<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [CAUT] Piano Horse/moving ideas</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> Yeah, it’s prett= y pricey, and I could probably build something like it.  Other people h= ave as well, see Brad Smith’s or Lowell Wakker’s web sites. &nbs= p;Lowell gave a great class at convention a few years back about some of the= stuff he has come up with.  But here’s the deal:  by the ti= me I designed it, bought the materials, built it, tested it, re-designed it,= rebuilt it, re-tested it, etc., I’m sure I would have gone through wa= y more than $600 in materials and labor.  Better to just buy the thing = and move on to more important (and more profitable) activities.  My lis= t of things to do is too long as it is. Regards, Ken Z. On 2/28/06 4:03 PM, "Rob Goodale" <rrg@unlv.nevada.edu> wro= te: <BLOCKQUOTE>The "Piano Horse" appears VERY expensive.  Looking at the de= sign it appears to be something like an upright tilter.  I could probab= ly build that.  I have done plenty of welding in my time and have the e= quipment.  I am wondering about maybe building an all-in-one dolly/skid= .  In other words a skid that has built-in outrigger wheels and notches= where a piano horse type tilter could slip under somewhat like a fork lift.=  Since I have only one piano that typically gets moved around for even= ts I could even permanently attach some sort to guides to the keybed that th= e tilter would clip onto in order to prevent it from slipping out.  You= r thoughts?? Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV </BLOCKQUOTE> -- Ken Zahringer, RPT Piano Technician MU School of Music 297 Fine Arts 882-1202 cell 489-7529 </BODY> </HTML>