[CAUT] Piano truck installation

[Greg Newell]

Jeff,
         By concrete blocks I hope your not referring to cinder blocks. 
They can and do crumble you know. I'd much rather use wood. stronger by far!!!!

best,
Greg



At 02:38 PM 6/21/2005, you wrote:
>On Monday, June 20, 2005, at 04:36 PM, llafargue wrote:
>
>>I am ordering a piano truck/dolly system from Pianotek for a Steinway D 
>>in a University hall here.  I have never installed one from scratch and 
>>not sure of the smartest and safest way. I know I have to take each leg 
>>off to remove the casters. Also that the lyre should be off. I have 
>>car/piano stationary jacks to hold it up (only have 2) and I have a 
>>hydraulic jack. I also have a portable engine hoist that I could lug 
>>there from my shop if necessary.
>>
>>
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>>Any experienced voices would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>>
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>>
>>Lance Lafargue, RPT
>>
>
>I like using three hydraulic jacks, with three concrete blocks (with a 
>blanket down to protect the floor) and some 4x4 and 2x4 scraps.  Makes 
>positioning the truck MUCH easier, and you can tighten all the bolts down 
>before you lower the piano onto the truck.  This set up is cheap and 
>allows you to hover the piano 1/16" off the truck if you want to -- 
>something 10 students around the piano can't do.
>Jeff
>
>Jeff Tanner, RPT
>School Of Music
>University of South Carolina </blockquote></x-html>

Greg Newell
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