I saw at a summer national PTG seminar a technician who'd invented a one man piano mover that could safely move concert grands....it was some sort of metal "cage" looking contraption made from aluminun studs i think......maybe some of you remember it....anyway...w/ leverage once the piano was on this metal "cage" (for want of a better word) he could turn the entire concert grand on its side...and then remove the legs...(correct me if i'm wrong those of you who saw this...either in Indianapolis or Kansas City...?) .... there were wheels on the side... so there was no need for a skidboard or dollies, ....he could wheel it to a moving van ...right up to the ramp...then with a cable and atomatic winch, he could pull the 9 footer up the ramp and secure it into the van...!!!!! I never did catch the guys name...or if he still makes this device....or if he patented it....I was astounded to say the least.... it was all leverage/fulcrum's and gravity....anyway...maybe someone out there remembers this....a truly "one" man grand moving device..... Rich Adkins Coe College Music Dept.
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