Piano moving

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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Hazen,
With your setup you might consider using an organ dolly.
They slip under the ends of the piano and have a lever that lifts the =
piano (or organ) off the ground. Mine has 2' x 22' steel rollers that =
make it a snap  to move the instrument on rough terrain. It also can be =
tipped on end as a unit to clear narrow hall ways and through a door.
They are also stout enough to hook a come-along on to to pull the =
instrument up a ramp and into the trailer.
This I seldom do as it is easier to deliver the piano withe the help of =
another person and we use a "stinger" a piece of 1 1/2" pipe 7' long to =
slip in the handles of the organ dolly. To keep from getting hands =
pinched, the stinger is in three pieces, with the shortest piece just =
longer than the width of the handles of thr dolly.
The pipe is threaded and couplers are on the outside of the handle bars =
and keep the bar from sliding.
One first lifts the piano into the pickup or wagon  with the stinger;  =
then takeing the stinger out, lower the handles so that they will not =
punch out the pickup window <:0(
and move the stinger to the rear and lift the other end into the pickup. =
Strap in and you are ready to deliver.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: HazenBannister@cs.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 7:12 PM
  Subject: Piano moving


  List,=20
  I would like to start a discussion on piano moving.Maybe tricks of the =
trade.For instance,does anyone have a good way of getting the dolly =
under a old upright,=20
  without having to manually lift one end.(by hand) I have used a hand =
truck,and then leaned it back down to the floor,to raise the end up.I =
have thought of having a longer piece welded on the hand truck so it =
would lift it up high enough.I also quit using my ramp because of the =
weight,and the piano can roll sideways on it.I have gone to alumiumn =
channel,which is very light,and the piano cannot roll off the sides of =
it.I have a Wells Fargo trailor made,just for moving pianos.It has a =
higher entrance on the back, for pianos at an incline,on a skid board.It =
has the E track system,for securing the piano.It has been much better =
than the truck,because,the height of it is is much closer to the biggest =
majority of the porches I have encountered.Also, the weight is a lot =
lighter,so you can go across customers yards,without the danger of =
sinking in as bad.Look forward to the tips.=20
  Thanks,=20
  Hazen Bannister=20
  P.S.=20
  Don Valley got me started putting the grand on the skidboard,which is =
already on the dolly.No more lifting the skidboard for the dolly.With =
proper technique,it works great,and reducing major hassel.Great tip!=20

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