<!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 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Tom, The smaller pianos tend to want = to stand back up by themselves.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So you might want to place the bench = under the bottom back corner of the piano once you have it tipped. Place a = music book or towel on the bench to keep it from getting scratched.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I modified my tilter with one inch high = sharp toes that dig into the bottom board. Since I made the change there never has = been a need to strap the piano unless the piano is on 4" casters.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose = Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO= NT></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; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tomtuner@comcast.net = href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">tom driscoll</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 13, 2005 7:21 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: tilter</DIV> <DIV><BR></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>Hi list,</DIV> <DIV align=left>Just got a piano tilter from Schaff . Anyone = have any <EM>tips ?  </EM>I'm ca glueing a small 50's = console's pinblock tomorrow .</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV align=left>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano</DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>    = </FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rick,</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Try = C.A.ing the piano to the tilter first--- Actually , the console will be no = problem.  It's the big uprights where the danger lives.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>    = Check out the journal article mentioned in Dave Davis's post.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>    = Have fun.</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom = Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>