Tilter; Was ca glue as pin tightener (TILTER)

[John Ross]

Hi List,
Even with the tilter, be careful.
I use the Tuner's Supply tilter, and it came with 2 clamps, that attached to
the backposts.
One time a clamp came off, and I thought, that's ok, it still has one.
Wrong, the other one fell off and the piano slipped, and the tilter, acted
like stepping on a rake.
I broke my nose, two black eyes and a broken watch crystal.
When I went to the hospital, and the nurses asked what had happened, I told
them, and one that I knew, actually burst out laughing. She had the same
sense of humour as myself. I have been known to laugh at others misfortune,
imagining the situation in a funny way.
I now don't use the clamps. I put the tilter under the piano, and tilt the
tilter back, till it grabs the bottom of the piano, and pushing forward to
keep the grab, I pull them back together. I have never had a problem doing
it this way.
Another safe way is to use a strap.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
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Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: Tilter; Was ca glue as pin tightener (TILTER)


> Many years ago, while attempting to put an upright on its back, the piano
> slipped out of my hands and fell right across both feet. The first thing I
> did after returning from the hospital was order the tilter.  The tilter
cost
> a lot less than my hospital bill and I never did get my big toe nails
back.
> JUST GO BUY THE TILTER--IT'S THE CHEAP WAY TO GO.
>
> To Late Smart
> RON MAY
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