Joe, here's a simple way to make some. Find three bumper jacks. Cut them off slightly less than the minimum height of the bottom of the average piano. Put a piece of pipe over the cut off stub and you have three cheap jacks to do that job. If your worried about the stability, screw the bases to a square piece of plywood. Even if the latch fails, it can't fall further than the stub. I use this for removing and repairing legs. I've also used it to raise the rear of a square grand to remove the rear legs in preparation of dropping the piano onto a skid board. Where possible I also put the bench under the piano. No sense being half safe. Carl Meyer Ptg assoc Santa Clara, Ca. ginal Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:24 AM Subject: Re: Piano Stage Truck Installation/Gravina > "Here is a photo of the jack stands in use. Just position the jack > stands, turn the t-handles, and up she goes. Remove the casters, align > the truck to the legs, and lower the piano onto the truck. It's a > simple and safe one-person procedure." > Jerry Gravina, RPT > Babylon, NY > > Jerry. > Those are pretty slick!<G> May I ask where you came by these. I haven't seen > such in these parts. (Possibly not hanging out in the right places.<G>) > Best Regards, > > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares Are I > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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