[CAUT] DANGEROUS technique for getting pianos on thecolson dolly

[David Ilvedson]

I use 1 concrete block and a small hydraulic jack...one leg on the dolly at a time...nose leg last....no problems so far...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner at mozart.sc.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 5/29/2006 8:45:32 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] DANGEROUS technique for getting pianos on thecolson	dolly


>You guys just have redneckophobia.

>On May 26, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Jim Busby wrote:

>> Ed,
>>
>> Now what makes you think a half ton of piano will break the blocks????
>> Is it because those Karate guys can break through 8 blocks with their
>> bare hands?
>> :-)
>>

>Which design and turned which way?

>> --Sign up on a lumber yard wall in Tyler Texas-- "Good Lumber Used
>> Properly Has Never Failed." (I agree)
>>

>Got proof of that? or does it just sound good for the lumber salesman?

>Um, house made of 2x6 framing with plastic siding vs house built of  
>concrete blocks.  Which would you rather be in when the tornado,  
>hurricane or earthquake comes?  (I remember some story about 3 pigs  
>and a wolf somewhere from my youth which imparts a bit of wisdom)

>Many many many buildings and homes are built of concrete blocks.   
>They are used in the foundations, the walls, etc.  I've also seen a  
>lot of mobile homes over the years. Never seen one sitting on wooden  
>blocks.

>There is nothing dangerous about concrete blocks unless you turn them  
>the wrong way.  But properly turned, the 9x9x18 concrete block is NOT  
>DANGEROUS.

>> Oh yes, blocks CAN fracture quite easily.

>We're not hitting them with a hammer now are we?

>But, yes, if you think it's too redneck to use the most common  
>building block for homes and businesses in this country, then make  
>yourself a set of blocks out of 2x10 or 2x12 lumber.  I would not use  
>the 2x6 as Ed suggested.  That would be much too shaky, even with the  
>plywood foot (which is only as strong as its bond to the 2x6 lumber.   
>That's why he's scared to get under the piano.  I still prefer the  
>weight and solid foundation of the concrete when it comes to building  
>a tower of blocks for a piano to rest on.  The wood can curl.  That's  
>not a particularly solid foundation.

>The car jack tool looks interesting.  But the hydraulic jacks give  
>you so much more control.

>Jeff