Plate suspension

[Greg Newell]

This sound like exactly the strap I was describing. You bought them where?


At 07:42 PM 6/25/2004, you wrote:
>I use several nylon straps that I purchased at Wholesale Tool. They are
>about two inches wide and maybe three or four feet long. They have large
>loops on both ends. I'm happy with them - they don't chew up the plate. I
>use a chain-pull hoist mounted in my ceiling.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
>To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 5:31 PM
>Subject: Plate suspension
>
>
> > Greetings list members,
> >          I've been dissatisfied with the rope system I've been using to
> > hoist plates and have been thinking of changing to something else for this
> > purpose. I was wondering what the collective experience and intelligence
> > out there could share. In the past I have used ropes judiciously placed at
> > three points on the plate and tensioned as evenly as I could before the
> > hoist ( engine cherry picker) was engaged. While I'm not terribly fond of
> > the engine cherry picker since it lifts in a slight arc it will have to do
> > until I get the air hoist motor rebuilt and some strong frame to hang it
> > from. That however is not my present concern. My issue lies with the
>ropes.
> > It seems that they dig in just a bit and can cause some minor chipping.
> > I've thought of purchasing the Buldoc plate puller from Pianotek but was
> > even thinking of something a little more simple, like web straps that the
> > movers use but with "D" rings sewn into each end. The straps could be only
> > a couple of feet long and since they are 2" wide they would provide plenty
> > of support without digging in. Has anyone tried this before? Are there any
> > other ideas out there for replacement of the ropes?
> > Thanks for sharing.
> > Greg
> >
> > Greg Newell
> > Greg's piano Forté
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Greg Newell
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