<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Gregor,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>This is exactly what I have been looking for.  Thanks for the link.    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jim</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=karlkaputt@hotmail.com href="mailto:karlkaputt@hotmail.com">Gregor _</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:17 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Lifting upright piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Maybe this piano lifter could help:<BR><BR><A href="http://www.meyne-klaviertechnik.de/start.php?go=10details&id=930&code=3&zustand=4&site=2">http://www.meyne-klaviertechnik.de/start.php?go=10details&id=930&code=3&zustand=4&site=2</A><BR><BR>Gregor<BR><BR> <HR> From: <A href="mailto:jhjpiano@sbcglobal.net">jhjpiano@sbcglobal.net</A><BR>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Subject: Lifting upright piano<BR>Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:53:28 -0700<BR><BR> <META content="Microsoft SafeHTML" name=Generator> <STYLE> </STYLE> <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><BR> <HR> Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger  <A href="http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline" target=_new>Get it now! </A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>