[pianotech] Getting an upright on and off a tilter

[John Ross]

Nice video Keith.
I like the idea of the spacers.
What I had been doing was tilting it back, pushing the piano forward till it grabbed, then pulling the piano back.
Your idea looks safer.
Years ago, I used the 'clamps' you use to keep it closed for storage, and put them around the back posts. One time they slipped off, and I gave myself two black eyes, and needed rhynoplasty on my nose.
Then, I used the straps for a while.
I use wing nuts on two of the assembly bolts, and if in a customers house, I use a cargo blanket to protect the floor.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Keith McGavern 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 4:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Getting an upright on and off a tilter


  Nice idea, Jon, and an excellent idea for those who should utilize it.


  Myself, I just come around to one side of the tilter if no one else is available, lift the piano with the handle provided in the rear of the piano and use my foot to ease/slide the tilter underneath, then go around to the other side of the tilter and do the same thing again. Reverse order to remove the tilter.


  I made a video clip should you or anyone else be interested in viewing how I tilted a large upright.
  Piano Stuff, Mr. Mac's Piano Service, Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA


  Keith


  On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:02 AM, Jon Page wrote:


    I figured out a stress-free way to get the prongs of the
    tilter under and removed from a low clearance piano.

    A pry bar has the leverage to lift the piano easily. jpg attached.
    -- 

    Regards,

    Jon Page<pry bar.jpg>

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