Surprisingly, no one has mentioned The Pianohorse as seen on Jansen's website. The pictures aren't very good but maybe you can get the general idea. http://www.pljansen.com/piano_horse.htm Avery Todd At 10:34 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote: >Hazen, > >I built a pair of boxes out of 3/4" plywood to place under both ends of the >skid. They are different heights depending upon which way you set them >down, to accommodate different height skids. > >Place the boxes on the floor, skid goes on the boxes, and dolly slides under >the skid, clearance provided by boxes. Tip the piano to the skid, then when >secured, just slightly lift the ends of the skid and remove the boxes and - >viola! you're on the dolly. This way there is no danger of the dolly >sliding out. > >Regards, >William R. Monroe > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Hazen Bannister" <hazen@bannisterpiano.com> >To: <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:12 PM >Subject: Re: piano moving technique > > > > David Ilvedson wrote: > > > > >The advantage to this is not having to deadlift the skid up for dolly >insertion....way old school anyway...also less skidboards to buy...but a lot >more dollies...;-] > > > > > >David Ilvedson, RPT > > >Pacifica, California > > > > > > > > >David, > > > > > We always have put the skidboard on the dolly first, then lower the > > piano onto the skidboard.It's less room to let the piano down, so less > > strain on the legs, plus no extra lifting. Someone just has to stand > > behind the dolly, to keep it from slidding out, very easy though. > > Best, > > Hazen Bannister > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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