<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007>Or... you can do it the Laurel and Hardy way. Visit the official Laurel and Hardy page and view the video of how they did it in The Music Box, (1932). They give you four formats in which to view that clip from the film. It is VERY funny.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007><A href="http://www.laurel-and-hardy.com/goodies/vid-down/download.html">http://www.laurel-and-hardy.com/goodies/vid-down/download.html</A></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007>Warning: Don't try this at home.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007>-- Geoff Sykes</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007>-- Los Angeles</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=515040303-02092007></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>PIANO2NR@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 01, 2007 7:06 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hoisting pianos<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#400040>On 4 occasions I have hoisted grand pianos to a second floor balcony with an engine hoist with and electric winch attached to the end and two big guys standing on the base for a counterbalance.  The hoist was disassembled to move upstairs.  A 2X4 was screwed to the edge of the balcony to keep it from rolling off.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#400040 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Randy Mangus<BR>Mangus Piano Service<BR>140 Atkinson Ave.<BR>Wheeling, WV 26003</FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Get a sneak peek of the all-new <A title=http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982 href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target=_blank>AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>