<html> <body> Still takes at least one. :-D Avery Todd At 11:33 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Sure, outsource the piano mover...;-] David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Avery <avery1@houston.rr.com> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 2/2/2006 9:02:09 PM Subject: Re: piano moving technique >Surprisingly, no one has mentioned The Pianohorse as seen on Jansen's website. >The pictures aren't very good but maybe you can get the general idea. ><a href="http://www.pljansen.com/piano_horse.htm" eudora="autourl"> http://www.pljansen.com/piano_horse.htm</a> >Avery Todd >At 10:34 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote: >>Hazen, >> >>I built a pair of boxes out of 3/4" plywood to place under both ends of the >>skid.  They are different heights depending upon which way you set them >>down, to accommodate different height skids. >> >>Place the boxes on the floor, skid goes on the boxes, and dolly slides under >>the skid, clearance provided by boxes.  Tip the piano to the skid, then when >>secured, just slightly lift the ends of the skid and remove the boxes and - >>viola! you're on the dolly.  This way there is no danger of the dolly >>sliding out. >> >>Regards, >>William R. Monroe >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Hazen Bannister" <hazen@bannisterpiano.com> >>To: <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>; "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> >>Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:12 PM >>Subject: Re: piano moving technique >> >> >> > David Ilvedson wrote: >> > >> > >The advantage to this is not having to deadlift the skid up for dolly >>insertion....way old school anyway...also less skidboards to buy...but a lot >>more dollies...;-] >> > > >> > >David Ilvedson, RPT >> > >Pacifica, California >> > > >> > > >> > >David, >> > > >> >  We always have put the skidboard on the dolly first, then lower the >> > piano onto the skidboard.It's less room to let the piano down, so less >> > strain on the legs, plus no extra lifting. Someone just has to stand >> > behind the dolly, to keep it from slidding out, very easy though. >> > Best, >> > Hazen Bannister >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> >> > >> > >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> >_______________________________________________ >Pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> _______________________________________________ Pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a></blockquote></body> </html>