---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 10/18/2001 10:59:24 AM Central Daylight Time, jonpage2001@mediaone.net writes: > > >> In a message dated 10/18/2001 10:07:12 AM Central Daylight Time, >> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: >> >> >>> Yes, and perhaps you will find yourself "praying" that two people other >>> than >>> yourself will be lifting it back up! Especially the old uprights, they >>> can >>> sure get pretty heavy - a good tilter really pays its way here! >>> >> Terry and list, just a warning >> here, tilters are advertised suggesting one person can safely tilt an >> upright. Under most circumstances this is true, but in the case of >> hardwood, tile, cement or any other hard slick floors the piano can run >> off the >> tilter and shoot the tilter out from under the piano at high speed >> presenting a >> extremely dangerous situation. Here in our shop we have had two broken >> legs over the years from this very situation. We do not allow any of our >> men to tilt an upright by themselves. Please be careful! >> David Koelzer >> DFW > > Securing the tilter to the piano will prevent it from sliding away when the > rear casters > come in contact with the floor upon righting. Prior to tilting, strap the > tilter tightly to the beams. > > Accompanying each new tilter is a clamp for this purpose (or there used to > be). Generally, > people do not see the need and discarded them or stick them away and forgot > about them. > I still have mine but prefer to strap if there is a danger of the casters > rolling. > > Regards, > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > <A HREF="mailto:jonpage2001@mediaone.net">mailto:jonpage2001@mediaone.net</A> > <A HREF="http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/</A> > Great point Jon, but let me say that both times our people got hurt they had used the included clamp, perhaps not correctly. There is a great deal of force and leverage at work here when tilting a piano a great deal of care must be taken. David Koelzer DFW ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/a1/5d/a2/e2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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