Zeno, Yes, although I made mine out of 4x4 stock, in all practicality, the bolt is not all that big under the leg. Andrew Anderson On Mar 20, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Zeno Wood wrote: > 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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