<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1250">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use the Horse. One of the things to
remember is that lots of pianos have gotten heavier. Much heavier.
So the lyre is asked to do much more. Some of the Chinese pianos are so
heavy that the casters cannot rotate and do not roll well. Many small 5'
grands are heavier than Yamahas 2 feet longer. One thing I learned from
PianoDisc is to make a support for the lyre if you use that method. You
cut a piece of conduit or heavier pipe. Insert a large threaded rod inside
with a nut for a stop to control it's length. Put a rummer foot on each
end (like on walking canes, etc). This is extended between the inside of
the base of the leg and the base of the lyre, offering additional
support/rigidity. I thought it was a great idea.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Lance Lafargue, RPT<BR>LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD<BR>LPIANOS.com<BR><A
href="mailto:lafargue@bellsouth.net">lafargue@bellsouth.net</A><BR>4244 Hwy 22
Mandeville, LA 70471<BR>985.72P.IANO</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net">Leslie Bartlett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 18, 2006 5:31
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Piano horse</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=722292823-18122006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>When I was on moving crew for National it was
decided we had to use the horse.......... It was a real back saver.
However it is another thing to carry, and if one is moving a lot of pianos it
can become a bit of a pain to lug about. On the other hand, there's
always the chance of dropping a corner, or, worse breaking a lyre, and
<EM>yes</EM> have watched a lyre break for a guy who said he'd moved "on the
lyre" for something like 15 years..... It's getting pricey enough it
might almost be as cheap to have something custom
made.......</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=722292823-18122006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=722292823-18122006></SPAN> </DIV><BR>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Avery<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Monday, December 18, 2006 5:55 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano horse<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT size=3>Greg, <BR><BR>Doesn't the video show a method of doing
something like that? Seems like I vaguely remember seeing that several years
ago. Or maybe it was the board on blocks just <I>slightly</I> higher than your
dolly, then a very slight tilt enables the blocks to be removed easily with
almost no lifting. <BR><BR>A dealer I do some work for uses one but the movers
I always use at the university have one, but don't use it. To each his own, I
guess. :-) <BR><BR>Avery Todd<BR><BR>At 10:29 PM 12/17/2006, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite=""
type="cite">Jon,<BR> Why should
there be a different one? I take it to mean that you are interested in
putting a piano directly onto a 4 wheel dolly either with or without a
grandboard, correct? I've done with without a problem. It's a good little
unit.<BR><BR>all the best,<BR>Greg Newell<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>At 10:48 PM
12/17/2006, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">I'd be interested if they
had one which placed it on a dolly instead of a
board.<BR>--<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon
Page</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by
AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.22/590 -
Release Date: 12/16/2006 5:39 PM<BR></FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR>Checked by
AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.24/592 -
Release Date: 12/18/2006 1:45 PM<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>