Wayne, Thanks for your two cents but even the people you suggest at one time didn't know how to do this and relied upon suggestions from others. I WILL go ahead with this for the simple joy of trying something knew. I believe and am confident that with enough info put together before I begin I am reasonably assured of success or at the very least avoidance of disaster. My glass is half full!! Greg Newell At 07:28 PM 9/3/2007, you wrote: >I dont think I would take the responsibility to >do this lift. Hire someone experience. Maybe a >concert or theatre production company that uses >rigging all of the time for lighting and >speakers. They could install a 2 ton electric >chain lift and have the proper means to attach >it to a beam. This way you are not liable. My 2 cents worth. > >Wayne Walker >Musicstop Acoustic Piano Service > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Greg Newell [mailto:gnewell at ameritech.net] >Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:49 PM >To: Pianotech List >Subject: Re: Hoisting ????? > >Paul, > Well, the original poster was me and I > am still enjoying the information being > presented here. It is so far, for the most > part, very helpful. There have only been a > couple posts where feathers were ruffled and > that doesn't seem strange at all considering > the checkered past of this list. If you don't > mind I'm still keenly interested in what people > have to say on the subject. Thanks for your > opinion about deferring to someone else for the > job. It's been addressed before but as I > responded last time I am willing and excited by > the challenge. Thanks for your post. > > >best, >Greg Newell > > > >At 01:29 PM 9/3/2007, you wrote: > >That would be my take... > >I've long since lost track of who posted the >original note on this thread, but let me just >say that, while I am reasonably certain there >may well be piano technicians "out there" who >could effectively and safely solve this problem, >if I was given the responsibility of getting the >piano to the balcony/loft, I would defer to >someone who does that sort of thing as a matter of routine. > >We read stories like this in the paper from time >to time... the humongous safe that MUST be >placed in/retrieved from the third story inner >sanctum... and it ain't piano technicians that >get asked to do the work... and it ain't farmers >and it ain't gals and guys who build garages for a livin' either... > >While it's great to ask advice on this forum, I >think it's ludicrous that it develops into >sniping and bickering and tons of sometimes uninformed suggestions > >I think we've killed a couple of healthy horses out of the herd as well... > >Paul Bruesch >Stillwater, MN > > >On 9/3/07, ><mailto:JWyatt1492 at aol.com>JWyatt1492 at aol.com ><<mailto:JWyatt1492 at aol.com>JWyatt1492 at aol.com> wrote: >Hello to All, > > Did some ask? > >" is this horse dead enough yet" > > >Respectfully, >Jack Wyatt > > > >---------- >Get a sneak peek of the all-new ><http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982>AOL.com. > >Greg Newell >Greg's Piano Forté >www.gregspianoforte.com >216-226-3791 (office) >216-470-8634 (mobile) > >2003,04,05 & 06 winners of >Angie's List Super Service Award Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) 2003,04,05 & 06 winners of Angie's List Super Service Award -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070903/bfe0cc86/attachment.html
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