This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hazen, With your setup you might consider using an organ dolly. They slip under the ends of the piano and have a lever that lifts the = piano (or organ) off the ground. Mine has 2' x 22' steel rollers that = make it a snap to move the instrument on rough terrain. It also can be = tipped on end as a unit to clear narrow hall ways and through a door. They are also stout enough to hook a come-along on to to pull the = instrument up a ramp and into the trailer. This I seldom do as it is easier to deliver the piano withe the help of = another person and we use a "stinger" a piece of 1 1/2" pipe 7' long to = slip in the handles of the organ dolly. To keep from getting hands = pinched, the stinger is in three pieces, with the shortest piece just = longer than the width of the handles of thr dolly. The pipe is threaded and couplers are on the outside of the handle bars = and keep the bar from sliding. One first lifts the piano into the pickup or wagon with the stinger; = then takeing the stinger out, lower the handles so that they will not = punch out the pickup window <:0( and move the stinger to the rear and lift the other end into the pickup. = Strap in and you are ready to deliver. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: HazenBannister@cs.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: Piano moving List,=20 I would like to start a discussion on piano moving.Maybe tricks of the = trade.For instance,does anyone have a good way of getting the dolly = under a old upright,=20 without having to manually lift one end.(by hand) I have used a hand = truck,and then leaned it back down to the floor,to raise the end up.I = have thought of having a longer piece welded on the hand truck so it = would lift it up high enough.I also quit using my ramp because of the = weight,and the piano can roll sideways on it.I have gone to alumiumn = channel,which is very light,and the piano cannot roll off the sides of = it.I have a Wells Fargo trailor made,just for moving pianos.It has a = higher entrance on the back, for pianos at an incline,on a skid board.It = has the E track system,for securing the piano.It has been much better = than the truck,because,the height of it is is much closer to the biggest = majority of the porches I have encountered.Also, the weight is a lot = lighter,so you can go across customers yards,without the danger of = sinking in as bad.Look forward to the tips.=20 Thanks,=20 Hazen Bannister=20 P.S.=20 Don Valley got me started putting the grand on the skidboard,which is = already on the dolly.No more lifting the skidboard for the dolly.With = proper technique,it works great,and reducing major hassel.Great tip!=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/63/33/f2/4d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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