Why take a chance? Spread the wealth around. Hire a piano mover and of course the client pays the mover's fee. Why take on unnecessary stress when there's no reason? David Weiss Sent from my iPhone On Jan 30, 2013, at 12:41 AM, Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > Watching the thread on dollies and affecting their stabilization got me thinking. Generally, that is not always a good or recommended procedure (the thinking), but I will let my brain/finger connection get the best of me on this one occasion. > > I have a 1926 Schumann <6' grand that the movers screwed up royally. They put the piano on its legs and when I inspected it, I found that 2 legs have stripped screws that are falling out, and the third leg had no lag bolts at all. Instead, one of the movers put about 6 deck screws up through the bottom to hold it on... :-/ > > So, I am tasked with repairing this and making it right. Here's where the other topic kicked around in my mind. I know that Ron N. provided a link to some house holding jack stands. I'm wondering about the veracity of getting 3 of these, use my jack in the box to lift up each side, remove the leg and install a jack stand. Then I can plug the lag bolt holes, redrill and reattach each leg properly. > > Am I nuts, or does this sound doable? I'd hate to have to hire a mover to put it on it's side, etc. > > My brain says it's sort of like putting the old Model T on blocks and attending to repairs... :-) > > Thoughts and conclusions? Safety precautions? > > Regards, > > Rob McCall > > McCall Piano Service, LLC > www.mccallpiano.com > Murrieta, CA > 951-698-1875 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130130/98044a30/attachment.htm>
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