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Dean</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Very Clever idea. I am one of those who routinely moves
a grand by tipping on the lyre. wWell unless really rickity. However the
way we do it is essential to reducing stresses on the lyre. We lay the
Skid on a custm made dollie which has big flat hard rubber wheels
which do not pivot. This provides a platform for the piano to land on
which is about a 12 to 14 inch elevation above the floor. This re -duces
the severe angles known to destroy lyres. I may have cracked one in 34
years. It was probably rickety. Never the less I will incorporate
your beautiful simplistic idea. </EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Thanks</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Merry Christmas</EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM> Dale Erwin</EM></STRONG></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Here is a very simple
brace you can make out of 1/2” threaded rod and electrical conduit. One end
lodges between the inside of the leg top and keybed and the other end pushes
against the lyre. It makes the lyre really solid and definitely makes the
piano easier to tip on its side and vice versa.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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