restringing bass- tilters

[jstuart1]

Thanks for all of the replys on tilters. It is great to know that they really
work and I will definitly have to get one.

Judy

Tom Dickson wrote:

> 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
> >
>
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