[pianotech] Moving 4 legged consoles and spinets

[David Ilvedson]

Exactly!

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Dave Davis" <dave at davispiano.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 6/14/2009 10:11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Moving 4 legged consoles and spinets


>Would it help to strap it to a grand board first?

>Dave Davis, RPT



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com>

>Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:09:17 
>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