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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just like guns, piano tilters are =
dangerous in the
hands of someone who doesn't know what they are doing.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill Spurlock gave a demo some years =
ago how to use
a tilter.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The key is to keep a pressure between =
the piano and
the tilter so that the toes are digging into the bottom of the =
piano. That
goes </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> counter to instinct. =
Pull back
on the tilter while pulling the piano back and keep a pressure on the =
tilter or
the piano will slide out from under. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When bringing it up, make sure the =
tilter is pulled
back to keep the toes in firm contact with the bottom of the piano while =
you
push the piano onto its casters. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Visualize it this way. With your =
left hand
pull the tilter back and with your right hand push the piano forward. =
Push them
apart but if you are right handed the piano will win and be =
vertical. (We
are talking about verticals aren't we?)</FONT><FONT face=Arial =
size=2> I learned
this the hard way, but I'm still vertical. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG<BR>Santa =
Clara,
California<BR><A =
href="mailto:cmpiano@home.com">cmpiano@home.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Kdivad@AOL.COM =
href="mailto:Kdivad@AOL.COM">Kdivad@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> Thursday, October 18, =
2001 4:26
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Running CA</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
10/18/2001 5:36:11 PM Central Daylight Time, <A
href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">cedel@supernet.com</A> writes: =
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TYPE="CITE">The tilter I use is in the current Schaff catalog and is =
called
a <BR>"modern shop repair truck," priced at $235 plus freight. =
I
bought it <BR>several years ago and have used it maybe ten times. =
It
did not come <BR>with a strap, and I may live to regret saying this, =
but I
have never <BR>felt the need for one. Has anyone had a piano =
scoot out
with this exact <BR>piece of equipment? <BR><BR>Regards, <BR>Clyde
<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Clyde, this is the exact piece of =
equipment I
warned about earlier. I suggest strapping to the back beams as =
close to
the tilters bars as you can get instead of strapping around the piano. =
We have found that you cannot get the straps tight enough if you =
run
them around the sides, if the piano "runs away" it will stretch the =
straps and
let the toes slide out from under the piano causing the tilter to jump =
back
violently. The tilter may not come loose from the piano but it =
can move
far enough to hurt you. We tilt 3 or 4 uprights a day and the =
number of
times we have had this problem is few over 30 plus years, but the =
consequences
can be severe and that is why I warn anyone who might use this tilter. =
It is a great invaluable tool and we could not do without it, =
just use
it carefully. <BR>David Koelzer <BR>DFW</FONT>
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