you, I am 6'5" and well over 200 lbs. The tipping is not difficult, and probably the toughest part is the lowering or lifting in the last foot and a half or so when you have the weight of the piano on the handles. It is safe, and I also use a strap through the backposts and around the tilter frame to make sure the two stay together. The only incident I've ever had was my first piano tipping about 10 years ago. Someone had a jar of water in the bottom of the piano, and when I tilted the piano it all sloshed out the bottom of the piano on to the floor! Now, I always check the bottom, first! Sincerely, Tom Dickson, Regina, SK >From: jstuart1 <jstuart1@pdq.net> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org >To: pianotech@ptg.org >Subject: Re: restringing bass >Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 04:08:42 -0500 > >I have seen tilters in the catalogs, do they really work and are they >safe? How many people does it take to tilt the piano up and back? I am >5'6 and 155 lb. > >Judy > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
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