<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wim et al</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some come-alongs are pullers not = hoists.  I've seen some that say (not for hoisting).  They may not be safe.  = Of course some are.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Harbour Freight Tools has a chain hoist = (1 ton) for $49.99.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also an electric hoist for $79.99, = rated 440 lbs. I have one for 880 lbs that cost about $139.99.  Check catalog on the = net.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </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=Wimblees@AOL.COM = href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 23, = 2002 2:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: getting = punch(y)ings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 2/23/02 12:25:39 AM !!!First Boot!!!, <A href="mailto:Bigeartb@AOL.COM">Bigeartb@AOL.COM</A> writes: = <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">WHEN YOU USE THE COME ALONG, DO YOU <BR>USE ONLY ONE = SUPPORT STRAP TIED  IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HARP OR MULTIPLE STRAPS = <BR>TIED LIKE A "TEE-PEE"?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I use a 3/4" nylon rope. I tie one = end of the rope to the capo bar at the treble end and cross brace. Then to the = hook on the come-alomg. Then I bring the rope to the bass end somewhere, and = back to the hook. Then to one of the plate holes, and back to the hook. If = there is a place at the tail end of the plate to put the rope around, I bring it = there also. I then adjust the different sections of the rope so that the = plate lifts almost level. It takes a little maneuvering, but most of the time I = get the plate pretty level. That makes it easy to bring it down on the nose = bolts.  But you're right, 9 nose bolts is a lot. <BR><BR>Good luck = <BR><BR>Wim </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>