Gerry & others, Speaking as one who has a little of a "grand" problem, just be sure the bench is strong enough to support you and the extra weight of the piano!! I was just sitting and tuning once and had a bench, a stool actually, collapse under me. No! I'm not "that" grand. :-) Avery >After sustaining a slipped disc, I learned to lift pianos with my ankle. I >can place my knee under the keybed where it joins the side of the piano and >lift with my ankle. > I have used this method to change legs on a grand, or to install caster > cups, >> "Does anyone have a system for singlehandedly moving a piano out >> from the wall for inspection that: >> 1. doesn't involve heavy lifting with the back? >> _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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