My legs are giving me a headache.

[David ilvedson]

Robert,

Can't you glue and clamp the leg parts together?  Then drill a 
couple holes for dowels?  You have to do something and you 
got the time...two days?  Repair will get you through the 
recital and Hamburg Steinway can ship a leg in the meantime.

What fun...

David I.

Date sent:      	Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:46:38 -0600
From:           	Robert Goodale <rrg@nevada.edu>
To:             	"pianotech@ptg.org" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Subject:        	My legs are giving me a headache.
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> Howdy,
> 
> I have had a not so fun afternoon.  When I reported to the
> performing arts center this morning I was told that the tail leg
> on the Steinway had busted off.  I quickly ran down to check.
> Sure enough there it was, sadly slumped over like a drunk piano
> player.  The remains was laying on the floor, broken clean
> through the dowel at the base.  Of course the bad news couldn't
> end there.  That piano is needed for a concerto competition on
> Thursday.
> 
> Perhaps it could be fixed if enough shop effort was put into it
> but at his particular moment I don't have that kind of time.  I
> got on the phone today to see if I could get Steinway to send a
> new leg via Fed-Ex.  No dice, it would take weeks.  Under the
> circumstances for now it looks like we are going to temporarily
> move a piano in from another location.
> 
> These legs have extra large wheels somewhat like a Hamburg.
> Never previously needing to know or care I was under the
> impression that someone simply put the larger wheels on the
> original legs.  Upon closer inspection, however, I see now that
> these legs are in fact different then a normal Steinway leg.
> This would of course make sense because the larger diameter wheel
> would otherwise raise the piano too high.  Cutting down a normal
> Steinway leg would look strange to say the least.  Although the
> face plate portion seems normal the actual legs are shorter.
> Clearly these legs are specifically designed for large wheels.
> Thus now I'm attempting to determine the origin of these legs.
> Does Steinway sell Hamburg legs in lacquer finish for New York
> pianos?
> 
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net