This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hello, Typically I stay in the back ground and just observe the list but I have = worthy inquiry. I am the staff tech at UNLV, (University of Nevada, Las = Vegas). We have +/-65 pianos and occasionally a few must be moved = around. I have one grand and one upright that I keep aside for when = someone needs one for special events. The upright has a permanent heavy = truck on it for moving around. For grands I use a method that involves = tilting the piano up onto the skid while it's already on the dolly. The = dolly is custom made with extra large hard wheels. Two of the wheels do = not swivel so that it doesn't skip out while lifting. If it is a = reasonably small grand, (nothing larger than a C-3), then it is = surprisingly simple. I'm sure there are others who do this. Anyway to = the point. After lifting and moving pianos for years my back has just about had it. = Every so often it slips out of place and I find myself in pain for = several days. Recently I was required to move several pianos in a day = and it just about did me in. This morning I found myself stiff and = unable to crawl out of bed. The reality is that I can't continue doing = this. At age 40 I have a long way to go and I don't fancy ruining my = back for the likes of ungrateful university staff. I would like to know what other university techs have done regarding = piano moves. Because of liability reasons they are not too enthusiastic = about getting students to do it. The facilities management people are = not reliable and can't be trusted to show up on time. The Faculty is = certainly not interested in getting their hands dirty. I have = occasionally called in another outside tech but that is not always = possible. Unfortunately my Jedi skills aren't mastered well enough to = move pianos using "The Force". So... what do YOU do? Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/27/36/1f/66/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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