This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment They are not that expensive, either. Andre Bolduc used one in a class he gave, where him and his son replaced a pinblock. I think they did it in 2 hours. Of course a lot of pre work had been done. It might have been 4 hours. The memory is not as it was. :-) John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Garrett To: pianotech Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:24 AM Subject: Re: Pulling Plates R.Cromwell said: "While I am familiar with using a hoist attached to steel rafters as one method of removing a plate from a grand piano, has anyone tried using an engine crane to achieve the same goal? Is it feasible or am I crazy - or both? Gazing doubtfully at a poorly supported ancient wooden rafter," R.C., I've used a "cherry picker", (the collapsible type), a couple of times, when doing work in another techs shop that didn't have a winch, etc. Worked just fine. They can be rented and are not that difficult to use/set up. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/6d/b8/9b/6b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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