piano tilter

[Avery Todd]

Clyde,

    I have the Schaff tilter also, which I have used for years with no 
problem.
The trick is to put the 'tongues' under the piano, start to pull the tilter 
backward,
while pulling backward slightly on the top of the piano, then tilt it on 
over, keeping
tension on the top of the piano.
    Setting it back up is just the opposite. Once you get close to 
'upright', keep
pulling back some on the top of the piano while letting it go on 'upright'. 
Keep
tension on the piano top, whether tilting it backwards or forward, and you 
won't
have any problem.
    I don't know anything about the Apsco tilter, but have never felt the 
need for
any kind of strap with the Schaff tilter. Provided you do it the way I 
"tried" to
describe above. Clear as mud? :-)

Avery

At 07:18 AM 09/09/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>I bought Schaff's shop repair truck model 1901 (tilter) about five
>months ago.  Is this the same equipment being currently discussed in the
>APSCO thread?
>
>I've used it on three pianos so far, none larger than a studio.  I like
>it.  I have not noticed that any of the pianos attempted to "scoot," and
>I've used no clamps or straps.  Is this a better designed tilter, or is
>there a problem quietly watching and waiting until I am the least
>suspecting?  Or will the problem rear its head when I use it on a heavy
>old upright?
>
>Clyde Hollinger
>