<!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 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Have the university, buy a foldable cherry picker, like the one = used in garages.</DIV> <DIV>In fact there may be one on campus, ask the Physical Plant.</DIV> <DIV>I have one in my workshop, it allows me to do things by myself, = that would otherwise be impossible. Mine cost around $300 Cdn, on sale. So you = should be able to get one for around $200 US. Or just rent one.</DIV> <DIV>I wouldn't suggest turning the grand upside down, you wouldn't be = able to control it, and if it falls, there is a good chance it would = break.</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></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> Friday, June 21, 2002 = 4:21 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> removing plate</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>I have to = take the plate out of grand piano. I don't have a hoist, and I don't have two = other people to help me.  Has any one tipped the piano on it's side, = and then upside down to take the plate out? Any other ideas? <BR><BR>Wim </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>