Since they have a 1 ton crane, and they fold up, that may be the best option. Except they weight 166 lbs. which would add a bunch to shopping i expect. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Mike Kurta <mkurta1 at comcast.net> wrote: > There are a number of other advantages to using an engine hoist (commonly > called a cherry picker) to lift plates out of grand pianos. > > 1. Reasonable cost. > 2. Portability. It can be moved around in the shop with or without the > plate attached and can be stored in a corner out of the way. It can also go > with you to another location or be borrowed by anyone needing its > capability. > 3. No additional items such as power needs, a trolley or supporting beams > either vertically or horizontally needed. No installation needed, its ready > to work. > 4. Very precise control of the plate going up or down. > 5. Can be sold or given to another in the future. > 6. Always ready to remove an engine if needed. > 7. Made in China. > > Mike Kurta, RPT > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100330/8d6f0f0d/attachment.htm>
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