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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hazen,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With your setup you might consider =
using an organ
dolly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They slip under the ends of the piano =
and have a
lever that lifts the piano (or organ) off the ground. Mine has 2' x 22' =
steel
rollers that make it a snap to move the instrument on rough =
terrain. It
also can be tipped on end as a unit to clear narrow hall ways and =
through a
door.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They are also stout enough to hook a =
come-along on
to to pull the instrument up a ramp and into the trailer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This I seldom do as it is easier =
to deliver
the piano withe the help of another person and we use a "stinger" a =
piece of 1
1/2" pipe 7' long to slip in the handles of the organ dolly. To keep =
from
getting hands pinched, the stinger is in three pieces, with the shortest =
piece
just longer than the width of the handles of thr dolly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The pipe is threaded and couplers are =
on the
outside of the handle bars and keep the bar from sliding.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One first lifts the piano into the =
pickup or
wagon with the stinger; then takeing the stinger out, =
</FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>lower the handles so that they will not punch out =
the pickup
window <:0(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and move the stinger to the rear and =
lift the other
end into the pickup. Strap in and you are ready to deliver.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=HazenBannister@cs.com
href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.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, January 05, =
2002 7:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Piano moving</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>List, <BR>I =
would like
to start a discussion on piano moving.Maybe tricks of the trade.For
instance,does anyone have a good way of getting the dolly under a old =
upright,
<BR>without having to manually lift one end.(by hand) I have used a =
hand
truck,and then leaned it back down to the floor,to raise the end up.I =
have
thought of having a longer piece welded on the hand truck so it would =
lift it
up high enough.I also quit using my ramp because of the weight,and the =
piano
can roll sideways on it.I have gone to alumiumn channel,which is very
light,and the piano cannot roll off the sides of it.I have a Wells =
Fargo
trailor made,just for moving pianos.It has a higher entrance on the =
back, for
pianos at an incline,on a skid board.It has the E track system,for =
securing
the piano.It has been much better than the truck,because,the height of =
it is
is much closer to the biggest majority of the porches I have =
encountered.Also,
the weight is a lot lighter,so you can go across customers =
yards,without the
danger of sinking in as bad.Look forward to the tips. <BR>Thanks, =
<BR>Hazen
Bannister <BR>P.S. <BR>Don Valley got me started putting the grand on =
the
skidboard,which is already on the dolly.No more lifting the skidboard =
for the
dolly.With proper technique,it works great,and reducing major =
hassel.Great
tip!</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>