<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><p>These blocks are made with twelve foot long peices of 2" by 4"s thirteen if you put three on the top like in the picture. I have made six of these 9" high blocks and I have three 1 1/2 ton car jacks. Installing a piano truck is the cats meow with these blocks & car jacks.</p>
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<div><font size="2" face="Tahoma"> Rob: I have seen this
done with sturdy chairs placed under the case between each corner.
Books on the chair seats used to reach the level needed. Cheap and dirty,
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<div><br></div>Greetings,
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<div>Watching the thread on dollies and affecting their stabilization got me
thinking. Generally, that is not always a good or recommended procedure (the
thinking), but I will let my brain/finger connection get the best of me on
this one occasion.</div>
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<div>I have a 1926 Schumann <6' grand that the movers screwed up royally.
They put the piano on its legs and when I inspected it, I found that 2
legs have stripped screws that are falling out, and the third leg had no lag
bolts at all. Instead, one of the movers put about 6 deck screws up
through the bottom to hold it on... :-/</div>
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<div>So, I am tasked with repairing this and making it right. Here's where the
other topic kicked around in my mind. I know that Ron N. provided a link
to some house holding jack stands. I'm wondering about the veracity of getting
3 of these, use my jack in the box to lift up each side, remove the leg and
install a jack stand. Then I can plug the lag bolt holes, redrill and
reattach each leg properly.</div>
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<div>Am I nuts, or does this sound doable? I'd hate to have to hire a
mover to put it on it's side, etc. </div>
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<div>My brain says it's sort of like putting the old Model T on blocks and
attending to repairs... :-)</div>
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<div>Thoughts and conclusions? Safety precautions?</div>
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