<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=#000099 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Hi Paul,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Well, actually, I did the installation this morning.  Yesterday I found a camping lounge chair (the kind without arms--each end folds up or down--could be used as a cot---Saturday Lounger, Guide Series from Gander Mountain--on sale, too!) that worked quite nicely.  It had the added benefit that it put me higher up so my short arms weren't extended to the max.  I think I may try to make the legs of the chair a little shorter and it would be the perfect height to clear a truck and have just the right amount of room between the piano and me.  I must admit, this was the most comfortable installation I've done--it didn't hurt that the piano was small either.  It was easy for me to slide onto the chair to get under the piano and slide off again to get out.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Maybe I could even alter this lounger so it had casters...because </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I have thought about a mechanic's creeper, but wasn't sure one would be set up high enough to clear the truck. I suppose a creeper would be nice for pianos that aren't on trucks, if it had the right casters for whatever flooring is present.  My mode of operation has been to lie on a beach towel or blanket and scoot around if on a wood floor, and I have a sheet of plastic I scoot around on if I'm on carpet.  Still the distance from the floor to the piano is a challenge for my short arms.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Anyway, I'm i</FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>n the best mood I've ever been in after a DC installation....and I'm sure my family will put the lounger to good use.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>near Peoria, Illinois</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=tuner@pianotonix.com href="mailto:tuner@pianotonix.com">Paul Bruesch</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 06, 2007 12:30 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> DC installation/piano on truck</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=-1><FONT face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I've never installed a DC on a grand on a truck, but I'm wondering if a mechanic's creeper (still sold in auto parts stores <BR>for the shadetree Saturday mechanic) would be beneficial? They're pretty cheap, they move around under the piano <BR>easily, they have a padded headrest...<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>