[pianotech] Flippin a Truck

[J Patrick Draine]

Flipping the truck is, I think, a really bad idea. A platform (very solid I
hope!) is a reasonable approach. Is the minister eager to "compete" with the
pianist for the congregations' attention?
Church politics ... good luck!
Patrick

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> There is a church with a 7'0'' Baldwin.  It is currently sitting on a truck
> in the front of the sanctuary.  There is no room to put it on the stage, so
> it is sitting in front of the stage on the main floor.  Some men in the
> church are deciding to take the truck and flip it over, so the piano will
> sit taller.
>
> The music minister does not like that idea and has volunteered to build a
> platform for the piano instead, but others like the idea of flipping the
> truck, so the piano will gain approx. 8''.
>
> Knowing that the trucks are not designed to use upside down, has this been
> done before, successfully??
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
>
>
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