A ratchet strap woven through the backposts and around the tilter bracing is the easiest. I had a nurse laugh when I went to the hospital for stitches, caused by hitting myself in the face with a slipped stringing hook. Nurses should not be sadists. Thump --- John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > Hi List, > Even with the tilter, be careful. > I use the Tuner's Supply tilter, and it came with 2 > clamps, that attached to > the backposts. > One time a clamp came off, and I thought, that's ok, > it still has one. > Wrong, the other one fell off and the piano slipped, > and the tilter, acted > like stepping on a rake. > I broke my nose, two black eyes and a broken watch > crystal. > When I went to the hospital, and the nurses asked > what had happened, I told > them, and one that I knew, actually burst out > laughing. She had the same > sense of humour as myself. I have been known to > laugh at others misfortune, > imagining the situation in a funny way. > I now don't use the clamps. I put the tilter under > the piano, and tilt the > tilter back, till it grabs the bottom of the piano, > and pushing forward to > keep the grab, I pull them back together. I have > never had a problem doing > it this way. > Another safe way is to use a strap. > Regards, > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Alltypetune@aol.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 1:48 PM > Subject: Re: Tilter; Was ca glue as pin tightener > (TILTER) > > > > Many years ago, while attempting to put an upright > on its back, the piano > > slipped out of my hands and fell right across both > feet. The first thing I > > did after returning from the hospital was order > the tilter. The tilter > cost > > a lot less than my hospital bill and I never did > get my big toe nails > back. > > JUST GO BUY THE TILTER--IT'S THE CHEAP WAY TO GO. > > > > To Late Smart > > RON MAY > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
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