Running CA

[Tom Dickson]

Hi, Folks!

   I agree that a tilter is the way to go for getting ready to "C.A." the 
pins.  Don's point, as I understand it, is that the piano needs to be left 
for a day or so.  Obviously, we are not there to supervise the situation, so 
who knows?  Kids crawl underneath, people bump into it, etc.   How much will 
the tilter take?  And, what if metal fatigue happens to "set in" just when a 
piano is sitting on the tilter overnight?  Some might say paranoid, but...

   Personally, I would prefer to have something under the "corners" of the 
upright which is laying down.  There are supports for cars, jacks for 
R.V.'s, or home-made wooden supports which could be placed under the piano, 
at the corners.  If these are snug to the piano, then there is less chance 
of movement starting which could negatively stress the tilter.

   Benefits would be that the piano is more stable, the tilter is less 
vulnerable, and I will sleep much better knowing that my bases are covered!

   Thoughts?

Sincerely,
Tom Dickson,
Regina, SK, Canada


>From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: Running CA
>Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:06:24 -0400
>
>Yes, and perhaps you will find yourself "praying" that two people other 
>than
>yourself will be lifting it back up! Especially the old uprights, they can
>sure get pretty heavy - a good tilter really pays its way here!
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don" <drose@dlcwest.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 9:17 AM
>Subject: Re: Running CA
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Put down newspaper or plastic on the floor to protect it. Place two 2X4 
>on
> > the floor flat side down. Roll piano over to the 2X4's so that they are 
>an
> > inch or two under the bottom of the piano. Tilt. The advantages are:
> >
> > It's cheap
> > It's portable
> > Fingers will not be crushed getting "out from under"
> > It's easy to get fingers in to place the piano back up
> > Children can't crawl under it
(Snip)

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