Never knew there was such a thing! On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Kerry <kerrykean at att.net> wrote: > Paul, > > > > Sorry, I wasn’t clear in my original post – what I meant was not the one > that folds up flat, but rather the one that also folds in half. It ends up > as something like 2.5 ft square, and fits easily in a trunk. I haven’t been > able to locate one, so if anyone knows who sells them or has one for sale, > I’d be grateful. > > > > Kerry Kean > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* paul bruesch [mailto:paul at bruesch.net] > *Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2009 3:11 PM > > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Upright Tilter > > > > Schaff has a folding one... or at least it's in my 2003 catalog, listed as > a "Modern Shop Repair Truck" on p13. I don't find one in my Pianotek > catalog. > > Then there are all those retired tuners that don't need theirs any more, > which is how I acquired mine. > > Paul Bruesch > Stillwater, MN > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Kerry <kerrykean at att.net> wrote: > > Where can I get one of the folding tilters nowadays? I had one when I was > at > the university and loved it, but I think I got it from Tuners Supply which > is long gone. The non-folding ones are too long for my car. > > Kerry Kean > www.ohiopianotuner.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Johnson [mailto:jhjpiano at sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:43 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Upright Tilter > > I find my tilter indispensable. I have one that folds up and is fairly > easy > > to carry. One word of warning. Be sure you keep the forks solidly biting > into the bottom of the piano as you set it back into the upright position. > I get the piano up to the position that the rear casters just begin to > touch > > the floor, then I push the top of the piano away from the tilter while > pulling the puller towards me, keeping the forks supporting most of the > weight until the front casters touch the floor. > > Years ago, a good friend of mine didn't follow this procedure and when the > rear casters contacted the floor, the piano rolled forward off the tilter > and came crashing down, crushing several bones in his leg. He missed about > 6 months work because of this little mishap. Needless to say, since his > accident I have been extra careful. A strap around the top of the piano > tying it to the tilter, as well as one around the bottom, would be a real > good idea. It is the bottom of the piano coming off the tilter and rolling > on the rear casters that is so dangerous. > > Good luck, > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Boyce" <David at piano.plus.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:25 AM > Subject: [pianotech] Upright Tilter > > > > I've finally bought an upright piano tilter, or Bench Truck as they're > > sometimes called in the UK, after promising myself for years. Not many > > around - Heckschers had none, and Fletcher & Newman only one left. It > > came today. Very nice and sturdy. I'm now gonna find a pretext to put > > every single customer's piano on its back...... > > > > Best regards, > > > > David. > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090514/60293e68/attachment.htm>
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