grand w/double legs...

Daniel Dover Daniel.Dover@Dartmouth.EDU
Thu, 05 Oct 1995 13:41:42 -0400 (EDT)


--- You wrote( PNOTNR@aol.com):
I'm glad that there was a question about where to get authentic legs for a
S&S Grand.  It reminded me to ask if anyone knows of a piano truck or other
system that would work for a grand piano (a 1914 S&S Model A) with double
legs.  It is in a college classroom that is also used as a rehearsal area for
small ensembles.  They want to be able to move the piano around.  I could
p
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We have an ex-player Sty 'M' here at Dartmouth College with double legs that
needed to be mounted on a standard piano truck.  I had a metal-working buddy
fabricate three suitably thick flat steel plates.  Each one has two large
welded pins, sticking up about 1/2" into the pairs of leg sockets (insurance
that the legs won't slip off), and a hole in the middle to bolt to the truck.
The retrofit was simple, inexpensive, and worked fine.

Danny Dover
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH



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