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Hi all,<br>
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If any of you have pictures available of the plate being taken out of the
piano, using a hoist, or any other means, please pass them along for the
Gallery. It would be great to see what all the various kinds look like:
those attached to the ceiling, the foldable ones, car engine hoists. Also
of interest: what kind of straps do you use to affix the plate... where
do you affix the straps to the plate...<br>
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Please share. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will put pics and
text-only contributions up at
<a href="http://webpages.charter.net/cimenti/workshop" eudora="autourl">http://webpages.charter.net/cimenti/workshop</a>
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Wim, may I post your technique for your one person plate removal technique there?<br>
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Regards,<br>
/Claudia<br>
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At 09:47 AM 7/16/2002 Tuesday, you wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Subject: Re: removing a plate by myself<br>
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Wow, that was quite a story. Scary, but I'll be it was exciting, too.<br>
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I was always curious: Can you use one of those devices that lifts engines<br>
out of cars? I think it's called a cherry picker. I know someone that<br>
rented one to pull his engine. It rides on wheels, and you can roll the<br>
wheels under the car to position the chain hoist right above the engine. I<br>
would think it's about the right height for a piano plate. And if you can<br>
rent them for a one-time use, then that would be appropriate for removing<br>
a plate when you're not in your shop. Or if you're working out of half a<br>
single-car garage and don't want a permanent installation in your shop.<br>
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Anybody tried this?<br>
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Charles Neuman</blockquote><br>
</font><font face="arial">Charles, and Wim,<br>
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Using an engine hoist was suggested back a while ago, but was probably not followed through at that time........if there is no reasonable attachment point for a real hoist, this would seem a logical alternative, and while they can be rented, as Charles points out, they also can be purchased easily enough and are not all THAT expensive. Check out this website:<br>
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<a href="http://www.jcwhitney.com/" eudora="autourl">www.jcwhitney.com</a><br>
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Stan Ryberg<br>
Barrington IL<br>
<u><a href="mailto:jstan40@aol.com" eudora="autourl">mailto:jstan40@aol.com</a></u> </font></blockquote>
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Claudia Cimenti<br>
Northborough, Massachusetts<br>
claudia_cimenti@mail.com<br>
webpages.charter.net/cimenti/workshop<br>
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