[CAUT] grand casters

[Willem Blees]

Barbara. 

To quote Jansen. "Raises grand no higher than standard casters. These 
dollies do serve their function but cannot fully give protectioon and 
durability of Grand Piano Stage Trucks."

Looks isn't everything when it comes to safety. You might want to 
explain the liability aspect of NOT having a piano truck. 

WIm 


Quoting Tim Coates <tcoates1 at sio.midco.net>:

> Please read the disclaimer in the catalogs concerning the use of the
> 
> cast iron leg-cups.  They are intended for shop use only.  I had the
> 
> unfortunate job of replacing a rear leg on a S&SD because another 
> technician had installed these caster devices.   The bearings 
> disintegrated from the weight.  A word of warning.
> 
> Tim Coates
> 
> On Jan 31, 2007, at 11:15 PM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Hi Barbara,
> >  
> > A truck is the safest thing for protecting the legs.  Short of
> that, 
> > individual leg dollies (cast iron leg-cups with three or four good
> 
> > rubber casters each) are a significant improvement over most
> original 
> > equipment casters.  (Don't have a catalog with me at the moment, so
> 
> > you'll have to seek out that info.)
> >  
> > Cheers,
> >  
> > Alan E.
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >   
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: piano57 at insightbb.com
> >  To: caut at ptg.org
> >  Sent: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 9:01 PM
> >  Subject: [CAUT] grand casters
> >
> > Greetings all,
> >  
> > I'm looking for a recommendation for replacement of the original 
> > casters for a Steinway A that occasionally (not often) gets moved
> back 
> > and forth as much as 15 feet on a wood floor in a church.  The
> music 
> > director isn't crazy about using a stage truck and I don't want to
> 
> > replace the legs to fit new casters, or, for that matter, replace
> legs 
> > because they've been broken.
> >  
> > Would just having some good double wheel rubber casters do the
> job?  
> > Any other suggestions?  Please be specific--as in catalog and part
> 
> > number.
> >  
> > Or should I just talk him into a truck and use wedges under the
> truck 
> > to support the legs as I've done for a piano on a stage.  Are there
> 
> > any other truck vs. caster opinions/theories I need to know about?
> >  
> > Thanks,
> >  
> > Barbara Richmond, RPT
> > near Peoria, Illinois
> >  
> >  
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Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA