---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Ditto to what Dean just said, attached is the pic of a very very very good type of skid, which has straps for pulling, protects the lid, and u can put by yourself in less than a minute! Patrick > When you are moving a piano you are never quite sure what you are going to > run into on the other end. The conditions on the loading end may be quite > favorable for forgoing the skid. But when you get to the delivery end you > may be sorry. > > Skids offer a great deal of protection for the piano, especially when > rocking the dolly up steps. I'd rather have the skid drag the concrete > than > a padded rim. Ditto for bumping into door frames. > > Skids also provide a much more stable and secure platform. Strapping to a > dolly is just not as secure. > > Dean > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of Farrell > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 8:07 AM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: Re: piano moving technique > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> No serious piano mover is going to move a grand piano cross town without >> a > >> skid. > > Please explain why. Understand, I'm not taking a position on this at all - > I've never moved a piano and I've simply never seen a skid used. > >> How would they get it up stairs. > > Not many stairs here is flat Florida. Does a skid have handles on it for > carrying? > >> Do they tie the piano into the truck still on the dolly? > > Yes. > >> As others have said moving around the building as they do is OK as long >> as > >> the dolly is padded...but: >> >> You're the boss now...time to make some changes. An easy one is >> setting > >> the skid on the dolly, put a block of wood under the front of the skid >> where the bass corner is set down. The can continue to tip right onto >> the dolly but you want a skid included...they can set it up right from >> the > >> skid/dolly also, just reverse the moves. In my craziness of youth, I >> use to move 9 fters with one big fellow...Stacy...ex-security guard for >> Bill Graham Presents... >> >> David Ilvedson, RPT > > Terry Farrell > > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > Patrick Hinves Ballesta Afinador/Técnico 610442371 PIANISSIMO PIANOFORTE S.L. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: piano skid.gif Type: image/gif Size: 11578 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/dd/83/62/e6/pianoskid.gif ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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