<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3157" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 9/24/07 9:12:58 A.M. Hawaiian Standard Time, pianotuner@hughes.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Hello List,<BR><BR>I'm a newbie working my way through Randy Potter's course.  I have three <BR>old uprights in my garage that are in various stages of regulation, tuning <BR>and deconstruction.  With winter coming I want to move them around and I've <BR>been looking at these dual truck dollies that I can use on my own.  One is <BR>Roll-or-Kari and the other is by Jansen.  Near as I can tell the Jansen has <BR>swiveling wheels that can be locked and the Kari has swivels on one dolly <BR>and locked on the other.  Otherwise, they're equal.  Also special long <BR>straps will have to be required by either to get around an upright.<BR><BR>So I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with these devices.  Will <BR>they handle a heavy old upright?  Are there problems working around the <BR>casters?  Of course mine have some missing casters anyway which is the root <BR>of the problem.  :-}<BR><BR>Any ideas are appreciated.<BR><BR>Chet<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Chet</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The truck dollies are strong enough to handle heavy uprights. If you are moving the pianos around yourself, I would suggest you use the Kari, because it will be easier to maneuver the piano. But I'm more concerned about your garage. I presume it will be heated during the winter.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, Hawaii<BR>Author, "The Business of Piano Tuning".<BR>available from Potter Press.<BR>www.pianotuning.com</FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>