<WBR>James<br> <br> One way to get the dolly under the piano is to make a block of wood slightly taller than the height of your dolly. (I used three 2x4's, about 2 feet long, nailed together.)  Lift one end of the piano and push the block of wood under the piano with your foot. Then go around to the other end, lift the piano, and push the dolly under the piano. It takes a little practice to get the dolly under there straight, but it works. To get the dolly out, reverse the procedure. <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> 808-349-2943<br> www.bleespiano.com<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: James Johnson <jhjpiano@sbcglobal.net><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 3:53 am<br> Subject: Lifting upright piano<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_2da58a91-f446-4621-ae3a-d7b1ea58b461> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>I frequently move  console, spinet and studio upright pianos and I have trouble lifting one end of the piano up the first 10 or 12 inches.  Once I get it up where I can regain my purchase, I can easily lift it up the rest of the way to where the dolly will fit under the middle of the piano.  Do any of you know of any type of lever system that would lift the piano that first amount?  It needs to be portable and easy to use.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Jim Johnson</FONT></div> </div> <div id='u8CAD68EE267A5C3-F44-B8DA' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Check out <A title="http://video.aol.com/show/ap/101923?ncid=aolvdp00050000000184" href="http://video.aol.com/show/ap/101923?ncid=aolvdp00050000000184" target="_blank">AOL Video</A> to see what's making news today!</FONT> </div>