Hoisting pianos

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All,

I have had to do some "strange" moves before but nothing like this. I'd like to see how it goes. Good luck and take lots of pics.

This sounds like a good topic?for a national convention class or even local/state seminars. It would be great to have a class on the "toughest piano moves of the year"?along with pictures and discussion of what worked, what did not work and why. Besides getting a piano to and from where is needs to be, I believe the priority should always be the safety of the movers, piano and surroundings and in that order
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Pete Coleman


-----Original Message-----
From: Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 2:04 am
Subject: Re: Hoisting pianos



I think he means the technique by which one jacks a large object up at three or four points maybe four inches or so at a time and shoves a 4x4 timber in place after each jacking session.?
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I have used this method several times over the years to jack a 6,000 lb. sailboat up about three to four feet off the ground so that I could back a trailer under it and its cradle. Cradle is supported at four points. Jack one corner up four inches with a little hydraulic car jack (or really any jack you can get under there), shove a 4x4 under it, take jack out. Move on to next corner. Repeat. Repeat this procedure about 50+ times and you are there! I have done this completely unassisted.?
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However, I'm not sure how this method would work jacking something up to a second story! Hmmmmmm, don't think so. Maybe he was thinking of something else.........?
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Terry Farrell?
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----- Original Message ----- > This is interesting. What do you mean by cribbing? I've not heard > that term before. I suppose I could continue to add height to a platform > being built underneath the piano as we go. Sounds like a lot of work > though. ?


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