Since you asked, I can offer the real deal - proper legs and proper casters. These are legs custom made for Steinways, along with high quality casters equipped with brakes (which probably come in handy especially on a boat!) The crew will have a hard time breaking these casters.... <G> Jurgen Goering Piano Forte Supply (250) 754-2440 info at pianofortesupply.com http://www.pianofortesupply.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 424 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070109/6031c27c/attachment.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: raw-leg-05.B.a.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 11009 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070109/6031c27c/attachment.jpg -------------- next part -------------- On Jan 9, 2007, at 22:18, pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote: > > Hey Now, > ? > I have a project that I am going to attempt a bid on. I'm searching > for advise. > ? > I take care of a somewhat unique?Steinway C #281753 on board the Queen > Mary in Long Beach. The uniqueness is that is part of the ships > original equipment built in 1936.?The piano is in not too good of > shape but it does play. > ? > The crew broke off two casters while moving it after New Years Eve. > ? > First the casters currently on the piano hardly seem adequate for a > piano this large. I suspect that someone has replaced them already at > least once. Honestly the wheels on there now don't seem to be meant > for a piano. But I could be wrong. Second, it has an unusual > arrangement?wherein there are pedestals (for lack of a better > description), on either side of the key bed instead of legs. Each > pedestal has two wheels, on the tail is a large pedestal with three > wheels or casters on it. > ? > I searched the archives with not much luck other than one post > recommending Darnell double wheels. > ? > Any advise on how to go about doing this job, recommended resources, > what type of?wheels/casters to use. I'll be looking through my > catalogs and books tonight. > ? > Any help would be greatly appreciated. If I get the job (they are > considering letting their own maintenance crew do it), I will have > some help laying the piano on its side. After that I'm on my own. > ? > Steve > ? > Pura Vida??? > ? > Steve Blasyak > atuneforyou at earthlink.net > EarthLink Revolves Around You. > ? -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2079 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070109/6031c27c/attachment-0001.bin
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