[pianotech] Moving 4 legged consoles and spinets

[Ryan Sowers]

That would probably be a good idea Dave!. (Good morning, by the way!) Then
maybe the "lyre" could sit on the skid and help keep the piano for tipping
so much. As it was the lyre was between the pads on the dolly and so had no
support.

On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Dave Davis <dave at davispiano.com> wrote:

> Would it help to strap it to a grand board first?
>
> Dave Davis, RPT
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From*: Ryan Sowers
> *Date*: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:09:17 -0700
> *To*: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> *Subject*: [pianotech] Moving 4 legged consoles and spinets
> Hello gang,
>
> I was helping some friends move their piano yesterday and it was one of
> those 4 legged consoles with the narrow bottom and the grand style pedal
> lyre. It did not want to sit on the dolly (I use a standard New Haven dolly)
> very securely. You really had to hold onto it for it not to tip over towards
> the keybed side of the piano.
>
> It had to go up 8 steps to the second floor of their new house. Fun stuff!
> Strapping the piano to the dolly helped some. but it was still precarious.
>
> I had moved one like this years ago (it was a Weaver) and I ended up
> putting the whole piano on plywood and then on the dolly. It was a pain but
> was somewhat more steady.
>
> Any tips on moving these awkward instruments??
>
> --
> Ryan Sowers, RPT
> Puget Sound Chapter
> Olympia, WA
> www.pianova.net
>



-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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