Grand piano repair question

[Vanderhoofven]

Dear Friends on Pianotech,

I have a problem:

-1930's Vose and Sons 5'7" grand (in poor condition) in a town 25 miles away
-2 broken strings on said piano
-about a dozen loose tuning pins in bass section (From dry winter)
-long screw running through leg plate into bass end of keyframe
-removal of action impossible because of long screw
-repair of loose tuning pins and replacement of strings not possible because of
     inability to remove action and support pinblock with pinblock jack
-twice set up time to have several people assist in repair (remove leg, remove
     screw, reinstall leg), but no luck in making connections with helpers

Question:  Is it possible for one person to remove and replace a grand piano
leg by themselves (and live to tell about it) and if so, what is the proper
procedure?

Thank you for your indulgence of my Associate-level Question.

Sincerely,


David A. Vanderhoofven
dkvander@clandjop.com
Joplin, Missouri, USA
Associate Member, Piano Technicians Guild
web page:  http://www.clandjop.com/~dkvander/