Post by wittzo on Jan 14, 2006 22:01:10 GMT -6
We have a piano in the house! It's the first piano here since 1938 when the original house burned...that's a theme 
Magnolia and I are superhumanly strong. We can pick up a piano as a team. Wondertwin powers, activate!
But I digress, I'm just happy that I didn't see a piano tumbling down the highway at 70 mph in my rearview mirror.
I rented a two-piece piano dolly from Busylad. The straps that came with it were not too good, but I had better ones with ratchets. My father-in-law, brother-in-law, and I were able to roll it across my in-law's brand new wood floor without leaving any permanent damage and load it up.
It was a nerve-wracking <60 mph drive from Starkville to B'Ham Ridge, constantly looking in the rearview. I checked the straps three times during the trip to make sure they were tight.
Got home, backed the trailer up, undid some straps, redid some others and bingo it was off the trailer. I laid down a sheet of plywood on the ground to get us to the door and a sheet of plywood on the carpet to get us to it's final resting place and it was done.
I even put pieces of cardboard between the straps and the woodwork so it wouldn't dent. I was worried that I might snap the legs with the straps, but it worked out all right. Now the kids can learn piano and make tons of money so I can live off them if they don't find a cure for cancer.
The coolest thing is that we saved $350 by doing it ourselves. It just cost me $36 for the dolly rental. I borrowed my dad's utility trailer and hitch and I bought two sheets of plywood and straps. I'll use the plywood for something in the future, I'm sure and I'll definitely use the straps with the trailer later.
Magnolia and I are superhumanly strong. We can pick up a piano as a team. Wondertwin powers, activate!
But I digress, I'm just happy that I didn't see a piano tumbling down the highway at 70 mph in my rearview mirror.
I rented a two-piece piano dolly from Busylad. The straps that came with it were not too good, but I had better ones with ratchets. My father-in-law, brother-in-law, and I were able to roll it across my in-law's brand new wood floor without leaving any permanent damage and load it up.
It was a nerve-wracking <60 mph drive from Starkville to B'Ham Ridge, constantly looking in the rearview. I checked the straps three times during the trip to make sure they were tight.
Got home, backed the trailer up, undid some straps, redid some others and bingo it was off the trailer. I laid down a sheet of plywood on the ground to get us to the door and a sheet of plywood on the carpet to get us to it's final resting place and it was done.
I even put pieces of cardboard between the straps and the woodwork so it wouldn't dent. I was worried that I might snap the legs with the straps, but it worked out all right. Now the kids can learn piano and make tons of money so I can live off them if they don't find a cure for cancer.
The coolest thing is that we saved $350 by doing it ourselves. It just cost me $36 for the dolly rental. I borrowed my dad's utility trailer and hitch and I bought two sheets of plywood and straps. I'll use the plywood for something in the future, I'm sure and I'll definitely use the straps with the trailer later.
