David(s), It's true that they are extremely easy rolling, as David S. points out-- perhaps almost *too* easy. They are a plate style caster, so there is some hole drilling involved in installation. However, I did some measuring, and as far as I can tell, the pedal height change on the pianos here was less than 1/4 of an inch. As an experienced pianist, I've been through the hamstring hell of pedals too high, and sitting at the bench and playing one of these instruments doesn't produce a sensation of anything out of the ordinary pedal-height-wise. There have been no complaints at all, and the accompanist is pretty fussy about these things. All that said, a truck might be the best long term solution.... Greg G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 7:25 PM Subject: Re: Yamaha U1's and double wheel castors > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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