Thanks for the advice...I'm leaning towards the truck which won't raise the height of the piano David I. On 5 Feb 2003 at 21:09, David Skolnik wrote: > David - > I did a set a year ago. I believe they were plate casters. The > problem I had was with the width of the head of the screws they > supplied. In order to allow the caster to rotate unimpeded, I had to > significantly reduce the original head width. I think I chucked the > screws (16 of them) into a reversible electric drill and took them > down on a belt sander. > > Also, it does change the height, most noticeably at the pedals. > Lastly, these casters need brakes. It is very easy for the piano to > begin rolling away from the player, especially if there is any incline > at all...but they DO save the floors and your back. Good luck. > > > David Skolnik > > > At 01:37 PM 2/5/2003 -0800, you wrote: > >List, > > > >I've got four new Yamaha U1's with the little hard castors that are > >tearing up the ballet floor in differnent studios. If I install > >rubber wheels(.which I have done on big uprights many times) will I > >run into excessive height or fitting problems underneath? Has anyone > >done this? > > > >David I. > > > >They would rather not install a truck as the pianos don't get moved > >much... _______________________________________________ caut list > >info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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