[pianotech] Upright Tilter

[Gerald Groot]

Mine also folds up but, I also use two people.  One in the front and one in
back.  We interchange our services with one another as friend technicians
for nothing when we do this.  

As I set the piano up, I grab hold of one of the back posts while he pulls
the top and pushes the bottom HARD with his foot forcing the piano down.
The 2nd the back wheels "engage" we start a quick, swift lift, push movement
to complete the set up.  This way, it can't get away from either of us and
if it were, it still isn't going anywhere as I have that back post in my
hand like a vise grip.  I do like the idea of securing it down however as a
better one, as I hadn't thought of that one before. 

This list is great for ideas like this and then some. 

Please everyone, just call me either "Jerry or Jer."  Gerald is way to
formal for me!  :-)))  

Jerry Groot RPT. 



-----Original Message----- 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:42 PM 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Upright Tilter 

John Formsma wrote: 

> Isn't that pretty intuitive in the use of a tilter? I've used my tilter 
> maybe some 10+ times, and have always HAD to do this, just by being 
> careful when tipping it up.  If one goes slow, it seems this is an 
> automatic thing rather than something you have to focus on intentionally. 

There's that word again, John. Nothing is intuitive for 
someone to whom it isn't obvious. "Intuitive" works backward 
100%, but not so dependably the other way. I've always done 
what Ed described too, and haven't dumped one of the hundreds 
I've tilted yet, but there's still time. 


> Or maybe there are different tilters???  Mine came from Schaff some 7 or 
> so years ago.  Were older ones different, requiring straps of some sort? 

I've had mine, from Schaff, over 30 years. I don't think 
they've changed (except they get gold and flaky with age). 


> Scary to think about, and I've read about this in the past.  And I've 
> always been extra careful when using my tilter.  But nothing like this 
> even comes close to happening with mine.  Never have used straps around 
> anything, but perhaps ought to. 

I've never used the straps either, but Murphy says it's 
probably not a bad idea. Necessary at the bottom only. 
Ron N 



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