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<DIV>Greg:</DIV>
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<DIV>I thought I had some pictures of the type of cantilever hoist I referred to, but apparently I don't. If you want some direct advice, call Henry or Al at C&D Moving here in Chicago at 773/725-3880. They've done a lot of hoisting.</DIV>
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<DIV>Paul</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 09/01/07 23:14:49 Central Daylight Time, gnewell@ameritech.net writes:</DIV>
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Ron, <BR> The vaulted ceiling above the glass wall <BR>leave more than enough swing room with plenty to spare. Very high ceilings! <BR><BR>Greg Newell <BR><BR><BR><BR>At 11:18 AM 9/1/2007, you wrote: <BR><BR>>>Terry, <BR>>> I thought of that but no one around is <BR>>> old enough to have seen it go up. :-( <BR>>>The contractor/parishioner will be poking <BR>>>through the ceiling plaster to install either a <BR>>>hook or a beam clamp and the rest is up to me. <BR>>>I like the idea of this challenge but perhaps <BR>>>what I'm thinking of is not the only way. Thanks for the reply! <BR>>>Greg Newell <BR>> <BR>>It likely went up before something was built, a <BR>>glass wall, perhaps, or a repositioned stairway, <BR>>that precludes it coming down the same way. <BR>> <BR>>The hook thing worries me some. Will it be high <BR>>enough to allow some lateral swing when the <BR>>piano is as high as it needs to be to clear the <BR>>wall/railing? Getting it up is less than half the problem. <BR>>Ron N <BR><BR>Greg Newell <BR>Greg's Piano Forté <BR>www.gregspianoforte.com <BR>216-226-3791 (office) <BR>216-470-8634 (mobile) <BR><BR>2003,04,05 & 06 winners of <BR>Angie's List Super Service Award <BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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