<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>I got a golf bag cart from goodwill for $6. Modified the base to = put a straight edge and a lip on it (wood). Now I can carry an action safetly = out of a home/institution, down stairs, through doors, over rocks, through sand = traps, over woodchuck holes, through small streams, over the mountain and = through the woods. Folds tiny, well, er, a, like a golf cart! See you and raise you = three chips! (Of course, it does make quite a loud noise when you = drop the action from the keybed to the cart below - guess I could try = lifting it to the cart! ;-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN = id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </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=dianepianotuner@hotmail.com href="mailto:dianepianotuner@hotmail.com">Diane Hofstetter</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> Wednesday, September 19, = 2001 3:01 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Designer Grand = Action Transporter</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>> Good tip, Diane. However, I just bought a nice table, 26" by = 48" at Costco, here in Arizona. Cost me $35. It's sturdy, has locking legs, = and it's so light weight, I can carry it with one hand. It's got a two inch = thick table top that won't warp, and is perfectly flat. See you and raise you two = chips. <DIV></DIV> <P>Sounds like a <U>great</U> table Kevin!  I will have to go to = Costco and have a look; tables like that can have many uses.  </P> <P>However, is the height adjustable?  Does it go up and = down stairs (while carrying the action for you)?  </P> <P>Of course, for a strong young buck like you, that's not = important.  Now as for me,  I don't want to <U>ever</U> have to carry a grand = action alone again! </P> <P>Diane</P> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> Arrgh! Now I suppose you're going to want to know the = name of the company. Well, of course, I tossed the card right after I bought = it, but I can always go back to Costco and get the info for you. Let me know, = and I'll do it for the list. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> ----- Original Message ----- <DIV></DIV>> From: Diane Hofstetter <DIV></DIV>> To: pianotech@ptg.org <DIV></DIV>> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:32 PM <DIV></DIV>> Subject: Designer Grand Action Transporter <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> Martha Stewart to the rescue again! Do you, like me, = hate lugging grand actions around? Martha has designed the perfect grand = action transporter. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> I can pull the action out of the piano onto it, work = on the action right there, wheel it over to my bench and slide it onto the = bench, wheel it out to the car and slide it into the back of my station = wagon. It even goes up and down steps. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> Who would have thought Martha Stewart was looking out = for us pianotechs? <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> I found it in K-Mart, just sitting there waiting for = me. The ones that had been there the week before were all sold and this new = load was just perfect. It's extra wide to give the action more support. Has a = nice mesh top for straps to hold the action securely when wheeling it like a = truck-dolly up or down steps or across rough terrain. It's adjustable to different = heights. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> It was only $65 plus another $20 or so for the wheels, = hardware and straps. You could probably buy a used one for very little = outlay. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> I knew it would work because a couple of months ago, = when I had to bring a Steinway O action home a couple of times, I was = desperate for help in lugging it around and had tried my home ironing board and it = worked quite well even without the wheels (but it couldn't go up and down the = customer's steps without the wheels). <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> Fun! <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> Diane <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> Diane Hofstetter <DIV></DIV>> 245-M Mount Hermon Rd.#343 <DIV></DIV>> Scotts Valley, CA 95066 <DIV></DIV>> ph 831-438-6222 <DIV></DIV>> fax 831-430-9741 <DIV></DIV>> dianepianotuner@hotmail.com <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> = <DIV></DIV>>----------------------------------------------------------= -------------------- <DIV></DIV>> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV></DIV><BR clear=all> <HR> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <A = href="http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag_itl_EN.asp">http://explorer.msn.com</= A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>