Laying Down on the Job

[Farrell]

I agree with Kevin. I have the folding tilter from Schaff/APSCO. I've got a 57-incher in the shop that is tilted with ease. It is absolutely amazing how easy it is to tilt these things with the tilter. They are PLENTY strong. I have wrecked one of the small front wheels by running it over rough concrete with the big piano on it. Don't do that.

The little spinets do not balance as well. They are not difficult to tip back, but after you have it laying down you will want to scoot the spinet up off the bottom of the rack toward the center to steady it better.

They are also great as lumber racks. They also work well to lay plates on them for painting, etc. My tilter is the multi-colored model! If you have a big trunk, it will fit right inside.

Terry Farrell
  
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From: <kam544@gbronline.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: Laying Down on the Job


> >... are these
> >folding tilters strong or stable enough to support the piano...
> >If they are strong enough, then even for 100-year-old behemoths?
> >Greg S.
> >Pensacola, FL
> 
> I've had my two since the late 70s' and have tilted the heaviest of 
> the behemoths. Ironically, the hardest to tilt are the smallest 
> spinets. Has to do with the distribution of weight and balance.
> 
> I did have modifications made to the feet by welding an 1/2" diameter 
> steel rod, thereby extending the distance about 2" further out.
> 
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA
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