<html><div style='background-color:'>> 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></html>