Thanks to all for all the good input on transporting grand actions. I still see a need for some device that is easier to roll out of the house to the car than the "cart" idea, more along the lines of a flat panel that will hold the action vertically, keys up, with roller blade wheels on bottom and a simple handle for guiding at the top. Nice and narrow for doorways, and able to handle bumpy terrains easier. Time to head to the shop, I guess, and DO it, THEN talk about it.... Although... perhaps the suggestion of a simple two-wheel dolly, with the action sitting on end and strapped in with stretch cords, is the simplest solution. Especially a collapsible one.... Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com On Fri, 29 Dec 2000 08:38:19 -0500 nhunt@jagat.com (Newton Hunt) writes: > I have used a hand truck. > > Carried them vertically, left hand up at the bass hammer > right hand hooked into a cross slat of the key frame. > > I learned to carry them with the keys in my belly and my > right arm holding the action up by the back rail in it's > center. Far less stress on the back. > > The worst way is to carry them by the two ends, far more > stress on the back. > -- > Newton Hunt > Highland Park, NJ > mailto:nhunt@jagat.com
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