<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif">Barb,</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif">Here is what was on Pianotech a few years ago.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/2005-January/167297.html">https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/2005-January/167297.html</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif">I stopped using the wheel chocks because I have enough built-in gravity to handle a run-away piano. Since you're just a wee thing, you may want to have a spotter. <grin></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif">Dave Davis, RPT<BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Barbara Richmond <piano57@insightbb.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 7:33:38 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Tilting piano<BR><BR> <STYLE type=text/css>DIV { MARGIN:0px;} </STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hey Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Well, I was looking for that Journal article you wrote.  I've used the straps ever since I read it (thank you very much), I just couldn't remember if it included information about this type of dolly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </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"><B>From:</B> <A title=dave@davispiano.com href="mailto:dave@davispiano.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:dave@davispiano.com">Dave Davis</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:04 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tilting piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif">You can use a nylon ratchet strap to secure the tilter to the back posts. You'll get a short adreneline rush when it teeters between the casters and the tilter but if the two are joined together, it won't go anywhere. No need to remove the dollies. </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif">Dave Davis, RPT<BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Barbara Richmond <piano57@insightbb.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:27:14 AM<BR>Subject: Tilting piano<BR><BR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I need to do a little bit of bridge repair on this piano and want to tilt it.  I've never tilted an instrument with this type of dolly.  Do I prop the piano up on some 4x4s (or whatever) first and then tilt?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif"><BR></DIV></div></body></html>