<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>John,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you're moving pianos by yourself, get a fixed wheel dolly with rubber-topped platforms.  If you want any specific information about mo= ving pianos, feel free to contact me.  I did it full time for nearly 10 year= s, and I have no back problems....:-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Aeroquip clip-in rails and straps are a must.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>n a message dated 12/31/2005 9:23:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, a440@bresnan.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2><BR>Hi All!<BR><BR>Happy New Year!<BR><BR>One of my first investments in 2006 is likely to be a trailer for moving <BR>pianos.  I'm thinking 5' x 8', enclosed, of course.  I would love to hear from <BR>those of you who = move pianos in your business ideas about things/features to <BR>look for and to= avoid.  I will have to custom-order mine in order to get the <BR>top-to-bottom clearance high enough to clear larger uprights and grands.<BR><BR>Secondary question:  What are your favorite moving methods?  I like to use a <BR>piano sled on top of a 4-wheel dolly.&n= bsp; I also have the separate dollies that <BR>attach to each end of a vertical= piano, and are held on by the straps <BR>stretching end to end, but someti= mes going over lips and thresholds my <BR>"helpers" are too lazy to actually L= IFT the dang thing and the lip of the <BR>dolly can catch and try to work its = way off of the piano.  Once this happened <BR>and it busted up the bottom= of the piano pretty good.  Took me DAYS of work to <BR>restore that!<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>John Dorr<BR>Helena, Montana</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></= DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR><A href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</A></U></FONT><= /DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>