Making a Grand Piano Skid - Moving a Grand Upstairs
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- How to make a piano skid.
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Piano skids are used for moving pianos including up and down stairs. The skid is a secure base, straps are attached to the skid and the piano is then placed on a dolly. This one in particular is made for Grand pianos. Grand piano lengths varies from 4- 1/2' to 9- 1/2' and weigh 500-1200 lbs.
Good to see you again Jack !
the legend is back
YAY... You’re back! Good to see you posting again. I was honestly getting a little worried. I always like your stuff, Jack! 👍🏼
Thanks
It's been so good to see you here again, Jack, I've been longing for you for a long time and I looked you up on the internet without success. It's great news to see you again and enjoy your great ideas. A big hug from Spain, my friend.
WELCOME BACK JACK. Good to see ya again. Hope all is well !
2 hours ago I was looking at your channel wondering where you have been. Good to see you back!
Glad to see you back Jack!
The Grand Master of TH-cam makes a Grand Piano Moving Skid! Another Great Job Well Done by Jack! Thank you for sharing...
Holy crap. The mover in black shirt is a BEAST.
Nice design on this skid. Looks like it certainly helped a lot!
You bring back memories to me. I have helped move many pianos when I was in my twenties, all the way up to a grand piano once. That was a scary move. long story :>) welcome back, you've been missed.
A new video, what a joy! It's been sad without your inventions.
Jack, I can't help thinking that putting such a sensitive piece of equipment such as a grande piano on what looks like an elevated outdoor platform seems utter madness.
This is how it's done. Even 9 ft concert grands.
It looks like they're going to the upper floor via the back porch. I highly doubt it will stay outside
Gord,
I thought that at first but there doesn't seem to be any opening in the wall.
At the end of the sundeck around the corner was a backdoor entrance.
Ah I see, it makes sense now. It was not evident in the footage.
Great to see you again Jack, you have been missed. I hope all is well with you.
Welcome back buddy
Omg! Moving that big (mini) grand piano like this? They don't even have steel toe boots! I don't know what to say.
By the way, nice to see you come back :)
Jack's back!
Wow! Flashback! I moved many pianos, including a few grands, with my father back in my teen years.
Very glad to see you posting again! Man, moving that piano looks like tough work! It's good that you did the easy part........ :)
ya, I was filming.
Good to you back, Jack!
Thanks Dave
Great to see you back! Keep up the good work
Nice build Jack and I’m very glad to see you back. I have missed your videos. Look forward to seeing more too.
Thanks for the video Jack! Glad to see you posting again. :^)
Glad to see you are well, I wondered if you were alright. Thanks for sharing your skills.
JACK!!!! YOU'RE BACK!!!! Missed you at ton. I feared the worst. Don't you ever do that again. Hope everything is well. Wondered where you went, and if you were ok almost weekly.
HEY EVERYONE, JACK'S BACK!
Nice build Jack. Still looks like hard work!
Building is easy, moving grands is hard.
Fico feliz em vê-lo de volta.
Those guys are some good movers 💪🏾
Great to see back and on the ball nice job on the skid hope to see many more of your projects 👍🏻
Welcome back!!!!
Nice project Jack! Thanks for sharing, looks like they had there work cut out for them.😎👍JP
Great to see you back again Jack, was wondering if you were ok.
Hey Jack, great to see you back on the air. At first I thought this said 'How to make a Grand Piano' - that's next week, I suppose?
I was just thinking about you and hoping all was well. Good to see a video Jack.
Thank you
Thanks for the video. I'm getting ready to move a console piano and needed some info. By the way, looks like you have a nice workshop and tools there :)
I was delighted to find your plans for the skid board. So I printed the cad drawing you have on the build article and built my skid according to the drawing. After several hours of work and completing my board I discovered that the drawing is backward with the wide part on the wrong side.... and so is my board. Tomorrow I will disassemble and correct it. Wish I hadn't used all that glue! Thanks for the dimensions anyway (y)
Sorry about that, I flipped the photo.
@@Jacka440 It wasn't a big deal - Thanks for the plans (y)
God bless you my friend 🇧🇷
that worked way better than i thought it was going to
Congratulations
Welcome back, and I'm glad I don't have to do that job!
Thanks Savvas. I have moved many pianos in the past.
Perfect Jack great ❗
Great video Dad!
Yay! Long time no see? :D
How many carriage bolts do you need? And how long should they be?
I Miss you, my friend
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Good little video only two small problems , one that’s not a grand piano that’s called a petite grand the smallest piano made . Secondly there are no straps on the skid board so how do you lift the piano attached to the skid board to place the dolly underneath ? Craftsmanship is very well done and I do like how he thought of including a pull strap that’s long enough to lift with . A- nice job for sure just wanted to point those two main factors out
🤗great to see you back Jack, but I’m interested in why you have a Grand Piano out on the deck with no shelter for it 😹😹😹 I did not see a door in the wall 🤔🤔
The door is at the end of the deck around the corner.
Jack Houweling 😹😹😹😹ah a hidden door trick love it 😹😹😹😹
I take it that once they had cleared the stairs and were on the porch deck it was level moving and we'd seen that so Jack quit filming, though I wondered about where the door was myself but assumed the deck wrapped around the corner.
Don Challenger lol I could not see a shadow on the back railing lol that’s why I thought it was a dead end😹😹😹😹
I have not even watched the video yet but I am so glad you are back. I missed you. Yikes I have now watched the video. What is that piano doing up there?
Thanks Peggy, I will try get more videos out.
What kind of material is the padding?
i broke a sweat just watching that thing move. How freaking heavy is it?
Around 500 lbs.
Very informative. Thanks. I'm a little confused by the width dimensions though. If the one end is 11 1/2", adding another 2x4 to increase the width at the other end would seem to make the other end 11 1/2" + 3 1/2" = 15". I am not a woodworker though, so I must be missing something.
Kudos to the grey haired man. Have to believe he's hit a football sled a time or two in his lifetime.
How much should I charge to make one for a customer...?
"Music-Box delivery". I wonder if we are related :D
I think you are ;)
Why Don't You Use a Ramp?
Welcome back! Those poor guys look miserable!!!
They are great guys.
I’ve done that. 😀
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How to move a piano - piano skid and a couple of big guys!
I am assuming one puts put zero cost on their time. And one has a fully equipped woodworking workshop equipped with industrial power and hand tools. Not to mention the time and expense of acquiring all components such as lumber, carpet, and fasteners.
Now look at the cost of simply ordering a skidboard from a mover's supply house.
I know that a piano is the "musical standard". Much easier if it had been the harmonica.
To be honest if you own all this equipment I would imagine you would know how to construct something of this size. This isn’t possible w a power drill and skill saw
That guy in the black shirt needs a new back!
My electronic keyboard is nice and easy to carry.
ummm u ever see or know about a piano Board
That is not marine plywood. Why do you piano guys have to hype your craft, like "re-bronzing" a harp frame, which is a liar's term for spraying paint. Go look up what is marine plywood. Sinner repent.