Hoisting pianos

[Greg Newell]

Paul,
         Thanks for the contact info. I might 
just give them a call. Upon further reflection 
... you aren't talking about a gantry w/ trolley and chain hoist are you?

Greg Newell


At 12:37 AM 9/2/2007, you wrote:
>Greg:
>
>I thought I had some pictures of the type of 
>cantilever hoist I referred to, but apparently I 
>don't. If you want some direct advice, call 
>Henry or Al at C&D Moving here in Chicago at 
>773/725-3880. They've done a lot of hoisting.
>
>Paul
>
>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)
>
>
>In a message dated 09/01/07 23:14:49 Central 
>Daylight Time, gnewell at ameritech.net writes:
>Ron,
>         The vaulted ceiling above the glass wall
>leave more than enough swing room with plenty to spare. Very high ceilings!
>
>Greg Newell
>
>
>
>At 11:18 AM 9/1/2007, you wrote:
>
> >>Terry,
> >>         I thought of that but no one around is
> >> old enough to have seen it go up. :-(
> >>The contractor/parishioner will be poking
> >>through the ceiling plaster to install either a
> >>hook or a beam clamp and the rest is up to me.
> >>I like the idea of this challenge but perhaps
> >>what I'm thinking of is not the only way. Thanks for the reply!
> >>Greg Newell
> >
> >It likely went up before something was built, a
> >glass wall, perhaps, or a repositioned stairway,
> >that precludes it coming down the same way.
> >
> >The hook thing worries me some. Will it be high
> >enough to allow some lateral swing when the
> >piano is as high as it needs to be to clear the
> >wall/railing? Getting it up is less than half the problem.
> >Ron N
>
>Greg Newell
>Greg's Piano Forté
>www.gregspianoforte.com
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>

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
www.gregspianoforte.com
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