---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Magness <IFixPianos at yahoo.com> Date: Aug 28, 2007 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Piano dolly To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> On 8/28/07, Michelle Smith <michelle at smithpianoservice.com> wrote: > Ok, I got a set of the heavy duty piano dollies for our local federal > prison. (They move their Yamaha console on a regular basis and the casters > are getting loose.) Do I need to use the handy piano tilter (there are > holes on the bottom) or can I use the holes on the back? The less tools the > better in the prison. > > > > Thanks all. > > > > Michelle Smith > > Smith Piano Service > > Bastrop, Texas > > (512) 466-0238 > > michelle at smithpianoservice.com > > > > > > I have found the holes in the back to be next to worthless without bolting > through the bottom as well. The lag bolts used in the holes in the back work > loose and you then have a problem. I've always bolted the back holes first > to hold the dollies in position. I then tip it, WITH HELP, since the tipper > won't work as well with the dollies on the piano. I'm 6'4" and weigh close > to 300 lbs. so I'm not kidding when I say you'll need help! I then use 2" x > 5/16 grade 5 bolts after drilling holes through the bottom board. I use a > large flat washer about 1/2" size, with a smaller flat washer 5/16" to keep > the nut from pulling through, a lock washer then the nut. I do this on both > dollies and you'll have a permanent installation! The large washer is to > disperse the pressure of the bolt/dolly over a larger area so it doesn't > pull out easily. > I have installed about a dozen of these sets of dollies and have always followed this procedure after seeing the sloppy job done by school custodians who are given the job. When I had someone my size to help, I stood the pianos on end, it worked much better than tipping on the back with a tipper but I realize that's not for everyone! <grin> I stand by my oribinal post to the original question as answered on the > day it was asked. > Mike > -- Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/> email mike at ifixpianos.com -- I sit down to the piano regularly at nine-o'clock in the morning and Mesdames les Muses have learned to be on time for that rendezvous. - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070901/a84ed50f/attachment.html
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