Thanks - you mean like a wooden door-stop kind of thing? I'll give it a try. Zeno Wood On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Andrew Anderson <andrew at andersonmusic.com> wrote: > Zeno, > I learned from Guy Nichols to ground the piano to the floor with wedges > kicked under the truck legs. We painted them black to make them less > obvious. This is especially important up front as those arms tend to act as > springs soaking up the pianist's efforts and the tonal energy. It does make > a remarkable difference. > > Andrew Anderson > > On Mar 20, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Zeno Wood wrote: > >> I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the acoustic qualities of >> a piano truck versus having rubber or metal casters. We have a >> Steinway D (on a truck) in our recital hall that sounds big when >> you're sitting at it, but doesn't sound as big when you're 30 feet >> back, in the audience. But the Yamaha with big honking metal casters >> doesn't sound as big up close, but sounds bigger from the audience. >> Thoughts? >> >> Or am I barking up the wrong tree? >> >> Thanks, >> Zeno Wood >> Brooklyn College >> > > >
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