Plate suspension

[gordon stelter]

Please describe, David, 
     I have been extremely happy with the 3-point 
ratchet strap method ( I have lifted a concert grand
plate with three of the 1,500-pound-test variety ) and
a  chain hoist. I like this method because clicking
the ratchets allows very easy incremental adjustment
of the plate's attitude. My only cautionary note is
that some unscrupulous stores sell "el-cheapo" ratchet
straps, whose mechanisms are stamped out of
tin-can-thin steel, and obviously not up to the task!
Beware !!! 
    If in doubt, please buy the designated heavy-duty
variety!
    Thump

P.S. To protect rims I like scraps of Naugahyde(TM),
or generic equivalent, available from fabric stores.
Anyone have a better idea?

the --- David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> An portable pneumatic engine hoist and Balduc's
> plate suspension bar are
> quick and easy, no ropes, no straps.
> 
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net>
> > To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 6/25/2004 1:31:41 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
> > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net 
> >
> >
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