Dave & Jon, After the moving crew fought over the Piano Horse last year, I ordered one for myself. I use it to move grands around the shop and find it a very useful tool. It does not eliminate all lifting but makes the drop more controllable and enables me to turn a grand with my spouse balancing things. Inserting the dolly, I use boxes copied after Gordon's design and a jack. I lift less than I do tilting an upright player on a folding tilter. By the way(you knew this was coming) Gordon Crail (the inventor) will be teaching two classes on piano moving in Reno. He has developed a Stair Jockey that is interesting which is why I said you should call him on the recent stair move Jon. Anyhow, it will be interesting, Gordon is a real pro at piano moving. Best, Dale Dale Probst, RPT Member, TEAM2001 PTG Annual Convention Reno, NV --July 11-15, 2001 email: wardprobst@cst.net (940)691-3682 voice (940) 691-6843 fax TEAM2001 website: http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm -----Original Message----- From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jon Page Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 1:07 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Re: Piano horse At 01:09 PM 02/02/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > Is it a practical thing to > > consider? Can one person really move a piano with one? Can an > out-of-shape 61 year old > > consider doing this? > > I saw the 'piano horse' in action in Arlington. Very impressive. In talking with the inventor, the present model only drops the piano onto a skid board, then it has to be up-ended to get a dolly underneath. so you'd still need help, I rather just have the help to drop the side onto a dolly and lift it up. It's about the same amount of strain. 8-| I mentioned that a model which dropped the piano directly onto a dolly would interest me, he said that he's working on that idea. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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