James Attached is my version of the Harbor Freight jack. Nothing glamorous but does the job nicely. Tom Servinsky > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Grebe" <jamesgrebe at charter.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 7:32 AM > Subject: [pianotech] jack > > >> After thinking about this for a long time and remembering a post about >> using jacks I succumbed to going to my local Harbor Freight and bought a >> 2 >> ton hydraulic jack for $9.95. It is their smallest unit. As many of >> you, >> know I make caster cups and with the advent of my older age found it much >> more difficult to raise one leg at a time while the client places the >> caster cup under the caster. In many cases it makes the difference for a >> purchase. I brought it back to my shop to test it on a Chickering grand >> that I have been working on. With a small stool and a couple various >> thickness pieces of wood it performs the task of raising the grand just a >> few inches, enough to get a caster cup underneath or repairing a leg, one >> leg at a time. Harbor Freight has so many wonderful tools at such good >> prices. It is small enough to fit in the car and is well made. >> James >> James Grebe Est. 1962 >> Piano Tuner-Technician >> Creator of Custom Caster Cups >> Creator of fine Writing Instruments >> Theatre and Theatre Organ Historian >> www.grebepiano.com >> 1526 Raspberry Lane >> Arnold, MO 63010 >> (314) 608-4137 >> Become what you believe > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: jack.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 386278 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100408/eb19baa6/attachment-0001.jpg>
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