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size=2>It
sounds like you are moving solo which I cannot recommend even though =
I've done
it quite a few times. My recommendation is to get a Piano Horse from =
Janssen, a
reliable helper and follow Ken Z's fitness advice. Or follow the =
recommendatons
to outsource the moves. Other equipment I find essential are a piano =
dolly from
New Haven Moving Supply, a piano trailer from Rick Wyatt and some home =
brewed
skids with integeral wheels. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109190714-23022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Good
luck,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109190714-23022006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Dale</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of =
</B>Rob
& Helen Goodale<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:31 =
AM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Moving Pianos =
on
Campus<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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 <U>YOU</U> do?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas,
NV</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>