[CAUT] Getting the plate out

[David Love]

Never had any trouble with them myself, but we all have our own preferences.


 

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net
www.davidlovepianos.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Greg
Newell
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:08 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Getting the plate out

 

It does NOT work great. At least not for me. It's biggest problem, among
many, is that it does not lift it's load straight up and down. You have to
spend a great deal of effort making sure that the plate doesn't bash in your
newly finished case on the way back in or on something that isn't going to
be finished on the plates' way out. The long leg extenders that help balance
the load that the arm is lifting roll under the piano alright but are prone
to ding the legs. They also don't change direction very easily or take too
kindly to small corrections in location. Depending on the condition of the
hydraulics involved the rate of decent can be a bit scary all of the sudden
too. Naw, I've gone that route and don't like it at all. I have an air
driven chain hoist just waiting to be attached to a trolley on an "I" beam
once I make the rolling gantry. Since the gantry will be both height and
span adjustable I figure on being able to roll it overtop a few pianos that
are currently lying on their sides waiting for my ministrations. You're
welcome to keep using that contraption much better suited for what it was
designed for than piano plates.

best of luck,
Greg Newell




At 11:02 AM 4/26/2007, you wrote:




If you have the room, get an Automotive ENGINE hoist/lift.  
It works great, rolls under the piano like under a car, and very easy to
roll around and lower, and you don't have to build anything.
Problem solved ...

You're Welcome,

 

 

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
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