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

[wimblees at aol.com]

Alan

Personally I look at it more from a safety point of view, than tone 
projection. I think someone else mentioned that, too. I would much 
rather give up a litle projection, than having to replace the back leg, 
or worse, getting someone hurt. Both of our D's get moved A LOT, and 
one has to be moved over a low door jam from the back stage area to the 
stage. If that piano was not on a truck, one of the legs would have 
been busted off a long time ago.

Wim
Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan McCoy <amccoy at mail.ewu.edu>
To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, 9 May 2006 09:44:49 -0700
Subject: [CAUT] Dollies and projection (was Hamburg leg bolt)

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