Tilting on the lyre

[Frank Weston]

If you make a small box, the same height as your dolly (usually about 8"),
and position this box under the keyboard end of the skid with the dolly in
the normal position, it is very easy to tilt the piano directly onto the
skid which sits on the dolly.  The box will make the whole arrangement
stable, and serves as a good place to store your moving tools.

Frank Weston

-----Original Message-----
From: DGH9442@AOL.COM <DGH9442@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Tilting on the lyre


>David:
>
>In as far as I know, the skid board is NOT on the dolly prior to tilting
the
>piano down onto the skid board.  Perhaps some very skilled movers are
capable
>of this maneuver, but I have never tried it.  Seems precarious to me.  I
>insert the dolly after the piano is on the skid board.  The skid board is
>tilted up from the tail end and held up (finding the point of balance helps
>greatly) while the dolly is inserted at the balance point by a helper.  Of
>course, the piano is strapped to the board at this time.  Most skid boards
>will have grab straps on the sides (some are rope straps, some strap
>material) allowing this maneuver.
>
>Dennis Heshman
>Hershman Piano Service
>