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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I was at IWU, we always hired an =
outside
moving company to move the pianos.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rrg@unlv.nevada.edu href="mailto:rrg@unlv.nevada.edu">Rob =
& Helen
Goodale</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 22, =
2006 11:31
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Moving Pianos =
on
Campus</DIV>
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<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>
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<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>