Moving my D10 up and down stairs suggestions

Michael Haselman · From: St. Paul

Getting to that age...I live on the 2nd floor, have an 80 lb Mullen D10. I can still hump it up and down but was wondering if there's a better way. Tried a stair climbing 2-wheeler but the wheels are too small, get caught between stairs. Just checking.
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Dave Grafe · From: Hudson River Valley NY

Split cases are the next step

Richard Alderson · From: Illinois, USA

Split cases for sure ! Also one idea is to purchase a cheaper used D-10 (or S-10 if you can live without C6th) that gets to live in the trunk of the car. One guitar for the house, and one for playing out.
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Dan Beller-McKenna · From: Durham, New Hampshire, USA

Gator Pro Go 49 soft case

Ambitful Tripod Case

These will help a lot. But it might also be time to move towards the lightest D-10 you can find. GFI comes to mind. My old (c.1995) Excel is about the same weight as a GFI.

John Swain · From: Winchester, Va

If you don't want to spend that much money, you could keep the body in it's case and put legs and pedal bar in a soft gun bag. I use a 35" tactical shotgun case from Cabelas about $30

Michael Haselman · From: St. Paul

Thanks. John, I do have a keyboard case that I've used before like that. I was more wondering if anyone had found a stair climbing dolly that may be better than the one I tried. It's actually a good idea but the wheels on the ones I've seen are too small diameter for getting down my stairs.
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Jerry Overstreet · From: Louisville Ky

amazon offers a 3 wheel per side stairclimber for about $50.

Never tried it personally but looks like it should work for your purpose. clickhere

W. C. Edgar · Posted 30 Nov 2024 1:54 pm

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Tony Prior · From: Charlotte NC

well, I had a similar scenario. What I ended up doing was carrying the Steel body, on its own, the case on its own and the pedal bar and rods on its own. Time wasn't the issue, weight was.

I would put the case down near the car, waist level opened, then carry the body down and put it in the case, then go back and get the pedal bar and rods. When I was gigging regularly, I had two D10s. One was setup in the music room (up the stairs) and the other was kept in the case in the laundry room, 1st floor. That was the travelling Steel. Still heavy and still a pain to move around to get into the car. I built a small waist high rolling cart to move it around in the garage etc...

Today I play out on a Tele or a Mandolin , both about 70 lbs lighter ! Shocked

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Bobby D. Jones · From: West Virginia, USA

How much does your case weigh. 1 guitar I gigged had a case that weighed 25 lb., 40 lb. Guitar, Cased weighed 65 lb.

I made a padded cover to for the body of the guitar. Put a bar in back of vehicle. And hauled it set up in vehicle. Saved time setting it up/tearing it down and chasing wing nuts on stage and living room floor.

Dave Magram · From: San Jose, California, USA

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