[CAUT] Piano truck installation

[llafargue]

Thanks Alan, Alan, Ken Fred, Cy.
I had a feeling you guys were smarter than me and I was right.  I
appreciate the info and the time taken to send pics.  I copied all, will
study and attack.  I'll post anything interesting if I don't get
crushed.  

Lance Lafargue, RPT
LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD
New Orleans Chapter, PTG
985.72P.IANO
llafargue@charter.net
www.lafarguepianos.com
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Cy
> Shuster
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 8:33 PM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Piano truck installation
> 
> Some grand trucks have a two central plates sandwiching the ends of
the
> legs, like this:
> http://www.pljansen.com/serv04.htm
> 
> You need to loosen the bolts in that plate in order to align the legs
> properly.  Be careful not to put the whole weight of the piano on the
> truck
> leg before tightening the bolts for that leg; something might break,
and
> also you might not be able to fully tighten the bolt with the weight
on
> the
> leg (like bolting on a spare tire).  You can tighten one leg at a time
as
> you align it.
> 
> Also in this type of truck, a bolt goes through the square that holds
the
> leg.  Tighten the nut underneath it after aligning it, and before you
> lower
> the weight down (you need access to the bolt head under the leg).
> 
> Does the angle of the leg to the central plate matter?  After moving
one
> piano a few times, I notice that the truck legs are no longer
> perpendicular
> to the flat side of the plate where its bolt is...
> 
> I noticed recently a few trucks that had grease fittings on the
rotating
> plate that the casters attach to.  Does anyone have any suggestions
for
> how
> often that should be lubed, or how to tell when it's needed?  Do the
> wheels
> need lubrication?
> 
> --Cy Shuster--
> Bluefield, WV
> 
> 
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