Hoisting pianos

[Greg Newell]

Terry,
         I thought that's what he meant but I'd 
never heard that term before so I was unsure. 
I'll take it on faith that you're correct.
         This sounds like a lot of work as 
mentioned in his post. Just moving in all that 
lumber seems like "there's got to be a better way".

Greg


At 05:04 AM 9/2/2007, you wrote:
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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.........
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- 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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