Laying Down on the Job

[Carl Meyer]

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Yes, very important to pad the lyre.

Lowell Wacker told me about using a chinning bar to brace the lyre and =
when I looked at them I thought I could build something better.

Attached is a picture of what I made.  It's a piece of heavy plastic =
pipe with a 1/2 inch threaded rod inserted.  A padded copper "T" on each =
end and adjust for transferring the force on the lyre to the treble leg =
while tipping.  Haven't used it much but carry it in my van.

Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
Santa Clara, California
cmpiano@attbi.com =20



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From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: Laying Down on the Job


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> >Our local movers usually put the treble and rear legs on, then the =
lyre.
> >They then place folded moving pad on the floor where the lyre will =
land and
> >when they tip it over, the lyre hold the piano up high enough to =
install the
> >bass side leg.  Then they just lift one corner and remove the pad.
> >    Seems a little dangerous in the case of a weak lyre, but they =
have been
> >doing this for years with no apparent damage.
> >Regards,
> >Ed Foote RPT
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> It can crush the edge of the pedal box bottom without adequate =
padding, and=20
> even well padded, it's kind of hard on the lyre glue joints. A lot of=20
> pianos are successfully set up and down this way, but I'd rather not. =
If I=20
> was doing a lot of this, or moving them myself, I'd probably buy a =
Piano=20
> Horse (I think it's called).
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> Ron N
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