Julia, I've pondered this question frequently. Isaac's scissors jack method is quite good - very controllable, safe and cheap. The first piano jack I made was Susan Graham's hydraulic jack-in-the-box which worked well once you got the pump working (bottle jacks tend to be initially stiff every time they are used), and it was a heavy rig to carry and it leaked oil. Other ideas, mainly aimed at automotive use, I worry that they look a little greasy to be used over a freshly vacuumed white carpet. A protective sheet can be used, I know, but there's always that klutz factor. A while back I bought a Fulton swivel mount trailer tongue jack for about $40, removed everything that didn't look like a piano jack and added parts that did. It was a bit of work to modify and there's probably other similar jacks out there that are more turn-key usable. But at least a boat trailer jack is something I can bring into a nice house because the greasy parts are well contained. It'll suffice ...until the next idea comes along. Tom Cole > > > Greetings, > > > > I have this job a guy wants to attatch the pedal lyre, but > the piano has no casters and isnt high enough to do so. I am just > wondering if I should refer the job to another tuner in our > chapter, who has the jack, since I wont be able to make the money back > for buying the jack on the first job. Is it worth buying? Is there a > big call for this type of work, or will the thing just sit? Is there a > "home made way" of doing this job? > > > > Julia Gottshall > > Reading , PA > > > > See what's free at AOL.com > <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503>. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070511/ffef3261/attachment.html
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