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

[Andrew Anderson]

Wedges are the way to go.  Play a firm chord with both hands at the 
same time and you will feel that piano dip!  Also discourages the 
piano from wandering away from an energetic performer... ;-)

Andrew Anderson

At 11:44 AM 5/9/2006, you wrote:
>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