Hoisting pianos

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Greg:

Are there competent movers in the area? Here in Chicago, C&D moving will do this kind of thing, and does all the time. The rig is a triangularly built block and tackle which will swivel at the beam end on the lever point. I don't know about "hooks in ceilings" and lifting a half-ton, but the cantilever block and tackle will work. 

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In a message dated 09/01/07 00:09:20 Central Daylight Time, gnewell at ameritech.net writes:
Upcoming I have a job which requires hoisting a 
piano over 20 feet in the air to clear a glass 
wall and put a grand into a choir loft. There is 
no way the piano will go up the stairs. The 
donated piano I put a block in needs to go up and 
the old grand comes down. A contractor member of 
the church will install a hook in the ceiling for 
me. I was thinking of using some sort of block 
and tackle arrangement but thought I would tap 
into the collective expertise of the list first. 
Before it's suggested we thought of a fork lift 
but it is too heavy to roll over the ceramic tile 
in the foyer and the marble tile in the church. 
It's also too tall for the double front doors of 
the church even if they were removed. A scissor 
lift is pretty much the same story as is other similar machines. 
Thanks in advance for your responses. 

Greg Newell 
Greg's Piano Forté 
www.gregspianoforte.com 
216-226-3791 (office) 
216-470-8634 (mobile) 

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