I have one of those. Got it at Tuners Supply, in the late 70's. The supplied clamps, are useless. One fell off, and I foolishly thought that one would hold it. Wrong. The piano slipped off, and the tilter acted like a rake handle, and hit my hand into my face. It broke my watch crystal, and I had 2 black eyes, and needed rhynoplasti to fix my nose. I used the straps for a while. But now I am just careful. I hold the piano, and tilt the tilter back. It grabs the bottom of the piano and then I pull back. I reverse the procedure when raising it. Never had a problem. It takes one mishap to make you careful. John Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Upright Tilter On 5/15/09, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 4:35 AM, Conrad Hoffsommer > <hoffsoco at luther.edu>wrote: > >> On 5/14/09, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: >> >> > I've had mine, from Schaff, over 30 years. I don't think >> > they've changed (except they get gold and flaky with age). >> >> >> I think we're referring to the three wheeled, >> folds-up-small-enough-to-put-in-my-Aveo, variety, right? I've had mine >> about that long, too. >> > > Mine has four wheels. It's black. Fits decently in the front seat of my > Accord if the head rest is removed. A blanket is good for protecting the > door and console from scratches. > This is the tricycle I'm talking about. (folded) -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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