inverting grand for cracks-in-rim repair

[Greg Newell]

Conrad,
         I've never really given that a great 
deal of thought. (See my last post) I've not done 
anything for added support and have always 
inverted them alone. Never had a problem yet.

best,
Greg



At 11:38 AM 9/7/2007, you wrote:


>Dean May wrote:
>>Depends on the size and how burly your lifters are. Use the same number you
>>would use to put a piano on a skid. For a smallish grand 2 is fine. For a
>>nine footer I'd use 4.
>>Dean
>>
>
>>Conrad, Dean,
>>Either way, how many people does it take?
>>Barbara
>
>
>That question seems to be answered, but I just 
>thought of another potential danger/problem.
>
>Thinking out loud, here...
>
>I haven't had the problem, myself, but wouldn't 
>it be a good idea to spread the weight along the 
>entire top part of the outer rim by using a 2x4 
>or something similar, instead of just the 
>fingers of the lifter?  On a piano with a 
>particularly thin outer rim, the weight of the 
>keyboard end, mostly on one point, might be too much shear force.
>
>Has my imagination run wild again, or are there 
>any horror stories to confirm my fears?
>
>
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