Hoisting pianos

Greg Newell gnewell at ameritech.net
Sat Sep 1 22:58:49 MDT 2007


Randy,
         Must be late but I can't really picture 
this. Were the balconies outside the building? 
This choir loft is inside and sits over the foyer 
just inside the double front doors.


best,
Greg Newell



At 10:06 PM 9/1/2007, you wrote:
>On 4 occasions I have hoisted grand pianos to a 
>second floor balcony with an engine hoist with 
>and electric winch attached to the end and two 
>big guys standing on the base for a 
>counterbalance.  The hoist was disassembled to 
>move upstairs.  A 2X4 was screwed to the edge of 
>the balcony to keep it from rolling off.
>
>Randy Mangus
>Mangus Piano Service
>140 Atkinson Ave.
>Wheeling, WV 26003
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