>Wondering if anyone has ever built a piano mover with a track (like an army >tank) instead of wheels. Would be great for going across lawns, up and down >stairs. Could probably be motorized fairly easily. I have some ideas, but >would welcome any input. > >Dick Day >Marshall, MI There are two such systems are on the market. One was shown at this years NAMM show in Anaheim. Unfortunatley I didn't get the name of it. You could probably check out NAMM's webb sight and still get info on the exhibitors at the show. If you're using Netscape, just type in namm for location (mac version command-L then enter namm & enter) It has a motorized track similar to a snowmobile track. that enables the piano to climb stairs. The only downside is that the motor is on the lower side which complicates moves when the piano needs to be up ended for 90 degree turns on stairs. The second one was shown at the 1995 NAMM show. It was the slickest pice of piano moving equipment I've seen. They had a demonstration of how 1 person knocked down a grand piano, but it on the aparatus and moved the grand up a flight of stairs. It was also quite pricey-$4-5,000. For us I didn't think that either would pan out since our delivery guys prefer the heave-ho pick it up and carry it approach. Or we use a Buck-Eye sill, for larger uprights, which allows you to slide the piano up steps and has castors on the end for making turns withh the piano up-ended. Glenn Grafton Grafton Piano & Organ Co.
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