Conrad, I've never really given that a great deal of thought. (See my last post) I've not done anything for added support and have always inverted them alone. Never had a problem yet. best, Greg At 11:38 AM 9/7/2007, you wrote: >Dean May wrote: >>Depends on the size and how burly your lifters are. Use the same number you >>would use to put a piano on a skid. For a smallish grand 2 is fine. For a >>nine footer I'd use 4. >>Dean >> > >>Conrad, Dean, >>Either way, how many people does it take? >>Barbara > > >That question seems to be answered, but I just >thought of another potential danger/problem. > >Thinking out loud, here... > >I haven't had the problem, myself, but wouldn't >it be a good idea to spread the weight along the >entire top part of the outer rim by using a 2x4 >or something similar, instead of just the >fingers of the lifter? On a piano with a >particularly thin outer rim, the weight of the >keyboard end, mostly on one point, might be too much shear force. > >Has my imagination run wild again, or are there >any horror stories to confirm my fears? > > >-- >Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician >Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 >1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 > >- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, >- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. 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
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