[CAUT] Dollies and projection (was Hamburg leg bolt)

[Alan McCoy]

Is there a consensus out there that concert instruments project better with
a solid contact to the floor as contrasted with a piano on a dolly (rubber
wheels)? If so, what technique do you use to deal with it? I have several
venues with pianos on dollies. If I can get better tone out of my pianos
simply by making a more solid contact, I'll go home and make some wedges or
whatever tonight! Pronto, rapidisimo, asap.......  Pictures are always nice,
if you have the time.

Thanks.

Alan


> From: Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 07:09:57 -0400
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: [CAUT]  Hamburg leg bolt
> 
> If students are to be moving this piano often, I'd worry more about
> personal injury than tone.
> 
> Definitely get a piano truck!!!   If you want a solid contact to the
> floor for performance then
> make up some hardwood wedges to block under the legs.
> 
> As a side note, when it comes time to remove or install a piano on a truck,
> I have two small wedges (I call them 'Truck Stops') to place under the front
> legs so the back arm does not flip upwards. To remove a truck, place both
> Stops under the front legs and remove the rear leg from the truck.
> When installing,
> place a Stop under each front leg as it is positioned then simply
> swing the rear
> arm under the rear leg.
> -- 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Page