That dadgumed short SD-10

[stranges@Oswego.EDU]

Geez- just when you thought the post was about keybeds and piano height...
It's a convoy to the truck stop!!

:B
Michelle

--On Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:54 AM -0500 "Elwood Doss, Jr." 
<edoss@utm.edu> wrote:

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> That's good Wim!  I'm glad to know about the bow.  It will save me a lot
> of lifting and experimenting.  Thanks for the advice.  Joy!
> Elwood
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> Elwood Doss, Jr.
> Technical Director/Piano Technician
> Department of Music
> 225 Fine Arts Building
> University of Tennessee at Martin
> 731/587-7482
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wimblees@aol.com
> To: caut@ptg.org
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:38 AM
> Subject: Re: That dadgumed short SD-10
>
> In a message dated 5/7/03 10:18:58 AM Central Daylight Time,
> edoss@utm.edu writes:
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> It seems to me that we should raise it up at least 1 1/4" so the height
> of the keys from the floor are the same as the Steinways.  The piano
> truck does seem to bow up in the middle an inordinate amount.  Placing an
> extra leg in the center thereby allowing the weight of the piano to press
> down on the center of the truck is not a option, primarily due to
> aesthetic reasons.  I am thinking about lifting the piano off the truck
> and readjusting the bolts that hold the extensions in place, although I
> don't think this would gain us much height, if any.  The piano has been
> on this truck for 30 years, so it may be permanently bowed.& nbsp; I
> wondered about placing a 1" or 1 1/4" aluminum spacer between the leg cup
> on the truck and the truck itself.  This would mean replacing the large
> screw that hold the leg cup on with a longer one.  Extending the leg with
> a wood extension is also not an option due to the castor insert (although
> I guess that could be removed, since it will never be used with the
> original wheels (I don't know where they are for that matter).  This
> professor is the only one who has complained, but he is tall so that
> would account for the problem.  Surgery on his legs is not an option
> either, I don't think.  Let me know what you think. Joy!
> Elwood
>
> Elwood Doss, Jr.
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> Elwood
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> You cannot eliminate the bow in the truck. I tried what you whant to do
> on the truck in the concert hall, and it didn't solve the problem.
> Besides, 1 1/4" is a lot. I don't think the keybed height can be
> attributed to the bowed truck. I think the Baldwin probably had larger
> casters when it was new, that made the keybed higher. But maybe Baldwin's
> are lower than Steinways. I don't know.
>
> Your suggestion of putting the spacer between the cup and the truck is
> probably the best and easiest solution. However, surgery might be more
> permanent. But if you did that in your shop on the band saw, the clean up
> could be awfully messy.
>
> Wim
>