[CAUT] Piano Horse

[Bob Hull]

Tim,

The block of wood works good for us, too.  Not only
does it help to make the lift easier off of the floor
but it helps the tail of the piano contact the skid
board first.  If the front corner near the bass leg
contacts first it can crack the finish when it bears
the weight of the piano coming over.  Especially if it
is polyester.  I learned this the hard way.

Better yet, has anyone talked about using a big prybar
with a long handle (may be called a johnny bar)?  I
watched the man from Keyboard Carriage put a grand by
himself up on a dolly with the use of this pry bar and
some blocks that were as high as the dolly.   There
was no lifting at all! 

Bob Hull 

--- Tim Coates <tcoates1@sio.midco.net> wrote:

> David,
> 
> The use of the piano horse if done according to the
> instruction video 
> doesn't involve a dead lift with the skid flat on
> the floor.   The 
> video shows putting a block of wood under the tail
> of the skid.   I put 
> a 4x4 under the skid at the tail end.  It
> dramatically changes the 
> weight of the piano.  The skid is actually at a
> slant when the piano is 
> lowered onto it.  I've had crews do this with
> concert grands and small 
> grands while using the piano horse.  Changes the
> outlook about lifting 
> a piano on a skid.
> 
> Tim Coates
> 
> On Feb 27, 2006, at 9:23 AM, David Ilvedson wrote:
> 
> > Brad,
> >
> > Now if you had another one that was configured to
> turn it over onto a 
> > dolly (for when you're actually moving the piano
> not storing it in the 
> > corner)...that would be even nicer...no one likes
> to deadlift the end 
> > of the board to install a dolly...;-]
> >
> > David Ilvedson, RPT
> > Pacifica, California
> >
> >
> >
> >  Original message
> > From: "Brad Smith, RPT"
> > To: "College and University Technicians"
> > Received: 2/27/2006 1:43:24 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Piano Horse
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> > Here is a link to my solution for this:
> > http://www.smithpiano.com/shop/
> >
> >
> > On 2/26/06, Rob & Helen Goodale
> <rrg@unlv.nevada.edu> wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> Thanks for all the great responses.  Is there
> somewhere on-line that 
> >> I can see a picture of the "piano horse"?
> >>  
> >> Rob Goodale, RPT
> >> Las Vegas, NV
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Best Regards,
> > Brad Smith, RPT
> > www.SmithPiano.com
> > II III II III II III II III II III II III
> > brad@smithpiano.com
> > 603-494-4147


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