Hoist the piano. Erect a scaffold under the piano it and lower it onto the scaffold ( or scaffolds ). Oh, ramp across the glass wall. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Page" <jonpage at comcast.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 7:57 AM Subject: Hoisting pianos > Although cribbing is suitable for large structures, it wouldn't be > practical for a piano. > You would still need a hoist to lift the piano in order to place the > cribbing underneath. > So why not go with the hoist which is directly over the glass wall > with ropes to guide > the load to either side of the wall. > > Alternatively, some sort of boom but that would entail some beefy construction. > > Hopefully there is attic space so that beams can be run across the > rafters to support > a large eye bolt. But it's probably a vaulted ceiling. > -- > > Regards, > > Jon Page
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC