moving a Steinway Grand

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> "For a concert series that we host every summer, our Stienway must be
>moved a great deal.  I'm wondering if there is a way to move our piano
>up onto the stage, a 3 ft. lift, using a jack or pully type system
>instead of brute man power.  Do you know of any system on the market
>that may help us?"
>
>We thought that you might know of something that would do the trick.
>
>Yours,
>STEINWAY & SONS
>


At the U. of Maine at Farmington, they have one of those hydrolic/scissors
lifts.  It easily lifts their 9' Falcone.  (They move the piano up and down
weekly)  The platform has a track to prevent the carrage from rolling while
the lift is going up or down, but I've never seen the piano roll when the
lift is in operation.  This system makes it possible for one person to move
the piano easily.  I don't know who made this system, but I can ask the
school, and I'd be happy to send you some pictures if you would send me your
snail mail address.

Gordon Large, RPT
Mt. Vernon, ME