DC installation/piano on truck

[Barbara Richmond]

Hi Paul,

Well, actually, I did the installation this morning.  Yesterday I found a camping lounge chair (the kind without arms--each end folds up or down--could be used as a cot---Saturday Lounger, Guide Series from Gander Mountain--on sale, too!) that worked quite nicely.  It had the added benefit that it put me higher up so my short arms weren't extended to the max.  I think I may try to make the legs of the chair a little shorter and it would be the perfect height to clear a truck and have just the right amount of room between the piano and me.  I must admit, this was the most comfortable installation I've done--it didn't hurt that the piano was small either.  It was easy for me to slide onto the chair to get under the piano and slide off again to get out.  

Maybe I could even alter this lounger so it had casters...because I have thought about a mechanic's creeper, but wasn't sure one would be set up high enough to clear the truck. I suppose a creeper would be nice for pianos that aren't on trucks, if it had the right casters for whatever flooring is present.  My mode of operation has been to lie on a beach towel or blanket and scoot around if on a wood floor, and I have a sheet of plastic I scoot around on if I'm on carpet.  Still the distance from the floor to the piano is a challenge for my short arms.

Anyway, I'm in the best mood I've ever been in after a DC installation....and I'm sure my family will put the lounger to good use.

Barbara Richmond, RPT
near Peoria, Illinois




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul Bruesch 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 12:30 PM
  Subject: DC installation/piano on truck


  I've never installed a DC on a grand on a truck, but I'm wondering if a mechanic's creeper (still sold in auto parts stores 
  for the shadetree Saturday mechanic) would be beneficial? They're pretty cheap, they move around under the piano 
  easily, they have a padded headrest...
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