Greg: Are there competent movers in the area? Here in Chicago, C&D moving will do this kind of thing, and does all the time. The rig is a triangularly built block and tackle which will swivel at the beam end on the lever point. I don't know about "hooks in ceilings" and lifting a half-ton, but the cantilever block and tackle will work. "If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie) In a message dated 09/01/07 00:09:20 Central Daylight Time, gnewell at ameritech.net writes: Upcoming I have a job which requires hoisting a piano over 20 feet in the air to clear a glass wall and put a grand into a choir loft. There is no way the piano will go up the stairs. The donated piano I put a block in needs to go up and the old grand comes down. A contractor member of the church will install a hook in the ceiling for me. I was thinking of using some sort of block and tackle arrangement but thought I would tap into the collective expertise of the list first. Before it's suggested we thought of a fork lift but it is too heavy to roll over the ceramic tile in the foyer and the marble tile in the church. It's also too tall for the double front doors of the church even if they were removed. A scissor lift is pretty much the same story as is other similar machines. Thanks in advance for your responses. Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) 2003,04,05 & 06 winners of Angie's List Super Service Award -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070901/7571f2db/attachment.html
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