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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi List,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The fold up tilter, I got from Tuner's Supply, =
many years
ago will fit in a car.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I agree with the person, who said attach it to =
the piano
with a strap.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>One of the clamps that came with it fell =
off once, I
thought one clamp would</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>hold it. You guessed it, the other one fell off, =
the piano
slipped, and the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>tilter acted like a stepped on rake, the handle =
hit my
arm, and my fist hit me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It gave me a broken nose, and two black eyes. =
The piano
was ok.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The nurses at the hospital, got a good laugh, =
when I told
them that I dropped </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>a piano, and it made me hit myself.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I now just make sure the bottom supports are =
well into the
base of the piano.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I tilt the piano and tilter, away from each =
other, that
digs in the bottom supports,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and I tilt it. Not even any close calls now. Be =
careful,
and you will be ok.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You don't really need a tilter to change the =
bass
strings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I use the tilter in full restringings, replacing =
casters
and bottom boards.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Good luck. Go for it. It wont take as long as =
you think. I
agree with the person</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>that said go with oversize pins at the same
time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca">piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca</A>=
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<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, July 14, 2001 =
12:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: restringing =
bass</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
7/14/01 8:54:25 AM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A
href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com">pianolover88@hotmail.com</A>
(pianolover 88) writes: <BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">But even at only 10 minutes <BR>per string (old off-new =
on) it's
gonna take over EIGHT HOURS!!! So i'm <BR>thinking maybe I should =
refer it
to another tech who has done lots of this <BR>type stuff before.
Thoughts?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Terry, <BR><BR><big =
snip><BR><BR>Regarding
the tilter: It's a great tool and asset but it alone would cost
<BR>about what you'll get from this job. You don't really need =
one to do
it. <BR>I'd suggest pulling the piano out from the wall, find =
some
padding such as a <BR>moving or other old blanket, tilt the piano back =
about
45 degrees with the <BR>padding protecting the wall. If the =
floor is not
carpeted, you will need <BR>padding for it too. <BR><BR>If you decide
eventually that you will be doing reconditioning and rebuilding =
<BR>projects
on a regular basis, the tilt cart will be an appropriate item to =
<BR>have.
It will probably not fit into a car. You need a truck to =
take it
to a <BR>job. I sold mine years ago. <BR><BR>Good luck. =
<BR><BR>Bill
Bremmer RPT <BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT> =
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