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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Ed,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I use scissor jacks, I find them to be more
controlable, on the way down.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>When I use a hydraulic jack, with a weight on it,
it comes down with a rush, when the valve is opened.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Just my take.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=ed440@mindspring.com href="mailto:ed440@mindspring.com">Ed Sutton</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 28, 2003 2:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Concert Grand Trucks</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avery,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Yes. In both my cheap
version and the Jansen transporter, the sensitivity of the hydralic jacks
is a real joy to the piano technician's obsessive mind. You can
lower the piano until the legs just touch the cups on the arms, then go
around tweaking the valves to your heart's content as the weight is almost
impercepibly transferred to the truck.</FONT></DIV>
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Ed</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=atodd@UH.EDU href="mailto:atodd@UH.EDU">Avery Todd</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 28, 2003 12:54
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Concert Grand Trucks</DIV>
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<DIV>Wim,</DIV>
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<DIV>If I'm understanding Ed correctly, the entire piano is lifted
just</DIV>
<DIV>enough for the truck to clear under the legs, then after removing</DIV>
<DIV>the casters, the legs are let down one by one. The truck is
already</DIV>
<DIV>positioned under each leg with just a little clearance, hence the</DIV>
<DIV>arms have nowhere to go except the bottom of the leg. At least</DIV>
<DIV>that's my take on it. Correct me if I'm wrong, Ed.</DIV>
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<DIV>Avery</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial size=-1>In a message
dated 3/28/03 10:52:46 AM Central Standard Time, ed440@mindspring.com
writes:</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=-1></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial size=-1>You can lift
the piano as long as needed to remove the<BR>casters and position the
truck arms, then gently lower it. There will be no<BR>problems
with the truck flipping up, no need to shim under the ends of
the<BR>truck arms.</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial
size=-1></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=Arial
size=-1><BR><BR>Ed<BR><BR>I don't know how you do it, but I have to put
something under the first and second arms to keep the whole truck from
flipping up. Can you explain how you do it without the
shims.<BR><BR>Wim</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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