Hi Everyone, If it can fit through the doors, and one just need to push it somewhere else (on stage, etc.), I have these that are inexpensive. I bought them at Home depot for 8.97 ea. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xh3/R-100193474/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: a766f41a-0ea1-485e-bdf8-77d18432f570_300.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 8362 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101122/49e61b07/attachment.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- I fit them on three legs. So one of the legs does not have any at the far end. It works quite well. Regards. Victor Belanger RPT On Nov 21, 2010, at 10:33 PM, caut-request at ptg.org wrote: > Send CAUT mailing list submissions to > caut at ptg.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/caut > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > caut-request at ptg.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > caut-owner at ptg.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CAUT digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. harpsichord caster-less solution (Israel Stein) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:33:05 -0800 > From: Israel Stein <custos3 at comcast.net> > To: caut at ptg.org > Subject: [CAUT] harpsichord caster-less solution > Message-ID: <4CE9E471.1080007 at comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:20:28 -0600 > John Minor <jminor at illinois.edu> wrote; >> Here is a nice solution to our harpsichord moving problems over the >> years. I've installed 3 singe wheel 2" casters by Shepherd, part >> #9346, >> on the horizontal cross members of the harpsichord stand. This >> particular brand has a small flat base that fits nicely under the >> lower >> stretcher of the stand. This was quite easy on the Phillips and >> Martin, >> requiring only thin shims, but the Dowd required the addition of a >> second stretcher to accommodate the caster. The instruments are >> raised >> less than 1/2" off the floor, so the height does not seem to bother >> anyone. These instruments can now be moved through most >> doorways(carefully), as well as on and offstage, by harpsichordists >> without having to put them on their sides and using a dolly. > John, > > That's a pretty good solution - which, > unfortunately, won't work for those of > us in buildings with standard classroom > width doors like here at San Francisco > State... Neither our Dowd nor our > Neupert fit through them - wheels or no > wheels. So Tom Winter - who took care of > the pianos here for many years before > retiring to go on to fortepiano building > - left us this harpsichord mover > contraption: > > > > So you slide it over and then pull out > the retainer dowels from both sides and > tilt it to go out the door like so: > > > > And while it's nice to have two people > to move a harpsichord with it it, one > person can do it in a pinch. Of course > you have to haul the stand separately - > but that's no trouble, especially when > there are student assistants available. > When "off duty", the contraption lives > in its own bay under one of the > workbenches in the shop: > > > > It's also very useful for transporting > actions to and from the shop - along > with all kinds of tools and supplies > down in all that space under the > "tilter" thing. It also serves as a > portable workbench for action work out > there in the classrooms, studios and > rehearsal rooms, when necessary. And > when we run out of shelf space in the > shop (like in the summers, when there > are lots of projects going), we can > store an action, a keyframe or a set of > keys on it - because we really don't > need to move harpsichords all that > often, especially when classes are out... > > Israel Stein > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101121/71fdcf07/attachment.htm > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: DowdMover1.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 43560 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101121/71fdcf07/attachment.jpg > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: DowdMover2.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 45475 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101121/71fdcf07/attachment-0001.jpg > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: DowdMover3.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 48350 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101121/71fdcf07/attachment-0002.jpg > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CAUT mailing list > CAUT at ptg.org > http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/caut > > > End of CAUT Digest, Vol 25, Issue 64 > ************************************
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