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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Tips on Moving a MKII
From: kenmerb@...
Date: 2005-01-18
In a message dated 1/18/2005 4:09:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, ken@... writes:
500 pounds, then? Question: What are your forearms, shoulders, back, and
everything else rated for? :-)
Disaster!
(This reminds me of the ol' conundrum Superman's human girlfriend faces,
given that certain parts of her anatomy aren't rated to handle certain
pressures Superman can probably...uhhh...generate. I'll leave ∗that∗ to
your imagination.)
The issue of super genitalia aside, I don't think that I'd actually try lifting 500 pounds with someone, but I would have a go at lifting a MKII (without a case) straight up 18 inches to get it into the case.
Speaking of which...We're going to need something to get Jimmy Moore's Mark
II into his basement---carefully. Perhaps these straps, but they might be
dangerous lugging 300+ pounds down a steep flight of stairs, or a
Roll-or-Kari (if it'll fit a Mark II---Rick??).
The guys demonstrating these straps said that they were excellent for use when carrying the item up and down stairs. And they did demonstrate them by carrying the refrigerator with the man on top, although it was on a flat surface.
Now, does this mean I'm suggesting that these straps would be great for lugging a MKII or SFX unit up and down steep stairs with Jimmy sitting on top? Absolutely not ;-). I think that if it has to go up or down stairs, you ∗may∗ want to try this, as long as it is out of the case and there is an ambulance standing by. A Roll-or-Kari may work, but I think it would be safer for Jimmy to build an elevator in his house :-).
Or the third option: It
stays upstairs in the front room. It's a lot easier to run audio cables
than to transport a 'tron. :-) (Jimmy - you ∗can∗ remote control your
recording PC easily (and free using VNC - www.realvnc.com) if it's on the
network, btw, so leaving the 'tron upstairs isn't impractical.)
There you go (KL speaks from experience). That was the solution for my MKII when I lived in Boston (in a multilevel townhouse). The MKII never made it up to my studio, but that was OK. It was easier to bring the studio to the MKII. I just added another PC with a soundcard downstairs. In my current situation, my MKII is still not in my studio, but I am again using a second PC for recording the MKII. I just got a Tascam FW-1884 controller which is the central point in my digital studio, and I'm looking forward to "rolling" this out (literally) to use with the MKII. I've tried using VNC, and I think that there would be a big issue with latency for recording purposes. May be worth a shot, though.
Ken M.
...kl...