[pianotech] Avoiding injury lifting out grand a piano action

paul bruesch paul at bruesch.net
Wed Feb 17 17:40:40 MST 2010


http://epianoworks.com/flugelbauer.html

Video on the first page. First 30 seconds is black/silent, so then when it
starts it goes fast motion to catch up, I guess. It only shows the assembly,
so it's not terribly helpful unless you've just gotten one and need help
putting it together.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:51 PM, <rsfinley at charter.net> wrote:

> I am curious to know what you do to avoid back problems and other injuries
> to your arms and shoulders when you lift out a grand piano action for
> servicing, repairs and regulation. I took the action out of my Yamaha grand
> last weekend and it was very heavy and awkward to lift.
>
> My arms were outstretched widely apart to hold it at the ends, and I
> couldn't bend my legs much when lifting it out due to the height above the
> floor. In the past I have had back trouble and tennis elbow tendonitis in my
> left arm, and I want to prevent re-injuring myself at all costs.
>
> Do you have any solutions? I guess that at a customer's house you can't ask
> them to help you lift it out and have to do it yourself unless you have an
> assistant there with you. Is there any contraption you can use such as a
> strong trolley with adjustable height, so you can make it the same height
> off the floor as the key bed, move it next to the piano and just slide it on
> without having to lift it across the room to a table?
>
> Thanks for your advice,
>
> Robert
>
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