Another moving tip. I got tired of having to remove the wheels to get small uprights to sit on a skid for moving. I do use a skid almost all the time to avoid damaging the veneer on the bottom of the ends when tipping it up. The skid also keeps those pesky non-removable (Baldwin mostly) legs well off the ground too. I made this skid from two layers of 3/4 plywood glued and screwed together. The lip is a 2x4 with large 5/16 x 4 wood screws salvaged from a dead piano plate to make it strong. It is covered with thin carpet. I use screw eyes on the side of the skid to hook my binder straps into. I use the 2 inch ratchet binder straps with hooks on the ends. The important point is the two cut-outs made for the rear wheels of consoles and spinets. I measured a number of pianos for their wheel base lengths and made long cut-outs to accommodate the rear wheels of any piano. It works like a charm. I put the skid between the legs and the bottom board and lift and slide the piano onto the skid one end at a time. The rear wheels drop into the slot nicely and it sits flat on its bottom board. NO more struggling to pry out wheels that are rusted. Doug Gregg Classic Piano Doc Southold, NY -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: console and spinet skid mod in use small file 003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 200771 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120131/a7c85d39/attachment-0002.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: console skid 001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 221582 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120131/a7c85d39/attachment-0003.jpg>
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