Tilting on the lyre

kam544@flash.net kam544@flash.net
Fri, 28 May 1999 08:10:51 -0600


>     Earlier this week I sent a M&H AA to the  West Coast.  The
>cross-country professional piano movers seemed extremely  competent, and
>were obviously experienced, but they did one thing that I wonder  about. 
>They tilted the piano on the lyre.  Is this good  practice?  Any opinions?
>  Frank Weston

No opinion from me.  I practice this method whenever possible.  Only when
the lyre is questionable in its solidity and/or structure do I do otherwise.

Keith McGavern
kam544@earthlink.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA
http://www.ptg.org/1999/conv/
PTG Convention, Kansas City, July




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