I wasn't talking about the weight distribution. You asked about the center of gravity. You asked if a piano sitting on an inverted truck would be easier or harder to flip over. When I have the answer, I assumed the piano would not be allowed the drop on one side, as what happens when you try to lift the piano on a truck. Yes, that would make a difference. But that is not how you asked the question. At least that's not how I interpreted the question. I have lifted one leg of a piano that's sitting on a truck, so I know what happens. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Israel Stein <custos3 at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 12:51 pm Subject: [pianotech] flipping a truck Tuesday, July 7, 2009 3:13:10 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Wim Blees wrote: >The center of gravity of the piano would be no different if it were 2" off the ground as it would be >2' off the ground. If the piano were to be flipped?up one side, the only difference would be how >far the piano would fall. >Wim Sorry, Wim, but a piano mounted and a truck constitute a single unit in terms of weight distribution and stability. If you don't believe me, try lifting one leg of a piano on a truck without supporting the truck under the other two legs... Israel Stein? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090707/8a86d55c/attachment-0001.htm>
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