[pianotech] Plate Removal with an engine hoist?

[Gene Nelson]

I use one in my shop.
The legs will extend under the piano so you may not get the exact approach that you want and when lifting or lowering the plate, it will travel on an arc so it helps if the piano can easily be moved slightly. 
A second set of hands is really helpful but not necessary.
Gene
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Boaz Kirschenbaum 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:22 AM
  Subject: [pianotech] Plate Removal with an engine hoist?


  Hello


  I will be replacing a pinblock in a small  remote country workshop that is not equipped with a sufficient ceiling or beams to handle a traditional hoisting arrangement for plate removal/reinstallation. Has anyone tried a free-standing automobile engine hoist for this procedure? The one I am lookign at has a 78 3/4in max height.


  http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200305491_200305491


  Thanks!


  Boaz Kirschenbaum, RPT
  Cherry Tree Piano
  PO Box 1304
  West Tisbury, MA 02575
  (508) 939-0629
  www.cherrytreepiano.com





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