Obviously the latter. I wouldn't trust a household mover to even move my piano across town let alone lift one 20 feet over a balcony. Whether that method is possible in your situation only an expert can advise, however, given enough access to material I might be inclined to experiment a bit.. Hmmmmmm. Joseph Alkana RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:47 AM Subject: Re: Hoisting pianos > Joseph, > It does sound interesting. I will probably talk to a house mover > as you suggest. Just to be sure we're on the same page are we talking > about people who move households or people who move buildings we call > homes? > > best, > Greg > > > > At 11:28 AM 9/2/2007, you wrote: >>Cribbing is the term applied to wood or steel beams that are placed under >>the object to be moved after the jacks have lifted the object to a certain >>height to allow for the placement of the cribbing. Then repeated until you >>get the object to the height desired. I've looked for examples on the >>internet but so far no pictures of extreme heights objects have been >>lifted to. Yes I imagine it would be a lot of work, but is quite safe when >>proper materials and techniques are used. That's why I suggested you ask a >>house mover about using that technique. >>Joseph Alkana RPT >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net> >>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> >>Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 9:28 PM >>Subject: Re: Hoisting pianos >> >> >>>Joseph, >>> 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. >>> >>>best, >>>Greg >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>At 02:12 PM 9/1/2007, you wrote: >>>>You could hire a house mover to do the job. Using cribbing and hydraulic >>>>jacks, that is, building up squares of timber will get almost anything >>>>well into the higher stratosphere. It's possible to do the job by >>>>yourself, although it would take a long time and require a lot of muscle >>>>to carry that much timber into the working space. I watched a program on >>>>the History (?) channel where house movers lifted a structure up and >>>>over a railroad trestle with this method. Fascinating. >>>>Joseph Alkana RPT >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net> >>>>To: <Pianotech at ptg.org>; <Caut at ptg.org>; "MPT" >>>><Mpt-list at masterpianotechnicians.org> >>>>Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:01 PM >>>>Subject: Hoisting pianos >>>> >>>> >>>>>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 >>>>> >>> >>>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 >>> >>> >> > > 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 > > >
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