The caster are mounted in solid wood. The particleboard is only the case , not the supporting structure. Jim James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 8:31 PM Subject: Re: Yamaha casters > Might have something to do with the tone-deadening > particleboard the cases are made of! It might not > beable to support the casters well in a case of shock. > Anyone know if the casters are in solid wood, or this > wretched stuff? > Thump > > --- Mike Kurta <mkurta@adelphia.net> wrote: > >> Hi Gang: >> Anyone else finding caster failures on late Yamaha >> P22's? I found two today on school pianos where the >> wheel support bracket had bent enough to keep the >> swivel from turning from wood interference. Both >> rears, almost as if they were dropped. Maybe they >> were and it really wasn't the caster's fault. Are >> they Faultless (haha)? Warranty issue? Help...... >> Mike Kurta >> Auburn, NY > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > www.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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